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blinds closed.
There.
She pulled out her chair and sat down to work. Within seconds, she was swept into her work and she forgot all about Justin.
Allora walked up to the handsome Winston, put her hands on his shoulders, and placed her lips against his. They were rose petal soft. Nothing like the tough guy that Winston was.
Chapter 7
After Alley peaked through the blinds at the back door, she unlocked the door, and stood looking at him. She looked like she was in a trance. She had what looked like charcoal smeared on her face and her hair was disheveled.
“Did I wake you?”
“No,” she said, obviously irritated.
He laughed. “Can I come in?”
“I don’t know. What’s so funny?”
“You.”
“Gee, thanks.”
“You’re kind of cute when you’re irritated.”
“I’m not cute.... And I’m not irritated.”
Feeling a need to touch her, he took a step forward. She backed up a step. He reached out and ran a finger along her cheek, then held it up, now smudged with gray charcoal.
“You’ve been busy,” he said.
She swallowed. The creative trance that she had been in had faded and she was now wide awake. “I have been busy,” she echoed. Awake. Just not coherent.
And, despite her protests, she was a little irritated. She hadn’t heard from him all day. It was almost dark and he just shows up at her doorstep after the rest of his day was done.
“I tried to get away sooner,” he said, and she blinked. Was he a mind reader? “But it was a busy day for sick pets.”
“I see,” she said, trying to keep her thoughts neutral. Just in case. “So... you just stopped by.”
He tilted his head to the side, and looked at her questioningly.
She shook her head, and looked away. “Nevermind.” She ran a hand through her hair.
“You probably shouldn’t have done that,” he said.
“Done what?” She said, looking back at him with a challenge in her eyes.
This time, he shook his head and smiled at her. “Nevermind,” he said, echoing her words.
“I just came by to ask if you have plans for tomorrow. Since, I don’t have your phone number or your email address, it’s really the only way I know to find you.”
“Oh. I see,” she said, her mind racing. In Dallas, the first thing she would have done upon meeting anyone, male or female, would be to exchange cell phone numbers. Email addresses would come next, but text messaging was a certainty.
“I’d like you to come with me tomorrow,” he said, getting straight to the point.
“Where are we going?”
“It’s a surprise.”
“I don’t like surprises,” she said, and turned to the counter to tear off a paper towel. After wiping her hands, she began wiping the charcoal from her cheeks. “Besides,” she continued. “I have work to do now that Charlie is better.”
Justin wasn’t sure he liked this cool, distant tone of voice. He was certain it was an effective deflecting tool in the big city, but here it just seemed.... cold.
“Alright,” he said, taking a business card from his back pocket. “If you change your mind, give me a call... or send me a text message.” This unexpected disdain was disconcerting. “You know how to
There.
She pulled out her chair and sat down to work. Within seconds, she was swept into her work and she forgot all about Justin.
Allora walked up to the handsome Winston, put her hands on his shoulders, and placed her lips against his. They were rose petal soft. Nothing like the tough guy that Winston was.
Chapter 7
After Alley peaked through the blinds at the back door, she unlocked the door, and stood looking at him. She looked like she was in a trance. She had what looked like charcoal smeared on her face and her hair was disheveled.
“Did I wake you?”
“No,” she said, obviously irritated.
He laughed. “Can I come in?”
“I don’t know. What’s so funny?”
“You.”
“Gee, thanks.”
“You’re kind of cute when you’re irritated.”
“I’m not cute.... And I’m not irritated.”
Feeling a need to touch her, he took a step forward. She backed up a step. He reached out and ran a finger along her cheek, then held it up, now smudged with gray charcoal.
“You’ve been busy,” he said.
She swallowed. The creative trance that she had been in had faded and she was now wide awake. “I have been busy,” she echoed. Awake. Just not coherent.
And, despite her protests, she was a little irritated. She hadn’t heard from him all day. It was almost dark and he just shows up at her doorstep after the rest of his day was done.
“I tried to get away sooner,” he said, and she blinked. Was he a mind reader? “But it was a busy day for sick pets.”
“I see,” she said, trying to keep her thoughts neutral. Just in case. “So... you just stopped by.”
He tilted his head to the side, and looked at her questioningly.
She shook her head, and looked away. “Nevermind.” She ran a hand through her hair.
“You probably shouldn’t have done that,” he said.
“Done what?” She said, looking back at him with a challenge in her eyes.
This time, he shook his head and smiled at her. “Nevermind,” he said, echoing her words.
“I just came by to ask if you have plans for tomorrow. Since, I don’t have your phone number or your email address, it’s really the only way I know to find you.”
“Oh. I see,” she said, her mind racing. In Dallas, the first thing she would have done upon meeting anyone, male or female, would be to exchange cell phone numbers. Email addresses would come next, but text messaging was a certainty.
“I’d like you to come with me tomorrow,” he said, getting straight to the point.
“Where are we going?”
“It’s a surprise.”
“I don’t like surprises,” she said, and turned to the counter to tear off a paper towel. After wiping her hands, she began wiping the charcoal from her cheeks. “Besides,” she continued. “I have work to do now that Charlie is better.”
Justin wasn’t sure he liked this cool, distant tone of voice. He was certain it was an effective deflecting tool in the big city, but here it just seemed.... cold.
“Alright,” he said, taking a business card from his back pocket. “If you change your mind, give me a call... or send me a text message.” This unexpected disdain was disconcerting. “You know how to
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