Her Love Lost (Love Shattered Series Book 1) by Unknown Page A

you are going to be a very disappointed guy by the time this night is over buddy.” I had no idea why I just said all that out loud to him. I just feel like I can say anything to him and he won’t judge me. I am very comfortable being myself around him.
    “No Courtney. I do not expect either of those things to happen. I just want to show you where I live and feed you and get to know each other better. I would never do anything you aren’t ready for Courtney. I will wait as long as you need to for all of that other stuff. I just want to spend time with you.”
    After that conversation the rest of the afternoon went along without a hitch. We all had a great time together grilling out for lunch. Dexter did make one killer hamburger as promised and I couldn’t wait to see what he was going to cook for dinner. A guy who can cook and is cooking me two meals in one day, I better not let this one get away. A girl can get used to this.
    Rob even seemed to have cheered up some after he got his coffee in him. He still seemed to keep to his brooding self some, and I still had to wonder if it had anything to do with having to keep Lillian company when Dexter and I got off into our own little world.
    A little after three o’clock, Lillian was starting to look worn out and sleepy so we decided to pack up our beach gear and head back to the hotel to drop her off. I asked her a million times if she was sure she was okay with me leaving her alone for the evening and she assured me over and over again that it was fine. She was just happy to see me enjoying my time with Dexter and that after today all she wanted to do was take a bath, relax, prop her feet up, and head to bed early.
    Once we dropped off Lillian and I grabbed a change of clothes we headed to Dexter’s house. From what he told me today he lives on a farm. I love farms. My grandpa had one when he was still alive, and Lillian and I used to spend all summer long there when we were kids. We loved it. Our younger sisters never got the chance to come with us before he passed away. It makes me sad to think they didn’t get to spend fun summers there like Lil and I did. I think that is why Lillian and I are the closest to each other having had all those fun summers in the mountains.
    We pull up into a gated drive around five thirty that evening. I realize that you can only enter if you have a security code. I find that impressive. We head down a long drive way and once we reach the house I am amazed.
    His house is gorgeous and huge. It has a beautiful wraparound porch with rocking chairs and a porch swing. This is my dream home. Of course I always wanted my dream home to be on the beach but I may have a change of heart after coming here. My mouth is hanging open and then I realized that we have parked and Dexter is at my door opening it for me. He reaches out his hand to help out of the SUV. He grabs my bag out of the back and we head inside.
    “Dexter your house is beautiful. I love it. This is going to sounds crazy but this is exactly how I used to picture my dream home. I am sure the inside is just as amazing as the outside is.”
    “Thank you. I designed it all by myself. Here, let’s put your bag inside. Before you shower and change out of your swim suit I want to show you the lake. It’s spectacular this time of day. It’s just a short walk down this trail over here.” He opens his front door and I am immediately hit with a wonderful aroma of what I assume is dinner.
    “Oh my gosh, it smells wonderful in here. What do you have like a cook or something?” I look up at him with a curious expression.
    “No baby. I put a roast on in the crock pot before I left this morning. I hope you like roast, potatoes and carrots.”
    “Sounds delicious, a little presumptuous of you to assume I’d be joining you. How did you know I would say yes?”
    “I didn’t know you would say yes but I sure as hell hoped you would. If you didn’t, I would have probably asked Rob to come by