Page 91 of Use Me

“What do you want to do today?” I asked as Ashtyn and I sipped our morning coffee and read the newspaper.

She looked over at me and shrugged. “I don’t know. What do you want to do?”

I thought for a moment, looking out the window at the sun shining above. “How do you feel about heights?”

“Heights?” Ashtyn choked on a sip of her coffee. “Why?”

“I have an idea.”

She folded the newspaper and propped her chin in her hand. “Enlighten me.”

“Let me make a call.” I set the paper down and grabbed my phone as I headed to my office.

“You have to make a call out of the room?” she called out.

“It’s a surprise.”

“Why?”

“You’ll see.” I made my call and headed back to the kitchen island. “It’s a go.”

“What’s a go?”

“Still a surprise.” Ashtyn groaned, and I laughed as I sat back in my chair next to her. “Payback for Christmas.”

“Yeah, but that was meeting your idol. Am I meeting Channing Tatum?”

“What?” I exclaimed. “Channing Tatum is your idol?”

She laughed. “No, but I wouldn’t mind meeting him.”

“What does he have that I don’t?” I crossed my arms over my chest.

She sat up and grinned. “Dance moves for one.”

“I’ve got moves.”

“Show me.”

I grunted. “Okay, I don’t have his moves. What else?”

She thought for a moment. “Nothing I care about.”

“Good.” I smiled.

“So, you going to tell me what you have planned for today?”

“Nope.” I took a final sip of my coffee.

Ashtyn groaned. “Ahhh! I’m not sure I like surprises.”

I stood. “Sure, you do, Cupcake. Everyone likes surprises.”

I was excited to see her face when she figured out what we were doing today. I’d done it before, but not with a girlfriend. It was with Kenny, and I was certain this time would be much better.

“Do I get to know now?”

“Nope,” I replied, popping the P.