Saving Dallas (Saving Dallas 1)

“You. Complete. Me,” he murmured between kisses. I laughed in his mouth.

“That’s. Not. Very. Original.” I responded between kisses. He pulled back from my face and I opened my eyes to see him smiling.

“Well, you stole my lines. What you said to me was exactly what I had planned to say to you.” He kissed me again, both of us making it hard to keep a smile from our lips. A light tap on the door interrupted us as Lindsey peaked her head around.

“Your real one o’clock is here.”

“Ok. Give me just a minute,” I replied regretfully. I wish I could just leave and spend the day with Luke.

“It’s cool babe. I have to go too,” Luke said pulling me into his arms and tucking my head under his chin. I inhaled the scent of him and squeezed him harder. My Luke. I would never tire of knowing that.

“I love you, Dallas. I know it’s crazy to fall for someone so fast, but you are the first thing I think of when I wake up and the last before I go to sleep. I think you are amazing and sexy and smart and I have thanked God every day for putting me in that bar that night.” He pulled back and lifted my chin so my gaze met his. “You once told me love like what your mother and father had doesn’t exist anymore. Well, I am here to tell you that you are wrong. No one could ever love anyone the way I love you.” Tears filled my eyes and he kissed them away. The intimacy he showed me and the words he said to me was everything I had ever dreamed of. Some people live their whole lives not finding their true love, but in just twenty-six years, I had found mine. “I’ll see you at five. I love you,” he said staring at me with those ocean blue eyes filled with love and adoration.

“I love you too, Luke.” He closed his eyes and swallowed at my words. He kissed me once more, then taking my hands into his, kissed my fingers before backing out of the office and leaving.

The rest of my day was a blur. I found myself smiling for no reason at all. Well, I knew the reason. When I was happy it seemed everyone in the office was happy too. I called Scott to let him know that I would be in the Tupelo office around ten tomorrow morning and the relief in his voice was so apparent and my mood was so good that I promised him a three day weekend the following week. I contacted Tammy, an old colleague of mine, and she agreed to have dinner with me Tuesday night. Hopefully, she could give me the scoop on the family that occupied my property. I owned a small bed and breakfast in Tupelo and was pleased to find that it was available for my travel dates. I notified the clerk that I would be checking in tomorrow, then looking at the clock, realized it was time to get ready for my night out with Luke.

My mood slightly faltered when I remembered I would be surrounded with the women who absolutely hated me, but I wouldn’t let that or anything else ruin my day. Luke loved me and that was enough motivation for me to endure whatever the night offered.

I changed clothes and re-applied my makeup, noticing that I needed no additional blush. My cheeks were red enough. Pleased, with my appearance, I practically skipped into the front of the building to wait for Luke.

Before I could make it there, I heard the rumbling of the motorcycles in the distance. I opened the front door and stepped onto the sidewalk letting the warm September breeze pass over me. About fifteen motorcycles approached and I realized they did not belong to Luke’s club. They all wore colors of red and gray and each seemed to be staring holes through me.

Figuring they were some of Luke’s friends and fueled by my good mood, I waved and smiled at all of them. None of them attempted to wave back, but continued to stare. When they reached the end of the street, they turned left heading downtown and disappeared from view.

Moments later, Luke arrived with the PROSPECT from the night at Mahogany and another man I didn’t know. When he motioned for me to jump on, all my thoughts of the red and gray bikers were forgotten.

Riding with Luke this time was much different than the last. I was relaxed and comfortable and much happier than I ever remembered being. I wrapped my arms around him, holding him tight and delighting in the feel of him in my arms and the smell of him in the air.