It wasn't just her pretty face smiling ear to ear, she was wearing a pair of shorts that left a lot of her legs on display.
Sam shook his head as he saw goosebumps pop up on her thighs. Reaching over to the center console, he turned on the heater.
Seaton turned her head toward him, pouting a little.
Again, Sam smiled. A few weeks ago, she would look at him before she reacted to things, or shortly after, always worried about his reactions to things.
Now, he was seeing her natural reactions to things and enjoying it.
"Why did you turn on the heater?" There was a hint of humor in her tone.
"The heater?" He chuckled at the question. "Your legs... It looks like you're cold."
She reached back and picked up her jacket and draped it over her legs.
Now, it was his turn to pout a little. "I just thought you were cold. You didn't have to cover up."
She folded her arms over her chest. "Keep your attention on the road."
Sam reached over and put his hand on her jacket covered knee, giving it a gentle squeeze. "I am. I just like driving with you."
"So you say," she teased. "You also like doing dishes with me. Doing laundry with me."
He nodded. "It's all good."
"Good," she echoed back, "because beyond those chores, I'm not all that exciting."
Oh,he smiled as he thought about it,Seaton was exciting all right.He just hadn't had a chance to show her just how exciting he thought she was.
He hoped it would happen, but he wasn't going to push for it.
The way things had been developing between them was pretty amazing all on its own.
"I know that we're not heading into the water on this trip," she sighed, "but I'm planning to enjoy the views."
He looked over for a quick second and nodded. "I'm going to enjoy the view, too."
Seaton laughed out loud at that and he joined in.
She was different now.
Freer with her emotions.
He was proud of her and everything she'd accomplished, including scheduling her first craft fair as a vendor.
He was proud as he could be of her every day.
She was just that incredible.
When they reached the park,it was easy to find the campsite for Station Seven. There were several campsites, actually. They'd reserved everything in the area south of the lake. The cars and trucks were all backed into the parking lot and as he turned the truck to back in like everyone else, he heard Seaton hum a little.
It wasn't like humming a song, that kind of hum meant that Seaton was thinking hard on something.
Once he put the truck in park he looked at her. "What were you thinking about just now?"
"Thinking?" She frowned. "Oh... I was wondering why everyone backs into their parking spots here and at the station?"
He nodded, smiling at her question. "It's a thing we do to make things faster when we leave someplace. "At the fire station, we back the truck into the parking area inside the station. It's what we call the apparatus floor. We back it in so when we're in a hurry to leave on a call, we're not backing things up while we're anxious.
