A/N: A slight time jump to Date Night!

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Chapter 11

The days pass and before I know it, it's Thursday. I didn't want to go out on Tuesday, instead deciding to stay in so Bella could just relax. Plus, Tuesday was colder than today is outside. I guess you could still call it a date since we ate diner food for lunch and pizza and beer for dinner. We played board games, cards, and checkers. After a few games lost on my end, I decided to make it more interesting. We had to remove an article of clothing each time one lost or was caught cheating, and one sock didn't count.

Suffice to say, the couch, floor, dining table, and the wall all got marked off the "places to have sex" list. After the first time, during our second game, I started to realize that she was blatantly cheating. The woman wasn't even trying to hide it, not that I blame her. After the fourth, though, I know she lost our game of Sequence on purpose because I checked her cards when I went to get us water.

Now I stand here in the kitchen getting our date ready. It's a surprisingly warm evening for early December; nearly fifty-five degrees. I made Bella stay home until four, even if I didn't want her to, but I wanted our date to stay a secret. The only thing I told her was to dress for the outside.

I look at the clock on the stove seeing three-fifty-six. I quickly grab my thick, fleece blanket, placing it next to the picnic basket which holds both our food and wine. I hear her truck roll up and turn off. I take a quick check, making sure I have everything, then start towards the door. My footsteps inside match hers on the way up my front stairs. There's a knock at the door just seconds before I reach it and open it.

"Hey, babe!" She says before giving me a chaste kiss on the lips and walking the rest of the way inside. She's dressed warmly in jeans, boots, a sweater, and coat. She left her hair loose and around her shoulders. "So? Where are we going?"

I smirk and shake my head. "Do you trust me?" Bella smiles, nods and says that she does. I point her in the direction of the kitchen and follow her.

"We're going on a picnic? Where?" She asks, confused. I point again, this time out the back door window. "In the woods?"

I nod, smiling. "Come on. Let's get going before it gets colder again."