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He wasn’t
going to forget that or the scared look in her eyes—filled with fear and
uncertainty.
                The
restaurant was up on a small hilltop overlooking the valley . From the outside, it was a smaller version of
the lodge with the exception of huge floor-to-ceiling windows on the east and
west sides of the building, letting plenty of light into the huge, open space
to allow patrons the chance to enjoy both sunrise and sunset while they ate.
Jade was already standing in the waiting area just inside, dressed in a snowy
woolen coat. She’d pulled her long, brown hair back into a sleek updo, letting
some of the curls dangle around her heart-shaped face, and it drew attention to
her rosy cheeks and shy smile.
                “ Hey you .” Dawson leaned down to gently
kiss Jade’s cheek—though he didn’t want to end up in a passionate embrace
right there in the restaurant. Instead, he satisfied himself by inhaling her
sweet, honey-floral scent. “ You look great .”
                Her
eyes sparkled up at him. “ You clean up pretty well yourself .”
                The
host led them to a table on the west side of the restaurant right next to the
glass windows so that
they had a perfect view of the setting sun. Orange and purple and pink streaked
the sky, bleeding onto the pristine snow so that it blushed.
                “ It ’s
beautiful, isn’t it ?” Jade asked as Dawson helped remove her coat.
Beneath it, she wore a turquoise sweater dress with a knit-diamond pattern and
off-the-shoulder sleeves that drew attention to the smooth column of her throat
as well as her collarbones.
                “ It is, ” he murmured, but he wasn’t
talking about the sunset anymore. Unable to help himself, he brushed his
fingers along the edge of her collarbone, enjoying the feel of her satiny skin
against his. A slight tremor went through her, and he released her before he
was tempted to capture those decadent lips again. Assisting her to sit by
pulling out her chair, he took the seat across from her.
                They
ordered dinner and a bottle of wine, which the waiter poured for them before
leaving them to converse. “So,” Dawson said, picking up his glass of chardonnay. “ Do you
come here every winter ?”
                Jade
nodded, then took a sip of her wine. Her red lips left an imprint on the rim of
her glass before she set it down again. “ For the last four years, at
least, ” she admitted. “ I used to go visit my parents
in Nashville, but ever since I started working at Blue Box Productions, it’s
harder for me to take long out of town trips .”
                Dawson
raised his brows as he recognized the name. “ Blue Box Productions … that’s
an advertising studio, isn’t it ?”
                Jade
nodded, her eyes lighting up. “ We shoot commercials for all kinds of companies … mostly
car commercials, which means I know a lot more about Audis than I ever wanted
to .”
                Dawson
laughed. “ Do you have to write the ads yourself ?” he
asked, figuring that she probably had to do a hell of a lot of product
research.
                “ I did when I first started out. But I’m a
director now, so I don’t write all the scripts myself anymore. Still, I do a
lot, and the clients definitely expect me to know the products inside and out .”
                Dawson
leaned back in his chair, impressed. “ I never would ’ ve
guessed you for a hotshot ad exec .”
                Jade
arched a dark brow at him over the rim of her glass. “ Oh
yeah? Do I not look the part ?”
                Sensing
he was entering dangerous territory, Dawson reached across the table and took
her hand in his. “It ’s not that, ” he said, smiling sheepishly. “It ’s just
that when I first met you, you were standing behind a reception desk