he could take any more, he pulled back and rested his forehead against mine whilst cupping my face in his hands. “You are a seriously delicious, sexy woman, Lizzy Maynard, do you know that?” he asked huskily. I looked down embarrassed, and Lucas immediately lifted my chin back up.
“I had better go, Lizzy, but can I meet you for lunch tomorrow? I’m in New York for four days next week, and there’s no way I can go that long without seeing you.”
I smiled and nodded. “I’d love that.” And with that, he kissed me on my cheek and I turned and put my key in the door, and as I turned the key and quietly opened it, I swung slowly back around to Lucas. He was casually standing by his car, looking quite relaxed with one arm leaning on the roof and his other hand in his trouser pocket. He was watching me, and in that moment, he didn’t look like a ruthless businessman at all. He looked like a boy on his first date with a girl he’s absolutely smitten with.
I gave him a little wave as I turned and went inside. I shut the door and leaned back against it, grinning from ear to ear and feeling like a young girl who’d been on her first date with a boy she’s totally crazy about.
I saw something move out of the corner of my eye; I looked over and saw Katy getting up from the armchair. She looked at me, but she said nothing; she just walked past me, smiling and shaking her head.
I stayed quiet too, but headed to my room to hopefully be all-encompassed by dreams of Lucas Castle. My phone buzzed, and it was a message from him.
Lucas: Sweet dreams, Lizzy. I know I’ll be having my own.
It was as if he’d read my mind. I texted him back a quick message telling him I was looking forward to our lunch date, smiling to myself and feeling so giddy. But I was also completely exhausted, so fortunately, sleep took me quickly.
Chapter Five – Lucas
The couple of days before my first date with Lizzy surprisingly went by fairly quickly, considering I just wanted it to be Saturday night. I had loads of meetings and paperwork to do, so I think that helped the time fly. The worst day was Saturday, as I had loads of spare time before I was meeting Lizzy. I ended up spending ages in the gym working out my frustrations, and then I went for a run. But even then, in my head I was debating the concept of time and why it doesn’t go by quickly enough. I also kept thinking about Lizzy, wondering if she was nervous about our date or if she was excited. I thought she would probably be a bit of both like I was. I was never nervous about anything in my life, so why I was about our date, I had no idea. Well, actually I did—I really wanted her to have a good time, and I
really
wanted her to want to see me again.
I felt a bit out of control here because, what if she doesn’t want to see me again? I couldn’t force her. I was actually really starting to piss myself off with the negative thoughts, so I turned up my iPod and pounded the pavements some more.
I’d had a shower and gotten myself dressed, and at last I was ready to go and pick Lizzy up. I couldn’t wait. I’d decided to let Daniel take us, that way we could have a little drink to calm our nerves. Thinking about a drink to calm my nerves, I walkedstraight into the kitchen to get a short glass from the cupboard, half-filling it with some Jack Daniels. I put the glass to my lips and threw my head back, and as the liquid slid down my throat, burning slightly, it did the trick of instantly calming me.
As I slid into the back of the Mercedes, I felt fairly calm, but also excited. I hadn’t felt this excited since I was a little boy on Christmas Eve.
As we approached her flat, nerves started to kick in and I was getting really pissed off with myself with the whole sudden anxiety thing that kept happening when anything involved Lizzy.
I don’t get nervous
…
ever!
I never suffered with nerves in anything I did, and I certainly never had over a woman. As I was mentally scolding
“I had better go, Lizzy, but can I meet you for lunch tomorrow? I’m in New York for four days next week, and there’s no way I can go that long without seeing you.”
I smiled and nodded. “I’d love that.” And with that, he kissed me on my cheek and I turned and put my key in the door, and as I turned the key and quietly opened it, I swung slowly back around to Lucas. He was casually standing by his car, looking quite relaxed with one arm leaning on the roof and his other hand in his trouser pocket. He was watching me, and in that moment, he didn’t look like a ruthless businessman at all. He looked like a boy on his first date with a girl he’s absolutely smitten with.
I gave him a little wave as I turned and went inside. I shut the door and leaned back against it, grinning from ear to ear and feeling like a young girl who’d been on her first date with a boy she’s totally crazy about.
I saw something move out of the corner of my eye; I looked over and saw Katy getting up from the armchair. She looked at me, but she said nothing; she just walked past me, smiling and shaking her head.
I stayed quiet too, but headed to my room to hopefully be all-encompassed by dreams of Lucas Castle. My phone buzzed, and it was a message from him.
Lucas: Sweet dreams, Lizzy. I know I’ll be having my own.
It was as if he’d read my mind. I texted him back a quick message telling him I was looking forward to our lunch date, smiling to myself and feeling so giddy. But I was also completely exhausted, so fortunately, sleep took me quickly.
Chapter Five – Lucas
The couple of days before my first date with Lizzy surprisingly went by fairly quickly, considering I just wanted it to be Saturday night. I had loads of meetings and paperwork to do, so I think that helped the time fly. The worst day was Saturday, as I had loads of spare time before I was meeting Lizzy. I ended up spending ages in the gym working out my frustrations, and then I went for a run. But even then, in my head I was debating the concept of time and why it doesn’t go by quickly enough. I also kept thinking about Lizzy, wondering if she was nervous about our date or if she was excited. I thought she would probably be a bit of both like I was. I was never nervous about anything in my life, so why I was about our date, I had no idea. Well, actually I did—I really wanted her to have a good time, and I
really
wanted her to want to see me again.
I felt a bit out of control here because, what if she doesn’t want to see me again? I couldn’t force her. I was actually really starting to piss myself off with the negative thoughts, so I turned up my iPod and pounded the pavements some more.
I’d had a shower and gotten myself dressed, and at last I was ready to go and pick Lizzy up. I couldn’t wait. I’d decided to let Daniel take us, that way we could have a little drink to calm our nerves. Thinking about a drink to calm my nerves, I walkedstraight into the kitchen to get a short glass from the cupboard, half-filling it with some Jack Daniels. I put the glass to my lips and threw my head back, and as the liquid slid down my throat, burning slightly, it did the trick of instantly calming me.
As I slid into the back of the Mercedes, I felt fairly calm, but also excited. I hadn’t felt this excited since I was a little boy on Christmas Eve.
As we approached her flat, nerves started to kick in and I was getting really pissed off with myself with the whole sudden anxiety thing that kept happening when anything involved Lizzy.
I don’t get nervous
…
ever!
I never suffered with nerves in anything I did, and I certainly never had over a woman. As I was mentally scolding
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