couldn’t find you anymore.”
Oh shit, I ’m in trouble now. I thought Gavin had moved off to dance but in actuality, stubble guy had purposely led me away from him. Gavin’s expression isn’t as severe as the one Ian was sporting a few minutes ago but I can definitely tell he’s not happy with me. “Then I see the bouncers dragging his sorry ass out of here. What the hell, Celeste?”
Yeah , that’s pretty much been my thought all night. “I’m sorry Gav. The guy picked me up off the dance floor and was trying to make his way god knows where, to do god knows what with me.” Oh, I didn’t even want to think about that right now. I down the other half my drink in one giant gulp and signal to the bartender that I want another. I need to get my mind off of what almost happened, what could have happened. “Then suddenly,” I continue, “Ian, Connor and two of the biggest bouncers I’ve ever seen were blocking his path. The bouncers, um, escorted him out of the club. Sorry to have caused a panic.”
I gi ve him my sorry eyes hoping that will alleviate some of his anger. For a moment his eyes narrow, he’s obviously thinking about what could have happened. Then his gaze softens. “I really need to keep a better eye on you. No leaving my side for the rest of the evening, understand?”
“Yes, dad.” I try to joke but can see it’s lost on him. He doesn’t need to tell me that, there’s no way I’m going to let him out of my sight for the rest of the night. The bartender arrives with my drink but as I reach out to grab it, Gavin swoops in and drinks it down in one drink. “Hey!” I protest loudly.
“Oh no , babe, I am cutting you off. We can stay and dance but it’s water only for you for the rest of the night. I should have insisted that you eat something earlier.” He says shaking his head. Gavin always seems to know when I need to be taken care of without taking it too far and making me feel like a child; it’s been that way since we met.
Gavin was walking out of NYU’s art school , where he had been modeling for one of the school’s art classes and I was staring at a map trying to find the administration office and ran smack into him. It was like running into a brick wall. I started to stumble backward off the curb and Gavin caught my arm just before I landed in the street. “Whoa, slow down there. Also it often helps to walk with your eyes up here,” he said tipping my chin up, “rather than looking at your feet.”
“Sorry first day here. I’m terribly directionally challenged and was trying to figure out where the hell I am on this map.” I looked up to finally see the face of the wall I had run into. Holy hotness. Despite my recent history, I was totally captivated by him. He was one of the most gorgeous men I had ever seen. Gavin offered to walk me over to the administration office saying something about wanting to save others from being mowed down the way I had him. I thought about pointing out that I was the one who almost ended up on their ass but then thought better of it and let him lead the way to the building. He was so easy going and pleasant to talk to that we quickly hit it off. He made feel completely comfortable almost like I could tell him anything, I said almost, even after such a short time. I totally would have snatched him up but always my luck I am the wrong gender for him to even be interested as I found out when we met for lunch that day.
I explained to him that I just moved here a week ago and was getting ready to start my MBA at NYU. In the meantime I was living out of a suitcase in a hotel room until I could find a place. I had already looked at a couple places, both were people advertising for a roommate; but one was too far away and the other was a male roommate, a pervy male roommate. He spent most of the time staring at my chest and my legs and didn’t even bother
Oh shit, I ’m in trouble now. I thought Gavin had moved off to dance but in actuality, stubble guy had purposely led me away from him. Gavin’s expression isn’t as severe as the one Ian was sporting a few minutes ago but I can definitely tell he’s not happy with me. “Then I see the bouncers dragging his sorry ass out of here. What the hell, Celeste?”
Yeah , that’s pretty much been my thought all night. “I’m sorry Gav. The guy picked me up off the dance floor and was trying to make his way god knows where, to do god knows what with me.” Oh, I didn’t even want to think about that right now. I down the other half my drink in one giant gulp and signal to the bartender that I want another. I need to get my mind off of what almost happened, what could have happened. “Then suddenly,” I continue, “Ian, Connor and two of the biggest bouncers I’ve ever seen were blocking his path. The bouncers, um, escorted him out of the club. Sorry to have caused a panic.”
I gi ve him my sorry eyes hoping that will alleviate some of his anger. For a moment his eyes narrow, he’s obviously thinking about what could have happened. Then his gaze softens. “I really need to keep a better eye on you. No leaving my side for the rest of the evening, understand?”
“Yes, dad.” I try to joke but can see it’s lost on him. He doesn’t need to tell me that, there’s no way I’m going to let him out of my sight for the rest of the night. The bartender arrives with my drink but as I reach out to grab it, Gavin swoops in and drinks it down in one drink. “Hey!” I protest loudly.
“Oh no , babe, I am cutting you off. We can stay and dance but it’s water only for you for the rest of the night. I should have insisted that you eat something earlier.” He says shaking his head. Gavin always seems to know when I need to be taken care of without taking it too far and making me feel like a child; it’s been that way since we met.
Gavin was walking out of NYU’s art school , where he had been modeling for one of the school’s art classes and I was staring at a map trying to find the administration office and ran smack into him. It was like running into a brick wall. I started to stumble backward off the curb and Gavin caught my arm just before I landed in the street. “Whoa, slow down there. Also it often helps to walk with your eyes up here,” he said tipping my chin up, “rather than looking at your feet.”
“Sorry first day here. I’m terribly directionally challenged and was trying to figure out where the hell I am on this map.” I looked up to finally see the face of the wall I had run into. Holy hotness. Despite my recent history, I was totally captivated by him. He was one of the most gorgeous men I had ever seen. Gavin offered to walk me over to the administration office saying something about wanting to save others from being mowed down the way I had him. I thought about pointing out that I was the one who almost ended up on their ass but then thought better of it and let him lead the way to the building. He was so easy going and pleasant to talk to that we quickly hit it off. He made feel completely comfortable almost like I could tell him anything, I said almost, even after such a short time. I totally would have snatched him up but always my luck I am the wrong gender for him to even be interested as I found out when we met for lunch that day.
I explained to him that I just moved here a week ago and was getting ready to start my MBA at NYU. In the meantime I was living out of a suitcase in a hotel room until I could find a place. I had already looked at a couple places, both were people advertising for a roommate; but one was too far away and the other was a male roommate, a pervy male roommate. He spent most of the time staring at my chest and my legs and didn’t even bother
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