Chapter Fifty-Three

“Thank you for the great dinner.” Emery patted her stomach as she felt it was ready to explode. Austin had taken her to a place he and his parents used to come to every year they’d vacation here.

“I’m glad you liked it. I loved going there every year.” Austin hoped she would like the place he’d picked out. It wasn’t some high-class place that most would take their dates to, but they served awesome homemade dinners, hence that was why it was called Momma’s Homestyle Cookin’. He made sure she ate well and even ordered them a piece of the apple pie a la mode for them to share. It was as huge as he remembered and even with the two of them they still didn’t finish it.

Austin pulled into the parking that was beside the beach. There was hardly anyone there at this time, so that made it even better for them.

Emery got out and allowed Austin to help her put her hoodie on. The evening was cool and the wind