The flight was short and uneventful, the airport was a problem, trying to explain why both Adam and herself were both carrying sword in their luggage. Adam had explained she should expect it to happen every time she travelled abroad. The regulations were ten times what they used to be when Richie was alive and looked like they were going to get even stricter in the next year or so.
Adam had taken hired a car and drove them to a house he had mentioned having in the London area. When they arrived Saxton's looked at the house that looked more like a castle in her opinion with an open mouth. Saxton could not believe what she was seeing before her eyes. Adam lived here?
"What?" Adam could not help the smirk that crossed his face at seeing the look on Saxton's face but at the same time he tried to keep the innocent mild mannered watch face on.
"You own this?"
"Yeah, what's wrong you think it's a bit too small?" This time it took some serious effort not to burst out laughing at Saxton's look.
"Yeah small was exactly the word I was looking for. God how on earth are we going to managed the two of us living in that small house with tripping up over one another for the next few days." Sarcasm leaked from her mouth as she spoke every word.
"Oh I think we'll be able to manage." Adam smiled then got out of the car and waited for Saxton to follow his lead so he could lock it up. Once she had he looked at her again and smirked. "We could always stay in the house I have in Scotland it twice the size as this."
Saxton did not even reply she just gave him a shocked looked which seemed to have locked into place.
"Come on, I'll show you around." Adam started towards the front doors the smile firmly on his face.
"Are you sure we have the time, I thought you said you were going to take me out for dinner tonight?"
"Funny!"
Saxton smiled forgetting momentarily why they were in London and just enjoying the banter that passed between the two of them.
"Adam, where are you taking me tonight?
"You'll see, oh I hope you brought that little black dress that I like so much." Adam's eyes twinkled with mischievous.
"No I didn't think I'd be needing it, Why?"
"Never mind I'll pop out and grab something that will be appropriate
Adam had done just that and returned with a garment bag thrown over his shoulder as he strolled back into the house. Saxton was in the work out room getting some last minute practise in before facing Conner.
Adam stopped in the doorway and watched as Saxton worked with her sword. Sweet was seeping through her tight vest top not leaving much to Adam's imagination.
"I hope you got me something nice." Saxton asked not taking her attention away from her workout.
"Yes I got you another dress this time dark blue. I think it will look great on you."
"Well then." Saxton started and finished her cool down then walked over to Adam and taking the bag out of his hands and giving him a small kiss. "I think I better go change." Giving him another quick kiss Adam had to resist pulling her closer to him but knew she was right. If they were planning on going out for dinner they had better start getting ready as it was just turning 1800.
"I think I'll let you have the shower first." Adam followed her down the hall then up the stairs towards their bedroom.
"We could always share" Saxton grinned as she hung the garment bag on the back of the door and walked towards the bathroom.
Adam quickly checked his watch again then decided with a smile that they had enough time to have a bit of fun. It wasn't like they were wasting time after all, they were just getting a shower, and they were also going to be saving on water he thought logically.
Entering the bathroom he watched her through the frosted glass of the shower screen as he quickly shed the clothes he was wearing and jumped into the shower with her.
Once finished in the shower Adam quickly got on a black suit and went down stairs to wait for Saxton to come down. When she did about fifteen minutes later she was breathe taking.
She was wearing the blue dress Adam had bought which seem to hang to her in all the right placed. Her hair was up pulled away from her face apart from a few strands that were left hanging down on her left side of her face. She was only wearing a slight amount of makeup, which made her more natural beauty shine through and Adam felt his heart quicken at the sight of the breath-taking woman before him. "You look beautiful."
"Thank you, you don't look half bad yourself." Saxton smile liking the effect she seemed to have on Adam. "So are you going to tell me where you're taking me tonight then."
Adam smiled back mischief glistening in his eyes. "Nope!"
He held his hand out for her and once she took it he pulled her into his chest and kissed her gentle, making sure he didn't smudge her lipstick.
Adam put his arm our for her to take then said, "If milady would follow me I shall escort her to the car."
"I feel like I should have a chaperone to make sure we don't get up to anything we shouldn't'." Saxton shyly smiled as she placed her hand in Adams and he walked her towards the door.
"Hell no, they're more trouble they're worth. I spent half my time trying to lose them whenever I had the misfortune of courting someone who's father believed in them."
"Why do I not find that hard to believe?" Saxton smirked as she climbed into the car. Once she was in Adam gently closed the door for her and walked around to the driver's side and got in himself.
They drove for about half an hour moving further and further away from the centre of London and finally arrived at a manor house about three times the size of Adam's.
"What are we doing here?" Saxton asked puzzled as to why they had got so dressed up just to come here.
"You'll see Adam said leaning over and planting a gentle kiss on her lips."
Adam got out of the car and rushed around to her side before she had a chance to open the door herself and opened it for her. Offering his hand to help her lift her out of the car.
Rather then taking her into the manor like she would have expected he let her around the side of the manor and stopped at a horse and carriage.
Unable to stop the smile that now graced her face Saxton looked surprised at Adam. "Adam, what?"
"Milady." Adam once again held out his hand and helped her up into the carriage and then climbed up himself.
"Where are we going now?"
Adam didn't respond he just smiled back at her and let the horse know to move. It was a nice ride; the sun was just starting to set behind the trees in the distance and there didn't seem to be a breeze at all so the warmth the sun had brought with the day seemed to linger.
He stopped when they reached a little table, which had been set up and once again gave Saxton his hand to help her down. Once she was safety off the carriage he walked over to the table and lit a candle that sat in the centre of the table.
There were plates at either side of the table and what looked expensive plates at that. Knives and forks sat beside the plates and it was the whole set of knives and forks, from salad to dessert.
Saxton was breath taken at the realisation of the trouble Adam must have gone too to arranging all this.
"God this looks beautiful"
"I thought you would like it." Adam came up behind her and rapped his arms around her delicate waist.
Just then a youngish man Saxton guessed to be the age of about twenty maybe twenty-one came around a tree carrying a tray. A lid protecting what Saxton assumed to be food, which lay beneath.
Adam untangled himself from her and pulled out a chair for her to sit on. Saxton took the seat and waited for Adam to take the seat across from her.
The young man finally reached the table and pulled the lid off the tray and revealed two small plates of a salad with what looked like a white sauce topping it. He placed one plate first in front of Saxton on top of the plate that was already on the table then did the same with Adam. Once he was sure they were both ok he turned back around and headed the way he had just come from.
Adam pulled out a bottle of white wine, which had been placed in a cooler at the side of the table and purred some first in Saxton's glass and then some in his own.
"What's all this for Adam?" Saxton asked after taking a sip of the wine.
"I just wanted to do something nice for you."
"But you must have gone to one hell of a lot of trouble to arrange all this."
"Surprisingly it wasn't too much trouble at all. A friend of mine owns this place and when I said I was coming to town for a visit he jumped to the chance to help out. You'll meet him later after we've eaten."
"Ok. I still can't believe this is happening to me, it like something out of the movies or a story book or something."
"Your worth it though. I would do anything for you Saxton." Adam admitted.
Saxton was lost for words she had never had anyone feel like Adam felt about her and the fact that she felt the same about him was such a shock she almost thought she was dreaming half the time.