The Forgotten Heiress novel Chapter 54

Nick was thinking along the same lines, now that she was in his arms- or he was in her arms?-he could finally relax.

He took them to the woods on his land. When they reached a clearing he pulled over and they got off to walk the rest of the way to his favorite spot. It was late and dark and Nick took that opportunity to hold her hand. Jessica smiled at him until they reached a large boulder by the river.

To her surprise, there was a basket, a propane lantern and a blanket awaiting their arrival.

She looked at him and raised an eyebrow, "Mighty confident weren't we?"

Nick laughed, shook his head and placed a palm over his heart. "No, I swear I didn't have anything to do with this, I didn't even know what I was going to do when I reached you." She kept looking at him skeptically "Ok I planned to kidnap you" He admit it, "but that was all."

"That was all?!"

He shrugged. "You make me do crazy things." He admitted and gave her a quick kiss on her lips.

Acting as it that brief touch hadn't just singed his insides; he went about setting the blanket and pulling the food out of the basket. He didn't know who'd done this but he had an idea and planned to thank him-them-when he saw them again.

He pulled out a couple of water bottles, strawberries covered in chocolate, a couple of pieces of cake one red rose. He handed the rose to her.

"No real food, I think they're expecting me to have you as the main course."

Jessica had just taken a drink of water and it all came flying back out to land on his chest. Mortified she tried to wipe the wet spots with her hands, thankful it was dark enough for him to miss the twin red spots on her cheeks, and apologized. Nick laughed and trapped her hands against his chest.

"It's ok," he assured her, "and if it means I get to feel your hands on me, then please, do it again."