Trying to Score
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Lucas collapsed on top of her, his breathing matching hers as she ran her hands up his sweaty back to his face. She moved his face up, and kissed his mouth before dropping her hands to the bed.
“Goodness me,” she gasped out. “You bit me!”
Lucas chuckled against her throat, still drawing in deep breaths. “Yeah, sorry about that, but hey.”
“What?”
“Good morning.”
Fallon had a little more pep in her step than usual that next morning. After lying in bed with Lucas all morning and taking the hottest shower imaginable, Fallon was convinced she would be tired but she wasn’t. She was excited to see Lucas, and she couldn’t wait to see why he had brought her to the arena so early in the morning. As she made her way up the steps of the Luther Arena, a happy little smile stayed on her lips.
Fallon hoped that Lucas liked the pink sheath dress and black thigh high boots she had on since he had gotten them for her. She was sure he wouldn’t remember but she hoped he at least thought she was hot. When she entered the area, the first thing she saw was the ad for Rocky Top Wines above the ticket booths. She smiled, feeling on top of the world. Everything was so great at that moment. Aiden was healthy (minus one broken arm) and he was happy. Audrey seemed better and she had assured Fallon that things were great between her and the douche. Work was spectacular and she wasn’t going to let the fact that Elli hadn’t e-mailed her back in three days bother her. She was probably thinking it over, and it would all be fine.
Fallon just knew it would.
When she turned the corner and saw Lucas leaning against the wall, looking too damn sexy for words, a bright grin came over her face. Above everything else, they were great. She had thought she loved Lucas more than anything when they were younger, but it had nothing on the way she felt for him now. Just looking at him made her heart skip a beat and her stomach fill with butterflies. When he gave her that cocky grin of his, she swore she couldn’t breathe.
How did this happen again? How did she fall so head over heels for him all over again? It wasn’t an easy ride but they had made it, and boy was she glad. Lucas moved away from the wall and wrapped her up in his arms, kissing her lavishly while his hands scrunched up the back of her dress.
“Mm,” he said as they parted, “I like this dress.”
Fallon gave him a bashful grin. “Good, you bought it.”
“You think I don’t know that?” he asked with a grin.
Fallon laughed. “You don’t!” she accused.
Lucas laughed as he wrapped an arm around her waist, bringing her closer to his side. “So you caught me.”
Fallon giggled happily before wrapping her arms around his middle. He leaned down and kissed her nose before bringing his hand up to cup her face ever so lightly. She smiled up at him and said, “So why am I here?”
He nodded his head to the side. “Turn around.”
Fallon looked behind her but didn’t see anything. The only thing behind her was a chain-gated store that had been closed for almost three seasons. She knew this because this and four other units were the units she was looking at for the wine cellar. Fallon looked back up at Lucas, confused. “Huh?”
“You don’t see that?” he asked, pointing back behind her. She turned around and started for the gate. When she got closer, she saw a little pink post-it note. She reached for it and brought it up to her face to see that it was his handwriting. It wasn’t clear or perfect but it was his, and she loved his handwriting. After deciphering each word, tears sprang to her eyes as she read the words again:
Fallon’s wine cellar.
Fallon’s hand came up to her mouth before she turned quickly to see Lucas holding up a pair of keys. She shook her head as the tears started to fall.
“I don’t understand,” she gasped.
“It’s simple really,” Lucas said with a shrug of his shoulders. “I contacted Mrs. Adler about getting this spot for the special woman in my life. She informed me that you had actually sent her an e-mail that morning and that she was still deciding. I told her not to think anymore, to just let me lease the space for the next five years instead of the one year you proposed. When she asked me why she should do that for me, you know what I said?”
Fallon shook her head, tears streaming down her face as he held her eyes with his. “I said that I wanted to be a part of her dream, and since she is so damn smart and does everything on her own, this is the only way I can be.”
Fallon hiccupped a sob as she ran to him, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him hard against his lips. His arms came around her waist and picked her up as he deepened the kiss. When they parted, she place three kisses against his lips before smiling down at him. “I wouldn’t want this any other way than with you by my side.”
Lucas closed his eyes, leaning his head against her. “Good because I’m not going anywhere, baby girl.”
Fallon shook her head before looking over at the space that was going to be her cellar. “I can’t believe you did this.”
When she glanced back at Lucas, he was smiling at her, “It’s what you do for someone you love.”
“A five-year lease is a whole lotta of love,” she joked.
Lucas shrugged his shoulders. “I have a lifetime of love, just for you, baby.”
Fallon gave him a loving smile and she knew this was the moment. Fallon’s heart felt as if it was going to explode as she gazed into his eyes. She took in a deep breath and then said, “I lo...”
“Goodness me,” she gasped out. “You bit me!”
Lucas chuckled against her throat, still drawing in deep breaths. “Yeah, sorry about that, but hey.”
“What?”
“Good morning.”
Fallon had a little more pep in her step than usual that next morning. After lying in bed with Lucas all morning and taking the hottest shower imaginable, Fallon was convinced she would be tired but she wasn’t. She was excited to see Lucas, and she couldn’t wait to see why he had brought her to the arena so early in the morning. As she made her way up the steps of the Luther Arena, a happy little smile stayed on her lips.
Fallon hoped that Lucas liked the pink sheath dress and black thigh high boots she had on since he had gotten them for her. She was sure he wouldn’t remember but she hoped he at least thought she was hot. When she entered the area, the first thing she saw was the ad for Rocky Top Wines above the ticket booths. She smiled, feeling on top of the world. Everything was so great at that moment. Aiden was healthy (minus one broken arm) and he was happy. Audrey seemed better and she had assured Fallon that things were great between her and the douche. Work was spectacular and she wasn’t going to let the fact that Elli hadn’t e-mailed her back in three days bother her. She was probably thinking it over, and it would all be fine.
Fallon just knew it would.
When she turned the corner and saw Lucas leaning against the wall, looking too damn sexy for words, a bright grin came over her face. Above everything else, they were great. She had thought she loved Lucas more than anything when they were younger, but it had nothing on the way she felt for him now. Just looking at him made her heart skip a beat and her stomach fill with butterflies. When he gave her that cocky grin of his, she swore she couldn’t breathe.
How did this happen again? How did she fall so head over heels for him all over again? It wasn’t an easy ride but they had made it, and boy was she glad. Lucas moved away from the wall and wrapped her up in his arms, kissing her lavishly while his hands scrunched up the back of her dress.
“Mm,” he said as they parted, “I like this dress.”
Fallon gave him a bashful grin. “Good, you bought it.”
“You think I don’t know that?” he asked with a grin.
Fallon laughed. “You don’t!” she accused.
Lucas laughed as he wrapped an arm around her waist, bringing her closer to his side. “So you caught me.”
Fallon giggled happily before wrapping her arms around his middle. He leaned down and kissed her nose before bringing his hand up to cup her face ever so lightly. She smiled up at him and said, “So why am I here?”
He nodded his head to the side. “Turn around.”
Fallon looked behind her but didn’t see anything. The only thing behind her was a chain-gated store that had been closed for almost three seasons. She knew this because this and four other units were the units she was looking at for the wine cellar. Fallon looked back up at Lucas, confused. “Huh?”
“You don’t see that?” he asked, pointing back behind her. She turned around and started for the gate. When she got closer, she saw a little pink post-it note. She reached for it and brought it up to her face to see that it was his handwriting. It wasn’t clear or perfect but it was his, and she loved his handwriting. After deciphering each word, tears sprang to her eyes as she read the words again:
Fallon’s wine cellar.
Fallon’s hand came up to her mouth before she turned quickly to see Lucas holding up a pair of keys. She shook her head as the tears started to fall.
“I don’t understand,” she gasped.
“It’s simple really,” Lucas said with a shrug of his shoulders. “I contacted Mrs. Adler about getting this spot for the special woman in my life. She informed me that you had actually sent her an e-mail that morning and that she was still deciding. I told her not to think anymore, to just let me lease the space for the next five years instead of the one year you proposed. When she asked me why she should do that for me, you know what I said?”
Fallon shook her head, tears streaming down her face as he held her eyes with his. “I said that I wanted to be a part of her dream, and since she is so damn smart and does everything on her own, this is the only way I can be.”
Fallon hiccupped a sob as she ran to him, wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him hard against his lips. His arms came around her waist and picked her up as he deepened the kiss. When they parted, she place three kisses against his lips before smiling down at him. “I wouldn’t want this any other way than with you by my side.”
Lucas closed his eyes, leaning his head against her. “Good because I’m not going anywhere, baby girl.”
Fallon shook her head before looking over at the space that was going to be her cellar. “I can’t believe you did this.”
When she glanced back at Lucas, he was smiling at her, “It’s what you do for someone you love.”
“A five-year lease is a whole lotta of love,” she joked.
Lucas shrugged his shoulders. “I have a lifetime of love, just for you, baby.”
Fallon gave him a loving smile and she knew this was the moment. Fallon’s heart felt as if it was going to explode as she gazed into his eyes. She took in a deep breath and then said, “I lo...”
