Page 91 of Use Me
“What do you want to do today?” I asked as Ashtyn and I sipped our morning coffee and read the newspaper.
She looked over at me and shrugged. “I don’t know. What do you want to do?”
I thought for a moment, looking out the window at the sun shining above. “How do you feel about heights?”
“Heights?” Ashtyn choked on a sip of her coffee. “Why?”
“I have an idea.”
She folded the newspaper and propped her chin in her hand. “Enlighten me.”
“Let me make a call.” I set the paper down and grabbed my phone as I headed to my office.
“You have to make a call out of the room?” she called out.
“It’s a surprise.”
“Why?”
“You’ll see.” I made my call and headed back to the kitchen island. “It’s a go.”
“What’s a go?”
“Still a surprise.” Ashtyn groaned, and I laughed as I sat back in my chair next to her. “Payback for Christmas.”
“Yeah, but that was meeting your idol. Am I meeting Channing Tatum?”
“What?” I exclaimed. “Channing Tatum is your idol?”
She laughed. “No, but I wouldn’t mind meeting him.”
“What does he have that I don’t?” I crossed my arms over my chest.
She sat up and grinned. “Dance moves for one.”
“I’ve got moves.”
“Show me.”
I grunted. “Okay, I don’t have his moves. What else?”
She thought for a moment. “Nothing I care about.”
“Good.” I smiled.
“So, you going to tell me what you have planned for today?”
“Nope.” I took a final sip of my coffee.
Ashtyn groaned. “Ahhh! I’m not sure I like surprises.”
I stood. “Sure, you do, Cupcake. Everyone likes surprises.”
I was excited to see her face when she figured out what we were doing today. I’d done it before, but not with a girlfriend. It was with Kenny, and I was certain this time would be much better.
“Do I get to know now?”
“Nope,” I replied, popping the P.
