Page 48 of Catch Yourself a Snowmance
“Carson?” Alyssa says as she takes off her coat and drapes it over a chair at our table.
“Hmmm?”
“Is there going to be music?”
“Mm hmm.”
We take our seats.
A woman at the table behind us apparently overheard Alyssa’s question.
She raises her voice and exclaims, “Addison Walker’s singing tonight!”
“What?” Alyssa looks at me. “Addison Walker? You know she’s one of my favorites.”
“I know.”
I’m feeling so good right now I could float out of the room on the look Alyssa’s giving me. She reaches across the table. “Carson. This is amazing. Thank you.”
She lifts out of her chair just enough to stretch across the table and place a soft kiss on my cheek.
“I’m glad you’re happy,” I tell her, clearing my throat.
She affects me like no one else on earth. Making her happy has become a sort of mission for me. I love the way she lights up at the smallest things. Not that what I’ve arranged for tonight is small.
The waitress comes and takes our order. She lights the candle between us and leaves, taking our menus with her.
I reach across the table and take Alyssa’s hands in mine.
“I have something important to tell you,” I say.
“You’re relocating?”
“What? No. I’m definitely not relocating.”
“You got a raise?”
“No. I didn’t get a raise.” I chuckle. “This is about us.”
“Okay.” Alyssa’s blue eyes are fixed on mine. I run my thumbs over her knuckles.
“It’s been two months since we started dating,” I remind her.
“I know.”
“Two months of my life being totally rearranged—in the best of ways.”
She smiles.
“And I know some people might think this is fast, but we did have a crash course in getting to know one another.”
“It was an intensive.”
“Back then Liam gave me some advice. He told me to make sure you always know how I feel about you—about us.”
“He did? That’s so thoughtful.”
“Yeah. I’m grateful. It had been a while since I’d been with anyone. He didn’t want me messing this up.”
