I could see was him. Like some vortex of sexiness,
he ’ d
completely reeled me in.
“ I don ’ t think there ’ s much that could ruin that face. ”
“ Come back with me to my office for
the shoot, Julie. ”
Hold
up. Did he just invite me to his office? I mean, it wasn ’ t like he was asking me up to his
apartment or anything, and I ’ d
just told him that my own roommate would be the one at his office actually
taking the pictures. But the fact that he even wanted to continue being in my
presence after this third and most embarrassing encounter yet said something
about him.
He
was an idiot.
Figured
the poor guy couldn ’ t
be that gorgeous and actually have all his senses about him. Seriously, if he
were at all in his right mind, he ’ d
go running in the complete opposite direction. Definitely out of the county.
Possibly the city. Maybe even toward the state line.
In
the significantly short time we ’ d
known each other, I ’ d
successfully managed to ruin an entire outfit ’ s worth of clothing, and I ’ d also twice kept him from getting
his daily caffeine dose. I couldn ’ t
see any reason to justify keeping me around longer than absolutely necessary. I
couldn ’ t
see it, which led me to believe it wasn ’ t
there.
I
had to spare this guy, because it was evident he wasn ’ t operating on all cylinders.
“ I can ’ t. ”
Leaving
it at that, I shrugged my shoulders in apology.
“ Well now you ’ ve ruined it. ” Leo threw two hands into the air
dramatically and almost dropped his dry cleaning with the movement.
“ Ruined what? ”
“ My face. ” He stepped closer toward me and my
body temperature ticked up a few degrees. “ Because
now I ’ m
frowning, and that ’ s
never a good look on me. ”
“ Leo. ” It was the first time I ’ d said his name, and suddenly our
conversation took on a personal energy that it previously lacked. The sound
felt warm on my tongue, like melted chocolate. “ You could be cross-eyed and
buck-toothed and you ’ d
still be pretty damn fine. ”
“ Are you always this forthright? ” With a tightened brow, his eyes
delved into mine to search out some answer. I felt the effect of his stare deep
in my stomach as it hitched along with my breath.
“ No. You make me do weird things. ” That was the honest truth of it all.
Do weird things, say weird things. I usually prided myself on being in control
of my emotions, but they were all across the board in Leo ’ s presence. Who was this man that he
could unravel my brain in one fell swoop and then twist it back up into
something completely useless to me?
“ I picked up on that. ” His lips tugged into a coy grin. For
Pete ’ s
sake, he needed to stop that. I felt more weird things coming on. “ If you won ’ t come to the shoot, then at least
come shopping with me for new pants, ” he practically pleaded. I couldn ’ t
figure out why he would want to spend another disastrous minute with me. And I
couldn ’ t
figure out why he needed help trying on pants. Looked like he got himself into
the ones he was currently wearing totally fine. “ I think you owe me that. ”
“ I actually owe you an actual pair of pants. ”
He
smiled again and laughed. “ I ’ ll settle for an opinion. I ’ ll take care of the pants. ”
“ I don ’ t think you realize what you ’ re getting yourself into, Leo. ” I shook my head to warn him. Though
I figured we were safe enough in a store so long as I wasn ’ t holding anything liquid, nothing
about being around him felt at all safe to me. I was doomed to play the fool
again, for sure.
“ I do realize what I ’ m
getting myself into. A pair of brand new slacks, ” he chuckled, dipping his head closer
to mine. His aqua eyes gleamed like crystals. “ What about you? ” Our mouths were mere inches apart
and all I ’ d
have to do is pop up onto my tiptoes to mash my lips against his. It took
nearly all of my willpower to keep those feet
he ’ d
completely reeled me in.
“ I don ’ t think there ’ s much that could ruin that face. ”
“ Come back with me to my office for
the shoot, Julie. ”
Hold
up. Did he just invite me to his office? I mean, it wasn ’ t like he was asking me up to his
apartment or anything, and I ’ d
just told him that my own roommate would be the one at his office actually
taking the pictures. But the fact that he even wanted to continue being in my
presence after this third and most embarrassing encounter yet said something
about him.
He
was an idiot.
Figured
the poor guy couldn ’ t
be that gorgeous and actually have all his senses about him. Seriously, if he
were at all in his right mind, he ’ d
go running in the complete opposite direction. Definitely out of the county.
Possibly the city. Maybe even toward the state line.
In
the significantly short time we ’ d
known each other, I ’ d
successfully managed to ruin an entire outfit ’ s worth of clothing, and I ’ d also twice kept him from getting
his daily caffeine dose. I couldn ’ t
see any reason to justify keeping me around longer than absolutely necessary. I
couldn ’ t
see it, which led me to believe it wasn ’ t
there.
I
had to spare this guy, because it was evident he wasn ’ t operating on all cylinders.
“ I can ’ t. ”
Leaving
it at that, I shrugged my shoulders in apology.
“ Well now you ’ ve ruined it. ” Leo threw two hands into the air
dramatically and almost dropped his dry cleaning with the movement.
“ Ruined what? ”
“ My face. ” He stepped closer toward me and my
body temperature ticked up a few degrees. “ Because
now I ’ m
frowning, and that ’ s
never a good look on me. ”
“ Leo. ” It was the first time I ’ d said his name, and suddenly our
conversation took on a personal energy that it previously lacked. The sound
felt warm on my tongue, like melted chocolate. “ You could be cross-eyed and
buck-toothed and you ’ d
still be pretty damn fine. ”
“ Are you always this forthright? ” With a tightened brow, his eyes
delved into mine to search out some answer. I felt the effect of his stare deep
in my stomach as it hitched along with my breath.
“ No. You make me do weird things. ” That was the honest truth of it all.
Do weird things, say weird things. I usually prided myself on being in control
of my emotions, but they were all across the board in Leo ’ s presence. Who was this man that he
could unravel my brain in one fell swoop and then twist it back up into
something completely useless to me?
“ I picked up on that. ” His lips tugged into a coy grin. For
Pete ’ s
sake, he needed to stop that. I felt more weird things coming on. “ If you won ’ t come to the shoot, then at least
come shopping with me for new pants, ” he practically pleaded. I couldn ’ t
figure out why he would want to spend another disastrous minute with me. And I
couldn ’ t
figure out why he needed help trying on pants. Looked like he got himself into
the ones he was currently wearing totally fine. “ I think you owe me that. ”
“ I actually owe you an actual pair of pants. ”
He
smiled again and laughed. “ I ’ ll settle for an opinion. I ’ ll take care of the pants. ”
“ I don ’ t think you realize what you ’ re getting yourself into, Leo. ” I shook my head to warn him. Though
I figured we were safe enough in a store so long as I wasn ’ t holding anything liquid, nothing
about being around him felt at all safe to me. I was doomed to play the fool
again, for sure.
“ I do realize what I ’ m
getting myself into. A pair of brand new slacks, ” he chuckled, dipping his head closer
to mine. His aqua eyes gleamed like crystals. “ What about you? ” Our mouths were mere inches apart
and all I ’ d
have to do is pop up onto my tiptoes to mash my lips against his. It took
nearly all of my willpower to keep those feet
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