“Dinner will be served soon. Let’s enjoy the cool breeze before going down.”
“It is nice up here.”Sage admitted and sipped her wine.”Aren’t you drinking?”
“I only drink one glass of wine with my food.”He said.
“So what made you decide to choose your boat.”
“I wanna be alone with you.”His hands came up to touch her hair, he let it slip through his fingers. “You have beautiful hair it’s the first thing that caught my attention when we met in the club for the first time.”
“I didn’t see you until we bumped into each other at the bar.”
“But I saw you beautiful. I was watching you from a distance, you didn’t pay attention to anything or anyone because you were having too much fun with your friends. All the guys that came up to you, that wanted to dance with you I saw how you turned them all down. When you went to the bar I knew if I didn’t make a move then I’d regret it forever.”
She held his gaze.”So us bumping into each other wasn’t a mistake you planned it.”
“We were meant to meet that night Sage, you felt the chemistry between us it’s still here.”His fingers came up to brush her cheek.”You can feel it. Even if we didn’t meet that night, our paths would’ve crossed again. Just like now.”
“I probably wouldn’t have had the boys.”She half whispered, she felt sadden thinking about it.
“Things worked out the way they should’ve.”The man who brought her drink came over to whisper in Bruno’s ear.”Dinner is served. Shall we.”He said when the man was gone, Sage hooked her arm through his and let him lead her downstairs into the boat. It was fully equipped inside and beautifully decorated with modern furniture and decor, her apartment doesn’t stand a chance against this, everything thing that Bruno has keeps on reminding her how far apart they truly are but for tonight she’ll forget and enjoy herself with him.
It will be only the two of them and no one else, money, status and power is forgotten. The table in the dining room was beautifully decorated and set for two, a candle lit dinner the dim lights and soft music gave it an even more romantic feel, he gave her a single rose.
“Thank you.”She said, he pulled out her chair before taking his own.”This is very romantic.”She watched as he poured a glass of wine for himself.”I’m okay.”She told him when he wanted to refill it, she needs to be alert his presence alone was making her drunk. Their food arrived. “Tell me about yourself.”He was taken aback by the question.”Or is there something you hiding.”
“I don’t have anything to hide.”He took a sip of his drink.
“Logan’s heart defect…”She began.”I have to ask. Did he… do you.. is..”Sage doesn’t even know how to browse the question.”I’m sorry.”She muttered after a while.”This isn’t the time to talk about this.”
“You have nothing to apologise for I understand your concern. You wondering if me or anyone in our family have heart problems.”Sage only nodded.”We do. Hugo was two when he had undergone the surgery Logan did, just like Liam’s hole mine closed on it’s own from there we never had any problems.”He sipped on his wine again before meeting her gaze again.”Our fathers and their fathers before them had the very same heart condition.”
“So it’s genetic. Just like diabetics.”Sage asked.
“Yes.”He said.”Anything else?”
Sage can see it’s a subject he didn’t want to discuss so she let it go, whenever he is ready he’ll talk to her freely.”No. The food is delicious.”
“Doesn’t it bother you that you’ll always have to be careful when it comes to them. That you’ll always wonder if they’ll be safe if they won’t reach that point where their sugar levels will be high. Aren’t you afraid to live with that every day fear especially when they’ll grow older and you won’t be there to monitor and watch what they gonna eat.”Sage didn’t know what to make of his questions was he testing her, is there more to what he’s asking. Or is he really interested in wanting to know what she thinks and go through with the boys.
“When I found out that they are diabetic it was a shock, I couldn’t apprehend why them. I didn’t want to believe it but I accepted it, we aren’t perfect. As for being scared I’m always terrified when it comes to them, having to watch what they eat and cannot eat, it’s hard and worrying. I’ll always have this fear but I hope for the best I won’t always be there to protect them especially when they gonna go to school all I can do is teach them. I love our boys and the fact that they are different doesn’t make me love them less, it makes me love them more.”
“They lucky to have you.”At least his boys won’t have to experience what he did and that’s the rejection of your own mother.”Tell me about your pregnancy. Was it a difficult one. You did carry two.”
“No. They didn’t give me a hard time, I only struggled with morning sickness for the first few months after that I was my usual self and eating five times as much.”He smiled.”You should’ve seen how big I was, I doubt you would’ve find me attractive.”
“You’ll always be beautiful to me, I wish I could’ve been there with you.”They stared at each other for a while.”Was it a normal birth.”She nodded. “When one looks at you, you’d think you don’t have kids. You take care of yourself.”
“Just like you.”She blurted out.
He smiled.”How else would I stay sinfully handsome and sexy.”She blushed he just threw her own words back at her, she had hoped he would forget her words she had said them without thinking.”You look so sexy when you blush.”
“And you are such a smooth talker. Not to mention charmer too.”She continued to eat her food.
“Why isn’t there a special man in your life Sage.”
“Why isn’t there a special woman in your life.”She threw back.
“There is.”She didn’t know that, so he has someone special, she felt jealous. “You’ll get to meet her soon. And you?”
“I haven’t found the right guy yet.”Or maybe I have but he’s already taken.”I’m not looking for a brief affair or fling, I have Logan and Liam to think about.
“I will not expose them to different men, what kind of a mother would I be besides I want someone who’ll love me one day, a man who’ll accept the boys too cause they are a part of me.”
“You’re a wonderful mother and a remarkable woman the man who’ll have you as a wife will be very fortunate.”He lifted his glass.”Here’s to you.”Silently Sage cling her glass to his, she was speechless and didn’t know how to respond to his words. The rest of dinner was spend in silence.”Dessert.”He asked.
“Are you having any?”She asked.
“Do you really wanna hear my answer.”
“I’ll decline then.”She said, he smiled.”Thank you for dinner. And if I’m honest I really enjoyed it.”
“Me too. You’re the first woman I feel comfortable talking to, I can be myself you don’t look at me and see a check book.”
“I thought you love it when women spend your money.”
“Only because I get what I want, it’s a win-win situation. They come to me for what I can do and give them. With you it’s a different story, I want more. Do you wanna know why.”Sage swallowed and nodded.”You won’t just give me your body.”
His words made a light shiver ran through her, she stood up.”Bruno. I have to go it’s late and the boys… I’m sure you can understand.”
He too stood and came over to her.”Of course I do, a mother who puts her children first. I’ll be right back.”He disappeared and returned a few minutes later.”How about we go up to the deck.”She followed him out.
“Thank you for the clothes but I’m gonna have to pay you back. All I need from you is the balance.”
“Will you ever accept something from me without wanting to pay me back. I like buying things for you.”
“Well you’re getting engaged you should stop. How do you know my correct size especially the lingerie or is it years of experience with different women.”