Shit.He’d totally zoned out, imagining all the wonderfully dirty things he wanted to do to her later.
Ignoring the massive hard-on in his pants, Derek cleared his throat and brought his eyes to hers. Picking up on the humor there, he chuckled and said, “Probably not.”
Charlie laughed. “That’s what I figured.”
The waiter came and cleared their dinner plates away and handed them a dessert menu. Just as he walked off, Lexi approached their table.
“Hey, guys. Sorry I haven’t made it over here before now. How was dinner?”
“Delicious.” Charlie smiled back at her new friend.
“Amazing, as always, Lex.” Derek patted his non-existent belly.
“Good. Listen, I have to get back to the kitchen, but I wanted to make sure I got to say hi before you left. You two kids have fun.”
With a wink, she gave Charlie a knowing grin and quickly made her way out of the private dining area.
From beneath the table, the tip of Charlie’s shoe began slowly rubbing up and down the lower half of his leg. Even with the room’s low, romantic lighting Derek could still make out the smoldering heat burning behind her brown eyes.
His thick cock jumped behind the zipper. Damn thing was already so swollen there’d probably be a permanent imprint there by the time they made it back home.
Charlie glanced down at the list of delicious sweets but then gave him a seductive smile.
“What do you say we skip the rest of the evening and go back home for dessert?”
Thank Christ.“I’d love nothing more.”
By the time he paid the check, Derek’s mind was so focused on what he wanted to do to her first he didn’t notice the car alarm mixing with the soft background music.
It wasn’t until after the waiter had brought Derek back his credit card and he was putting it into his wallet that he froze. Tilting his head slightly, he tried to hone in on the added noise.
His expression must have changed because Charlie looked over at him and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Fuck.“That’s my car.”
Her eyes grew wide, and the two quickly weaved through the maze of tables. After a couple of close calls with a waiter and a family of four, they finally made it out the entrance and down the sidewalk.
The parking area for the restaurant was behind the building and butted up against a tree-covered lot. Derek had originally thought the privacy of the lot added to the restaurant’s cozy image.
As they rounded the corner and he took in the scene, he decided it was a criminal’s paradise.
Charlie gasped loudly. “Derek, your car!”
He growled as he took in the extensive damage. “Sonofabitch.”
They made their way to the back row where his mangled car sat. He’d purposely parked there because no other cars were in that area, and he’d wanted to avoid potential door dings.
“Fuck me.”
Derek ran a hand along his jaw before letting out a string of other more creative curses. His car was destroyed.
Someone had smashed all of the windows and the windshield, and there were large dents covering the once-pristine hood and doors. Upon closer inspection, he realized all four tires had also been slashed.
His head swung up and around, his narrowed eyes searching.
“What are you looking for?” Charlie asked from beside him.
“Cameras.”
