her blankly for a second, not sure how to respond. The idea of being her first rattled every nerve in his body, and his muscles tensed. When he didn’t respond immediately, Sarah sat up and pulled away from him.
“Wait, hold on...” He reached for her.
She pulled her hand away from his reach. “I’m only telling you, so you won’t think I’m a tease, if things don’t go as far as you’re expecting them.”
He sat up, quickly pulling himself next to her again. But before he could respond she added, “I’m just not ready for anything like that, especially with everything that’s going on right now.”
Damn it , he felt like a pushy prick, no better than Jesse. “That’s fine Sarah.” He caressed her cheek. “I’m sorry I came on so strong, I’m not usually like this. I don’t know what it is but I can barely control myself around you.”
She looked somewhat embarrassed and bit her bottom lip. “I feel the same way around you.”
He put his arm around her and kissed her head. With her baby soft hair against his face, and her alluring scent, he was afraid of getting carried away again. He pulled away, quickly looking at his watch, it was almost noon. “You hungry?”
“Starving, actually, I skipped breakfast.”
Angel frowned, “You should’ve said something.” He pulled the ice chest in front of him.
“You didn’t give me a chance,” she giggled.
He loved seeing her smile. “Ha, ha,” The sarcasm prompted her to laugh even more.
They sat yoga style, eating quietly for a few minutes. Though he didn’t try too hard, he couldn’t keep his eyes off her. He even enjoyed the way she ate, tearing the pieces of sandwich with her hands rather then biting right into it. She ate slow and gracefully. She was only half done with her sandwich, when he shoved the last piece of his in his mouth. Angel’s phone rang and he padded his pockets, then realized he’d left it in the car.
“I better get that. It might be my mom.” He jumped to his feet and took off toward his car.
******
Sarah admired him from behind as he sprinted to his car. Once there, he leaned in the window and reached for his phone. She placed her sandwich down on its wrapping and slapped her hand on her forehead, leaving it there for a second. She shook her head. I’m a virgin . Good God, it’s only their first date, they’re at a park, in broad daylight. Did she really think he was gonna jump her bones? Was there no end to her idiocy?
Angel walked back, still on the phone. He hung up before he got close enough for her to hear him. He sat down next to her again and picked up his sandwich.
“Sorry about that,” He sat down across from her again. “I thought it might be my mom. Sometimes it gets really busy at the restaurant on the weekend and they need me to come in and help out, even when I’m not scheduled to.”
“What kind of restaurant do they have?” She already knew. Valerie had told her so much about the Moreno’s. But she was shooting for a safer subject. One she couldn’t goof.
He shook his head wiping off his mouth. “A Mexican restaurant. It’s just off La Jolla Boulevard. I’ll take you there when we have more time.”
He finished his sandwich and wrapped up the trash in the plastic bag it all came in. He looked at Sarah’s sandwich. She’d only eaten half.
“I thought you were starving?
She looked down at her sandwich “I eat slowly.” She lost her appetite after her stupid declaration, but she lied just so they could get off the subject. It’d worked, so far.
Angel propped himself back on his elbows and looked at her curiously. “So.”
Sarah braced herself, shoving a small piece of sandwich in her mouth.
“You said your birthday is in the winter, what day exactly?”
Thank God . She washed down her food with a soda and looked at him. “January first. I’m a New Year’s
“Wait, hold on...” He reached for her.
She pulled her hand away from his reach. “I’m only telling you, so you won’t think I’m a tease, if things don’t go as far as you’re expecting them.”
He sat up, quickly pulling himself next to her again. But before he could respond she added, “I’m just not ready for anything like that, especially with everything that’s going on right now.”
Damn it , he felt like a pushy prick, no better than Jesse. “That’s fine Sarah.” He caressed her cheek. “I’m sorry I came on so strong, I’m not usually like this. I don’t know what it is but I can barely control myself around you.”
She looked somewhat embarrassed and bit her bottom lip. “I feel the same way around you.”
He put his arm around her and kissed her head. With her baby soft hair against his face, and her alluring scent, he was afraid of getting carried away again. He pulled away, quickly looking at his watch, it was almost noon. “You hungry?”
“Starving, actually, I skipped breakfast.”
Angel frowned, “You should’ve said something.” He pulled the ice chest in front of him.
“You didn’t give me a chance,” she giggled.
He loved seeing her smile. “Ha, ha,” The sarcasm prompted her to laugh even more.
They sat yoga style, eating quietly for a few minutes. Though he didn’t try too hard, he couldn’t keep his eyes off her. He even enjoyed the way she ate, tearing the pieces of sandwich with her hands rather then biting right into it. She ate slow and gracefully. She was only half done with her sandwich, when he shoved the last piece of his in his mouth. Angel’s phone rang and he padded his pockets, then realized he’d left it in the car.
“I better get that. It might be my mom.” He jumped to his feet and took off toward his car.
******
Sarah admired him from behind as he sprinted to his car. Once there, he leaned in the window and reached for his phone. She placed her sandwich down on its wrapping and slapped her hand on her forehead, leaving it there for a second. She shook her head. I’m a virgin . Good God, it’s only their first date, they’re at a park, in broad daylight. Did she really think he was gonna jump her bones? Was there no end to her idiocy?
Angel walked back, still on the phone. He hung up before he got close enough for her to hear him. He sat down next to her again and picked up his sandwich.
“Sorry about that,” He sat down across from her again. “I thought it might be my mom. Sometimes it gets really busy at the restaurant on the weekend and they need me to come in and help out, even when I’m not scheduled to.”
“What kind of restaurant do they have?” She already knew. Valerie had told her so much about the Moreno’s. But she was shooting for a safer subject. One she couldn’t goof.
He shook his head wiping off his mouth. “A Mexican restaurant. It’s just off La Jolla Boulevard. I’ll take you there when we have more time.”
He finished his sandwich and wrapped up the trash in the plastic bag it all came in. He looked at Sarah’s sandwich. She’d only eaten half.
“I thought you were starving?
She looked down at her sandwich “I eat slowly.” She lost her appetite after her stupid declaration, but she lied just so they could get off the subject. It’d worked, so far.
Angel propped himself back on his elbows and looked at her curiously. “So.”
Sarah braced herself, shoving a small piece of sandwich in her mouth.
“You said your birthday is in the winter, what day exactly?”
Thank God . She washed down her food with a soda and looked at him. “January first. I’m a New Year’s
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