Making My Way to You

Chapter 22

July 2013

Delilah was sitting at her desk working on the inventory when her phone went off. "Busy?"

She smiled and picked up the phone. "Never for you." She typed back. Cole was in the studio writing and she hadn't seen him last night when he came in. She had already been in bed and he was gone when she got up.

"I was thinkin we'd have dinner out tonite...."

"Works for me."

"Say 7?"

"Perfect. You wanna meet me at the house?"

"I miss u."

"I miss you too...."

"Kerri says she wants me to call her tomorrow."

"News about the showcase?"

"Hopefully."

"It's good news, Cole."

"We'll talk about it tonite."

"K. Love you."

"Love u too."

Cole was nervous as he pulled into his driveway. Delilah was going to flip when she found out what he had done. He unlocked the door and stepped into the living room. "Lils?"

"Upstairs."

He ran up the stairs to see her coming out of their bathroom. She was dressed and took his breath away in the capris and blue tank top. "You didn't say where we were goin...."

He was silent as he crossed the room and pressed his mouth to hers. "You look perfect."

"Hi to you too." She wrapped her arms around his waist.

"You ready?"

"Yea." She picked up her purse and turned off the bathroom light. "Are you ok. Cole? You look nervous."

"I'm fine. Just a little tired." He lied as he followed her down the stairs.

He helped her into the truck and climbed into the drivers seat. 

Cole was quiet all through dinner and Delilah knew something was on his mind. When they left the restaurant she looked at him as she snapped her seat belt. "Ok, Swindell, spill it. You're hiding something."

"There's something I want to show you."

"Ok."

He drove in silence until they reached Luke's street. "Are we goin to Luke's?"

"No." He shook his head and drove past her brother's drive. A few minutes later he pulled into an empty lot.

"What are we doin here?"

"Come on." He killed the engine and opened his door. He waited for her at the front of the truck.  He took her hand and led her up the driveway. "It's beautiful out here."

"I'm glad you said that." He took a deep breath. "Can't you see a beautiful house sitting right here? A huge porch..... A tire swing...."

"What are you getting at, Cole?"

"I know you said that you wanted a house that was move in ready.....but can't you see it? A house built the way we want. Your dream house. Everything you want."

"What did you do, Cole?" She looked at him with raised eyebrows.

"I met with Luke's builder today...."