were?”
“What I mean is you were cute when you were a baby. Now you aren't so cute anymore.”
I act like I am getting offended, just teasing her.
She tries again with, “What I mean is, you are more handsome, than you are cute.”
I can tell she’s getting flustered and not sure what to say, to not offend me further. I decide to put her out of her misery and make sure she knows I'm teasing.”
“I know what you meant. Thank you.”
She smacks me sharply on the arm and says, “You butt.”
But she's laughing and that's all that matters. I love her laugh. Just as I’m sidling up closer to her to kiss her, my dad walks in announcing dinner is ready.
Perfect timing.
Not.
Dinner went so well. I think she started to feel a little more comfortable. She already has my dad wrapped around her finger and my mom was just as much in love. We sat and talked for at least another hour when I finally decide to steal her away for a little while, just the two of us.
I had decided that we needed a little alone time. We never get any. We always have Will or Tori with us. Don't get me wrong, I love them to death but sometimes you just need to be alone.
I open the door to the Camaro and Charlie slides into her seat. I walk over to my side and jump in. I'm immediately assaulted with questions.
“Where are we going Mav?”
“You'll see, I think we need some alone time, don't you?”
I glance at her really quick and notice that she seems nervous but I'm not sure why. I automatically grab her hand hoping to calm her. It seems to work a little because she looks at me and smiles a small smile.
The minute we reach our destination, she still seems a little timid. I put the car in park.
“This is my favorite place.”
I've brought her to a secluded place at the lake. It's beautiful here and I want to share it with her. I turn around and grab a blanket out of the back seat, hop out of the car and open up her door. She gingerly gets out and is eying the blanket cautiously.
I get it now. She thinks I'm planning something intimate. It can't be further from the truth.
“Charlie, the blanket is just for sitting on over there by the bank. Nothing more.”
She breathes out a sigh of relief. “Oh good, sorry you had me kind of worried. I was a little concerned about the expectations here.”
I grab her hand and lead her to the perfect spot and lay the blanket down flat. I sit down and pull her down to sit beside me.
“I would never do that. Do you not realize this yet? I'm not that kind of guy. I want to take things nice and slow.”
She looks at me with one eye brow raised up at me.
“Okay,” I chuckle, “Maybe I do have a hard time with slow. But this, this is different. You aren't that kind of girl and that's one of the reasons I like you so damn much.”
I can tell she’s breathing easier now, having heard me out.
“To be honest, I didn't think you were, expecting that, but I guess we needed to have this talk anyway. Mav, I've never…”
I immediately stop her from finishing her sentence.
“Charlie I haven't either. I’ve never found the right person and I always knew I would know when I did, and it would be with someone special. I believe that you are that person, but that’s something neither you or I are ready for. Not, by a long shot. Let's just enjoy being together, and getting to know each other better.”
She doesn't say anything at first, but then scoots closer and positions herself directly in front of me so that we are face to face. She takes her hands and places them on each check, much like I had done to her. She rubs a thumb in a back and forth motion on one side caressing it and looks me directly in the eye.
“Remember how I said that I thought I loved you? Well this just sealed it for me. I know without a shadow of a doubt that I do.”
She leans closer and lightly kisses my lips. How just a small but intimate kiss, can pack so much emotion and mean so much, I will never know.
She pulls back, turns around and props herself
“What I mean is you were cute when you were a baby. Now you aren't so cute anymore.”
I act like I am getting offended, just teasing her.
She tries again with, “What I mean is, you are more handsome, than you are cute.”
I can tell she’s getting flustered and not sure what to say, to not offend me further. I decide to put her out of her misery and make sure she knows I'm teasing.”
“I know what you meant. Thank you.”
She smacks me sharply on the arm and says, “You butt.”
But she's laughing and that's all that matters. I love her laugh. Just as I’m sidling up closer to her to kiss her, my dad walks in announcing dinner is ready.
Perfect timing.
Not.
Dinner went so well. I think she started to feel a little more comfortable. She already has my dad wrapped around her finger and my mom was just as much in love. We sat and talked for at least another hour when I finally decide to steal her away for a little while, just the two of us.
I had decided that we needed a little alone time. We never get any. We always have Will or Tori with us. Don't get me wrong, I love them to death but sometimes you just need to be alone.
I open the door to the Camaro and Charlie slides into her seat. I walk over to my side and jump in. I'm immediately assaulted with questions.
“Where are we going Mav?”
“You'll see, I think we need some alone time, don't you?”
I glance at her really quick and notice that she seems nervous but I'm not sure why. I automatically grab her hand hoping to calm her. It seems to work a little because she looks at me and smiles a small smile.
The minute we reach our destination, she still seems a little timid. I put the car in park.
“This is my favorite place.”
I've brought her to a secluded place at the lake. It's beautiful here and I want to share it with her. I turn around and grab a blanket out of the back seat, hop out of the car and open up her door. She gingerly gets out and is eying the blanket cautiously.
I get it now. She thinks I'm planning something intimate. It can't be further from the truth.
“Charlie, the blanket is just for sitting on over there by the bank. Nothing more.”
She breathes out a sigh of relief. “Oh good, sorry you had me kind of worried. I was a little concerned about the expectations here.”
I grab her hand and lead her to the perfect spot and lay the blanket down flat. I sit down and pull her down to sit beside me.
“I would never do that. Do you not realize this yet? I'm not that kind of guy. I want to take things nice and slow.”
She looks at me with one eye brow raised up at me.
“Okay,” I chuckle, “Maybe I do have a hard time with slow. But this, this is different. You aren't that kind of girl and that's one of the reasons I like you so damn much.”
I can tell she’s breathing easier now, having heard me out.
“To be honest, I didn't think you were, expecting that, but I guess we needed to have this talk anyway. Mav, I've never…”
I immediately stop her from finishing her sentence.
“Charlie I haven't either. I’ve never found the right person and I always knew I would know when I did, and it would be with someone special. I believe that you are that person, but that’s something neither you or I are ready for. Not, by a long shot. Let's just enjoy being together, and getting to know each other better.”
She doesn't say anything at first, but then scoots closer and positions herself directly in front of me so that we are face to face. She takes her hands and places them on each check, much like I had done to her. She rubs a thumb in a back and forth motion on one side caressing it and looks me directly in the eye.
“Remember how I said that I thought I loved you? Well this just sealed it for me. I know without a shadow of a doubt that I do.”
She leans closer and lightly kisses my lips. How just a small but intimate kiss, can pack so much emotion and mean so much, I will never know.
She pulls back, turns around and props herself
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