up in …” He checked his watch. “Ten minutes. I’ll leave you to settle in. If I can be of any assistance, please pick up the phone.”
Zach shut the door behind Robert, then turned to look at Savannah. She made a slow circle in the center of the room, her mouth a little agape as she studied the room. “I can’t believe this. Zach, why didn’t you say anything?”
“I wanted to surprise you. It’s been a tough few weeks, and I thought it’d be nice for us both to do something special. Who knows when we’ll have the opportunity to be alone together again.”
Tears sparkled in those big brown eyes of hers, and she gave him a tremulous smile. “No one has ever gone to so much trouble for me, Zach Turner. I’m a little overwhelmed.”
Me too. That little voice was back whispering the words he still wasn’t ready to acknowledge. “No need to be overwhelmed. The idea is to enjoy ourselves. That’s all this is about.”
She walked toward the desk and picked up the schedule. “Room-service luncheon … three-hour spa appointment?”
“Don’t tell Celeste. I’ll catch hell for going to the competition.”
“Dinner at …” Her voice trailed off, and she looked up in alarm. “Ali told me about this restaurant. Zach, we can’t go there. It’s fancy. My dress is too casual and you’d need a coat and tie.”
“Stop worrying. We’re all set. The boutique put some things in the closet for you to choose from. It’s part of the surprise and the only job you have is to enjoy yourself.”
“This is just unreal,” she murmured. “I don’t know whether to giggle, bawl, jump with joy, or throw you onto the bed and have my way with you.”
“I vote for number four.” A knock sounded on the door. Lunch had arrived. “Damn. What timing. Save that thought.”
While room service set out their meal, Savannah disappeared into the bedroom to check out the contents of the closet. The gasp of delight he heard from her made him grin.
Once the waiter departed, leaving them alone once more, Zach walked to the bedroom door. “Soup’s on, Savannah.”
She turned away from the closet. “There are no prices on these dresses.”
“That’s because you don’t need to know them. Just pick out your favorite and wear it for me for dinner tonight. Now, as far as what you wear for lunch goes, I’m partial to that hot pink bra you have on.”
“I’m not eating lunch in my underwear.”
“Spoilsport. I ordered scallops.” Her favorite seafood, he knew.
A wicked gleam entered her eyes. “I might … just might … flash you.”
“This was the best idea I’ve ever had.”
Over lunch, they caught up on local issues they hadn’t had a chance to discuss since TJ arrived. An unspoken agreement between them kept her nephew out of the discussion, but they did spend some time talking about the Davenports’ camp. Savannah said, “I’ve never seen so many children so excited for anything besides Christmas.”
“My office got a call asking if we’d have Jack Davenport Day like we had Cam Murphy Day last year,” Zach replied.
“Did you tell Jack?” Savannah asked, laughing.
“No. I told Cam he’s been replaced, and he called up Jack and complained. Said it was his mountain, after all.” Zach waited a beat, then asked, “So, the scallops were delicious, weren’t they? Maybe the best you’ve ever had?”
Savannah narrowed her eyes and set down her fork. “You have a one-track mind, Sheriff Turner.”
“It’s been a long dry spell.”
“Since nine o’clock this morning?”
He shrugged. “That appetizer had oysters in it.”
She smirked, then licked her fingers. Slowly. One by one. “If I’m going to go to the trouble to unbutton my shirt, I might as well get something for it.”
“You want dessert, Sugar?”
“Yes. Yes, I do believe I do.” She set her napkin on the table, stood, then turned away from him and walked, not toward the bedroom, but toward the balcony, dropping her clothes as she went. She stood for a long moment wearing only that lacy pink bra and matching thong and—Zach swallowed hard—her heeled sandals.
He didn’t remember throwing down his napkin, rising, or stripping off his own clothes, but by the time she shimmied out of her underwear and shoes and sank into the frothing water of the hot tub, he was naked.
As he pulled himself from the water half an hour later, Zach had decided that hot tub sex was just about his favorite thing in the universe.