everything on my checklist?”
“Yep.”
“But we haven’t even opened yet.”
“I know. I came in early.”
I watch him for a moment and then grab the
coffee. It’s the same white and yellow cup from the café I visit
each morning. I take a sip. Mmmm. He even got me the right coffee.
“What are the books for?”
“Oh, I ran into Harold when I got here and he
said you hadn’t picked any out yet for tomorrow. These ones—” he
taps the books, “—were my favorite as a kid.”
I tilt my head to read the spines, Where
the Wild Things Are, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Oh, the Places
You Will Go and Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.
“These are all great choices.” I tell him.
“This was really sweet of you, but I still have to get this list
done.”
Parker chuckles again behind me and I find it
contagious. God he sounds sexy when he laughs.
“If you look a little closer, I’ve already
checked them off for you.”
I quickly glance to my list. Wow. He really
thought of everything. This is great. Technically, I’m ahead and
can get other things done. It’s nice to have someone around who
wants to help without being asked. This guy just keeps surprising
me. I turn to thank him again when he reaches into his pocket,
pulling out his cell phone and holds a finger up.
“Sara, is everything okay?”
He turns to face the window behind my desk.
When I begin to rise from my chair he waves a hand in front of me.
I slowly sit back down and try to busy myself in hopes it will help
me not focus in on his call.
“I know, I can’t believe it. This nine months
went by much faster than the first,” he says into the phone.
I tilt my head in his direction. I hate to
eavesdrop, but this is my office after all.
“The moment I held that little guy in my
arms, I knew it was a future I couldn’t wait to have. You are an
amazing mother… Okay, see you after work…I love you, too…Bye.”
He taps the screen on his phone and smiles at
me. “Got to love family.”
“Yeah, of course.” I say still not sure what
to make of the conversation. Or even if I should make something of
it, it was clearly none of my business.
“My sister, Sara, just had her second baby a
few weeks ago.” He shakes his head. “She could call her husband or
even our brother, but for some reason, she chooses me.”
He’s a family guy. I swear I feel my
heart melt a little, pulling a layer of my no dating coworkers rule
with it.
“So, I’ll meet you in the lobby at noon?” he
says backing toward the door. “You’re welcome to come observe me
teaching this class. You might be impressed with a few of the
things I added to your agenda.”
I watch in complete silence as he leaves.
When he is out of sight I glance around my office. What do I do
now? Most of my morning duties are done thanks to Parker. I freeze
when I catch my reflection in the mirror. My smile is ear to ear.
Damn, it’s been too long since I was this giddy over a guy.
Thirty minutes later, I walk into the
computer lab and take the only open seat at the back. His body
straightens when he sees me and his face lights up. His eyes meet
mine and the moment I see a glimmer of excitement in them, I look
away.
How am I going to be able to observe him when
all my mind can think about right now is how amazing he looks?
Somehow, I manage to do it peacefully and I
even get up to help a few members until the next person walks into
the room. Then, my mind races immediately in excitement for
tonight.
Parker
I spot her from across the computer lab and I
watch for a minute as she helps a teenage boy with something on his
computer. It’s clear that he’s more interested in the way her chest
is hugging her soft blue top than in what she’s trying to explain
to him. I know exactly how he feels, but I can’t let him keep
looking. I calmly make my way over to them, keeping my focus on the
punk kid who thinks he’s being discreet. They both glance in my
direction, and I direct my
“Yep.”
“But we haven’t even opened yet.”
“I know. I came in early.”
I watch him for a moment and then grab the
coffee. It’s the same white and yellow cup from the café I visit
each morning. I take a sip. Mmmm. He even got me the right coffee.
“What are the books for?”
“Oh, I ran into Harold when I got here and he
said you hadn’t picked any out yet for tomorrow. These ones—” he
taps the books, “—were my favorite as a kid.”
I tilt my head to read the spines, Where
the Wild Things Are, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Oh, the Places
You Will Go and Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile.
“These are all great choices.” I tell him.
“This was really sweet of you, but I still have to get this list
done.”
Parker chuckles again behind me and I find it
contagious. God he sounds sexy when he laughs.
“If you look a little closer, I’ve already
checked them off for you.”
I quickly glance to my list. Wow. He really
thought of everything. This is great. Technically, I’m ahead and
can get other things done. It’s nice to have someone around who
wants to help without being asked. This guy just keeps surprising
me. I turn to thank him again when he reaches into his pocket,
pulling out his cell phone and holds a finger up.
“Sara, is everything okay?”
He turns to face the window behind my desk.
When I begin to rise from my chair he waves a hand in front of me.
I slowly sit back down and try to busy myself in hopes it will help
me not focus in on his call.
“I know, I can’t believe it. This nine months
went by much faster than the first,” he says into the phone.
I tilt my head in his direction. I hate to
eavesdrop, but this is my office after all.
“The moment I held that little guy in my
arms, I knew it was a future I couldn’t wait to have. You are an
amazing mother… Okay, see you after work…I love you, too…Bye.”
He taps the screen on his phone and smiles at
me. “Got to love family.”
“Yeah, of course.” I say still not sure what
to make of the conversation. Or even if I should make something of
it, it was clearly none of my business.
“My sister, Sara, just had her second baby a
few weeks ago.” He shakes his head. “She could call her husband or
even our brother, but for some reason, she chooses me.”
He’s a family guy. I swear I feel my
heart melt a little, pulling a layer of my no dating coworkers rule
with it.
“So, I’ll meet you in the lobby at noon?” he
says backing toward the door. “You’re welcome to come observe me
teaching this class. You might be impressed with a few of the
things I added to your agenda.”
I watch in complete silence as he leaves.
When he is out of sight I glance around my office. What do I do
now? Most of my morning duties are done thanks to Parker. I freeze
when I catch my reflection in the mirror. My smile is ear to ear.
Damn, it’s been too long since I was this giddy over a guy.
Thirty minutes later, I walk into the
computer lab and take the only open seat at the back. His body
straightens when he sees me and his face lights up. His eyes meet
mine and the moment I see a glimmer of excitement in them, I look
away.
How am I going to be able to observe him when
all my mind can think about right now is how amazing he looks?
Somehow, I manage to do it peacefully and I
even get up to help a few members until the next person walks into
the room. Then, my mind races immediately in excitement for
tonight.
Parker
I spot her from across the computer lab and I
watch for a minute as she helps a teenage boy with something on his
computer. It’s clear that he’s more interested in the way her chest
is hugging her soft blue top than in what she’s trying to explain
to him. I know exactly how he feels, but I can’t let him keep
looking. I calmly make my way over to them, keeping my focus on the
punk kid who thinks he’s being discreet. They both glance in my
direction, and I direct my
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