BOUND 2 (GxG)

Happy Valentine's Day, Babe

"Sloan, I swear if you ask again—"

"You'll what?" I cut Karter short, which immediately made her look over at me with a hardened look.

After a few moments, Karter let out a slow breath, "It's Valentine's day," she murmured as if she was reminding herself. She redirected her stare to me as we sat at the stoplight, "Can you behave for one night? Or will we have a repeat of the night in the city?" she said, and almost immediately I recalled the intense edging that I thought was going to actually kill me.

I pursed my lips, "I'll behave."

Karter smirked, "Glad to hear that—now just chill, I told you tonight is a surprise."

I let out a dramatic sigh, leaning back in the seat as her Jeep passed by numerous shops and crowded restaurants.

Since today is Valentine's Day, Karter specifically told me to dress up without sparing any details of where we are going.

Given that it's very cold right now, I pulled on a peony pink long sleeve sweater dress that is off the shoulder with my dark hair down and my face covered in neutral makeup.

Karter ended up wearing black slacks and a matching button down shirt that was unbuttoned slightly at her chest and the sleeves rolled precisely. Her dark hair was slicked into a low ponytail which easily illuminated her sharp features.

My brows furrowed when we pulled into a dark driveway of a house.

"Where are we?" I asked in confusion as Karter unbuckled her seatbelt.

But, of course, Karter choosing to stick with the surprise factor, only said, "Wait right here."

I unbuckled my seatbelt when Karter came to my side, opening the door and helping me out of the tall Jeep.

As she led me toward the dark modern house, I only grew more confused.

After inputting the code on the door handle, and opening the tall door, Karter led me into the dim lit house.

It smelled of vanilla and the ambient lighting was completely soothing.

As Karter led me further into the house, my brows instantly raised when I noticed a prepared table.

The table was covered in a white table cloth with rose petals on the table around the lit white candles and vase of even more red roses while red balloons were floated up to the tall ceilings.

What was even more enchanting was how the back glass wall was completely slid open and the back deck that led out to the beach sat a few feet away.

There were even tall stainless steel heaters placed by the open doorway to ensure we didn't get cold from the cool breeze flowing in.

"I thought you'd like something more intimate so I got us an Airbnb and a private chef who's preparing our—"

I cut her off with a slow soft kiss, sliding my arms around her neck as her own slid around my waist, pulling me closer to her.

Everything I wanted to say seemed to not be enough for what she has planned out for me, and the feeling left me with the urge to kiss her.

I pulled back slightly, smiling as I looked up into her hazel eyes, "This is... no one's ever done anything like this for me before."

Karter smiled slightly, placing another brief and fleeting kiss on my lips, "I'm glad you like it."

"I love it," I corrected her.

Karter threw her head back dramatically, "You were so close—just replace the word it with you," she joked, looking back at me with a playful smile.