Tough as Nails

Chapter 21

I pulled on my knee length white skirt, with a teal tank top and matching sweater. It was comfortable and kind of sexy. It aloud for easy movement outdoors, and easy access if something unholy arose. I left my hair in a pony tail and kept what makeup I already had on. I checked my camera bag to make sure I had the right lenses, film, memory card, and an extra battery. He said it was his favorite spot and it was outdoors so I knew it would be beautiful. As I was zipping up my bag, I heard a knock at the door.

"I know I'm early, but I couldn't wait any longer." He admitted with a smile. He was wearing a pair of jeans that fit his ass perfectly, a black t-shirt that hugged his body in all the right places. He was wearing a black pair of tennis shoes instead of his boots. It's odd to say, but I even found him wearing tennis shoes sexy.

"I'm ready, just let me grab my bag." I said trying to hide my excitement. It was our very first date and I couldn't help but feel like a school girl.

"Have her back by curfew, young man." Zander teased.

"Yes, sir." Kade teased. "You ready?" He asked taking my bag.

"More than you know." I winked. "We can take my truck if you want. I don't know where we are going or what the road is like." I offered. Around here most places worth seeing were down a rough gravel road.

"Yeah, that might be our best bet." He said opening the drivers side door for me.

"Here," I said handing him the keys, "you drive. You know where we're going." I said climbing in sitting in the middle.

"You look beautiful. I think this is my favorite outfit so far." He said looking me up and down.

"Boy, you're easy to please." I said kissing his cheek.

The road wasn't as bad as I expected. It's not a road I would recommend driving a car down, but it wasn't bad in a truck. The view from the road was amazing, I couldn't wait to see what it looked like when we got there.

"This is my favorite place to come and think. It's so peaceful here. In the summer it is packed with people, but that trail right there is where I go to get away from them.

"Kade, this is beautiful! How have I never been here?" I said in awe. There was the river I had swam in growing up but I've never been to this spot of the river. It was a campground hidden by big old oak trees. They were amazing. I seen so many picture opportunities it was unreal, but I wanted to save this special spot for just us. I didn't want to share it with the world. I did want to steal a few pictures to print for my new house that I still hadn't told anyone about.

We spent several hours here walking around and talking about everything. He held my hand as we walked, he made me laugh, it was the best day ever. We loaded up everything in the truck and decided to ride around. I wanted him to drive, because I liked having two free hands to hold onto him with.

"Thank you for the best first date ever." I said as we were heading toward what I wanted to show him.

"I'm sure you've had way better first dates." He said forcing a smile.

"Actually this is my first real date ever." I said blushing.

"What did your other boyfriends do? Always hang out in groups?" He asked.

" To be completely honest, you are the only boyfriend I've had. I only had 'friends'." I air quoted on the word Friends.

"Do what? How could they not want to be with you, and only you?" He asked surprised.

"There were plenty that wanted a relationship, but I didn't. I just didn't feel that way about any of them. I had always thought you were it for me. After we broke up, I just didn't want to try with anyone else. Nothing felt as good as what I'd had with you, and I didn't want to settle." I shrugged. "Turn left up there."

"You seen a future with me?" He asked after several minutes.

"Well, yeah. I mean we were so young, but I knew what I wanted." I said trying to lighten the mood.

"What do you see now?" He asked confusing me.

"I try not to plan anything. Life has taught me to live in the moment, because you never know when it's the end..... But I would like to think you will share those moments with me." I shrugged. We just got back together and I didn't want to freak him out by admitting that I've always wanted to spend my life with him.

"Ev, I have done nothing but think about you as soon as I slept with Victoria the first time. I wish I would have been thinking about you before it happened, but I wasn't thinking with my brain until it was to late. The only reason I asked her to marry me was for the baby I thought she was going to have. I know that was wrong, but I thought I had ruined my forever and didn't want to have to fight to see my child."

I stayed quite for a few minutes before asking what I needed an answer to. "Why did you do what you did?"

"I was stupid. I wanted to be with you so bad. I knew you weren't ready so I went to her house after she had invited me. I was stupid. There is no other reason than I was thinking with the wrong head. Once my brain kicked in, I knew it was to late. I just kept doing what I was doing to try and cover up the guilt of what I did to the best thing that's ever happened to me."

I was in shock. He was so honest, that I was stunned into mush.  "That explains a lot. Thank you."

"What is this place?" Kade asked staring through the windshield.

"My house. I bought it yesterday."

"You're moving way out here... by yourself?" He looked concerned.

    "Yeah.  I'll be alright.  I have a pretty mean elbow." I joked.
   
    "You're family is not going to like this."  He frowned.

    "That's  thing about being an adult, I can do what ever I want now."  I answered before placing my lips on his.

    Our kiss became heated quickly. I climbed into his lap with a leg on each side. I wrapped my arms around his neck trying to pull us closer as he ran his hands down my back and placed them on my thighs. 

"We better go look at your house before I fuck you right here in this seat." He said breaking our kiss.

    "I wouldn't mind that." I said smiling.

    "It's our first time, I'm not fucking you in this seat."  He said smirking.

    "Fine, lets go look at the house." I laughed.

"We better. Much longer and I won't be able to stop myself." He said pulling me up from the seat.

We walked up the steps to the porch. He had his arms wrapped around me, not paying attention to the house, only me.

    "I can't wait to make you mine." He said with hooded eyes.

Well, what's stopping you? Make me yours." I said jiggling the set of keys to my new house. "You already own my heart, now I want you to own my body." I said as my hand found his hard erection. He picked me up bridal style as he unlocked the door. He put me down over the threshold. His mouth claimed mine as he shut the door behind him.