Austin and I walk in to the kitchen where the family is gathered for dinner. There's two seats free and they are at opposite ends of the table.

I shake my head. "I want to sit next to Austin."

My sister grabs her plate and moves next to her fiancé.

Austin holds my hand and we sit at the table. He whispers. "I like someone who can order people around."

I smirk. "I bet you do. You'll probably prefer it when I order you around in the bedroom."

He winks. "That will be the best do having you order me around."

I slap his arm. "Shut up."

My families mouths are open.

I look at them. "What?"

Mum shakes her head. "I've never seen you like this with anyone."

I frown. "Like what?"

"Care free. Your normally uptight and don't want us to see how you feel about a guy. This one you care about a lot."

I don't care about him. He's an escort that I'm putting on a show with.

I smile. "That's because no one else could compare to the one that will take my heart full and surround me with all the love I deserve."

Austin kisses my cheek.

My sister and ex shift uncomfortably in their seats.

That's interesting.

Are they even in love?

Liane has her arms crossed and she leaning away from James. James has a scowl on his face as he looks at my sister.

I slam my hand on the table. "Why am I here?"

Mum looks up from her wine. "We miss you darling."

I shake my head. "This wedding was a sham to get me here?"

Liane stands. "No, James and I are getting married. We're also interested to know if our exes want us back and are prepared to ruin our marriage."

I look around at my family. "You are all sick. I can't believe I got sucked into coming back here."

Austin pulls me onto him. "We can go back home if you want?"

"No," I whisper. "Let's get out of this house." He lifts me up and walks out the front door.

A limo is parked in front of the house.

I look at Austin. "How did you know we would need to escape?"

He laughs. "You looked miserable when you first walked through the door. I knew I would need to get you out of there sooner or later."

He sets me on the ground. "Thank you," I pull him towards me and I kiss him.

The limo driver steps out of the car and opens the door for us. The limo has black leather seats, there's room for six people and on the door is a bottle of champagne. Austin pops the lid of the champagne and pours two glasses.

I sit back and enjoy the drive.

Austin holds my hand and I look into his gorgeous brown eyes. He pulls the window up that separates us from the driver. I take off my seat belt and climb onto him.

Austin licks his lips.

I lean towards him and bring my lips to his and kiss him. He tastes like mint and champagne. I move my hands behind his neck and pull him closer. I tilt my head to side. We both pull back, panting.

"If you keep kissing me like that darling where going to be in bed before you know it."

I chuckle. "If you get me drunk enough it could happen tonight."

Austin puts the bottle back into the door and he finishes his last drop of champagne. "We aren't going to have anything else to drink. You are tempting."

I lick my lips. "Just kiss me tonight." I wink.

He laughs. "That will lead to sex, darling. All I can think about is having you beneath me." Austin places me on the seat next to him.

I pout. "I'll behave tonight. We still have four nights together."

Austin kisses my cheek. "Yeah, anything can happen."

I pour another glass of champagne for us. "Where are we going?" I ask, handing him the flute.

He shrugs. "I just told the limo driver to drive around town."

I smile. "I know a place we can go."

Austin pulls the window down and says. "Can you take us to Belle's Lookout."

The driver looks at us in the rear view mirror. "Are you sure? It's raining and a storm is brewing."

Austin looks at me and I nod my head.

"Yes," Austin pulls the window up. "What's special about this lookout?"

"It's beautiful when there's a storm. The sky lights up from the lightening and you can see the ocean. When I was growing up I would sneak out of the house and drive to the lookout. I used to park my car and climb onto the bones and lie under sky, even if it was raining." I smile at memory.

"I'm looking forward to seeing your special place, Val."

The limo comes to a stop at the belle's lookout. The driver opens the door and gives Austin the umbrella. I put my arm around his and we move over to the table. I climb onto the seat and sit on the table.

Austin closes the umbrella and places it on the ground. We hear the thunder and I cover my ears from the noise.

A lightening bolt hits the ocean lighting it up.

Austin moves behind me. "This is a great place. I wish I had a place like this to escape to."

I move my head to look him in the eyes. "With my family you need a place to escape to or they would drive you crazy. There was no place for me in that house."

"How did you find this place?"

"When I got off my learners I drove around town and I came across a sign when I continued out of town and the sign told me there was a lookout and I followed the signs to it."

"Did you ever think of getting out of town before you finished school?"

I nod. "Yeah. I knew college would be my escape and I planned staying away." I move off the seat and walk over to the viewing area. "You should see the view."

Austin jumps off the table. "Val, turn around."

I face him and he takes a picture of me. "This picture is beautiful." He moves over to me and shows me the picture. I'm smiling in the picture and a lightening bolt hits the ocean lighting the picture up.

"You need to send that picture to me."

He kisses my cheek. "I will." He looks at his wrist. "We should get back to your parents place."

I sigh. "Can we get dessert before going back? I'm starving." My stomach growls. Which causes Austin to laugh.

He puts his arms around my waist and we move toward the car. The driver opens the door for us and we climb into the limo.

Austin and I finish the bottle of champagne. He puts the glasses back on the stand. I settle into the seat and he moves me into his arms. I close my eyes and let sleep consume me.

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