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Authors: Ginnie Carmichael
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but she had to wait.
A day was too long for her. She had to go through the rest of her Saturday and find something to keep her busy on Sunday afternoon. How was she going to do that?
“Where’s that stupid shirt?” Sam whispered as she dug in her top drawer. Austin was going to be here any minute, and she wasn’t even close to being ready. She had a pair of jeans on, but she was still looking for the right shirt all over her apartment.
When she heard a car park below her window, she started freaking out. She was still in her bra and couldn’t find anything decent to wear. She’d been so impatient about this night, and now she couldn’t even find anything to put on.
“No, no, no,” she said as she locked herself in the bathroom. She still had to tie her hair. She looked at her face in the mirror, wondering when she had become such a mess, and she couldn’t help but laugh. She wanted to be perfect for Austin tonight, but it probably wouldn’t even matter to him.
Sam took a deep breath in and let it out. It was going to be okay. She could let her hair down and there was definitely something she could find in her closet that would work for tonight.
She turned to get out of the bathroom when she noticed the cream tank top she’d been looking for was hanging behind the door.
“There you are!” Sam slipped the shirt on, grabbed her purse, and bounded out of her apartment, ready for a night of fun.
When she arrived down the stairs of her apartment building, Austin was leaning against his car, waiting for her. She couldn’t help but smile at the plaid shirt he was wearing. She was fairly certain he didn’t get to wear those much in New York City. But she was happy he was wearing it here. It fit him better than a suit.
He was more handsome than ever, which was probably due to the fact that he looked so relaxed. When she had seen him for the first time in the liquor store two days ago, he was looking tired and lonely. But tonight, as Sam got, she saw Austin looked content.
“Do you know how gorgeous you are?” he said with a charming smile on his lips. It made Sam blush.
“Thanks,” she murmured, nervously putting her hair behind her ear. She wasn’t used to being looked at the way Austin was looking at her right now. She could feel his eyes on her body, taking in every ounce of her. “You don’t look too bad, yourself.”
Austin smiled back at her as he opened the door of the car. Sam recognized the blue truck and looked at Austin in disbelief.
“This thing still works?” she laughed. It was the truck Austin had driven ten years ago in high school. He drove it all the way to Boston, so Sam was even more surprised to see it here today.
“Yep, it does. The first summer I came back here, I drove it back. I have to be honest, I didn’t want it anymore. It’s been rusting in the yard since then, but let’s just say I had some free time yesterday…”
“Weren’t you busy being interviewed?” Sam asked as she jumped on the passenger seat.
“I was. But apparently, they changed their minds and wanted me to work on something while they asked questions… So I worked on this truck!”
Sam shook her head, looking over his handiwork. The truck was in a very good shape for having been abandoned for the better part of a decade.
“You did a good job,” she said with a smile. Whatever Austin did, he always made sure it was done as perfectly as possible. It was something she liked about him, even though it had taken him away from her once already. Even with their history, she still approved of how patient and dedicated he was. That wasn’t something she found very often in a man.
Thinking about it, Sam couldn’t even remember the last time she had been on a date. After Austin had left, she hadn’t felt like falling in love again for a while. When everybody around her told her to move on and meet some people, she had half-heartedly followed their advice. She had been on a few first dates with
A day was too long for her. She had to go through the rest of her Saturday and find something to keep her busy on Sunday afternoon. How was she going to do that?
“Where’s that stupid shirt?” Sam whispered as she dug in her top drawer. Austin was going to be here any minute, and she wasn’t even close to being ready. She had a pair of jeans on, but she was still looking for the right shirt all over her apartment.
When she heard a car park below her window, she started freaking out. She was still in her bra and couldn’t find anything decent to wear. She’d been so impatient about this night, and now she couldn’t even find anything to put on.
“No, no, no,” she said as she locked herself in the bathroom. She still had to tie her hair. She looked at her face in the mirror, wondering when she had become such a mess, and she couldn’t help but laugh. She wanted to be perfect for Austin tonight, but it probably wouldn’t even matter to him.
Sam took a deep breath in and let it out. It was going to be okay. She could let her hair down and there was definitely something she could find in her closet that would work for tonight.
She turned to get out of the bathroom when she noticed the cream tank top she’d been looking for was hanging behind the door.
“There you are!” Sam slipped the shirt on, grabbed her purse, and bounded out of her apartment, ready for a night of fun.
When she arrived down the stairs of her apartment building, Austin was leaning against his car, waiting for her. She couldn’t help but smile at the plaid shirt he was wearing. She was fairly certain he didn’t get to wear those much in New York City. But she was happy he was wearing it here. It fit him better than a suit.
He was more handsome than ever, which was probably due to the fact that he looked so relaxed. When she had seen him for the first time in the liquor store two days ago, he was looking tired and lonely. But tonight, as Sam got, she saw Austin looked content.
“Do you know how gorgeous you are?” he said with a charming smile on his lips. It made Sam blush.
“Thanks,” she murmured, nervously putting her hair behind her ear. She wasn’t used to being looked at the way Austin was looking at her right now. She could feel his eyes on her body, taking in every ounce of her. “You don’t look too bad, yourself.”
Austin smiled back at her as he opened the door of the car. Sam recognized the blue truck and looked at Austin in disbelief.
“This thing still works?” she laughed. It was the truck Austin had driven ten years ago in high school. He drove it all the way to Boston, so Sam was even more surprised to see it here today.
“Yep, it does. The first summer I came back here, I drove it back. I have to be honest, I didn’t want it anymore. It’s been rusting in the yard since then, but let’s just say I had some free time yesterday…”
“Weren’t you busy being interviewed?” Sam asked as she jumped on the passenger seat.
“I was. But apparently, they changed their minds and wanted me to work on something while they asked questions… So I worked on this truck!”
Sam shook her head, looking over his handiwork. The truck was in a very good shape for having been abandoned for the better part of a decade.
“You did a good job,” she said with a smile. Whatever Austin did, he always made sure it was done as perfectly as possible. It was something she liked about him, even though it had taken him away from her once already. Even with their history, she still approved of how patient and dedicated he was. That wasn’t something she found very often in a man.
Thinking about it, Sam couldn’t even remember the last time she had been on a date. After Austin had left, she hadn’t felt like falling in love again for a while. When everybody around her told her to move on and meet some people, she had half-heartedly followed their advice. She had been on a few first dates with
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