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interest was definitely not unwelcomed. Since she had first met him, she had been overcome first by his sheer good looks and then by his sweet nature.
Through the few conversations they had in the beginning, Dina had noticed that while not always right, he stuck to a moral code that was quite endearing. And, unlike other men who approached her, he had shown a genuine interest in getting to know the Dina outside of Al’s Diner. She had been able to tell just by his clothing that he was well-off but he had never bothered to talk about his career outside of causally mentioning that he worked in PR. So, she was not surprised when she first entered his neighborhood and rolled up in his driveway to see a home that was unique and beautiful.
Double checking herself in the reflection from the glass door, she had knocked and taken in a deep breath. The door opened but as she opened her mouth to say hello her body was flung back into the lawn before her face was covered excitedly by the swipes of a fairly large tongue. She heard Slade yelling, “Sammy! Stop!” as she tried to roll away from beneath what was obviously a large dog.
She kept her eyes and mouth shut to avoid the slobber until the heavy weight atop her chest was finally removed. Just as quickly, she was picked up and settled onto her feet.
“Are you okay? I am so sorry. He tends to do that to people he meets for the first time.”
Dina opened her eyes and found Slade looking down at her in concern. Tall herself, this was the first time she had noticed how much he towered over her. He had to be at least 6’ 2. Taking in his gorgeous features, Dina was speechless for a few moments before she nodded her head slowly.
“D-do you mind if I use your restroom to wash my face?”
Slade burst out into laughter at that. “Of course, Dina. Again, I am really sorry about this.” He grabbed her hand into his and led her inside. Dina looked behind her and saw a Bernese mountain dog with a shiny black coat follow behind them, panting with excitement. Sammy, as he was apparently called, sniffed at her in curiosity as Slade closed and locked the front door.
“This day keeps getting worse. I never meant to have you come all the way out here to my house but my babysitter sort of cancelled on me last minute.”
Dina perked at this. “Babysitter? I didn’t know you had children.”
Slade grinned mischievously. He nodded at his dog. “Well, Sammy is the closest I’ve gotten. He is quite a little brat and prefers to always have company.”
Realizing he meant a sitter for his dog, Dina laughed at herself. “Oh, that’s what you mean!” She shook her head at her mistake.
Slade pointed her to his nearest bathroom. After she came back from washing her face and reapplying some make-up, she found him sitting on a large white couch in his living room. Dina approached shyly; he was petting his dog Sammy. At the sound of her appearance, he turned to her with a smile and stood up.
“So, I was thinking about it and since it is such a wonderful day, would you mind visiting a doggy park. We could grab a bite to eat from a street vendor and walk around the lake.”
Dina, a lover of the outdoors, nodded enthusiastically. She reached out a hand to pet Sammy, who licked at her palm and then followed Slade to the front door.
“He sounds like he is a very sweet guy, Dina.” Sasha confessed, enjoying the look of contentment on her friend’s face as she relayed the events of the date.
Dina felt her face heat at the thought of Slade. Throughout their time at the park, he had held her hand and led Sammy with the other. For the first time, she had felt as if a future was truly possible for her relationship with Slade. What had been weeks of mindless flirtation seemed to be budding into something meaningful and she honestly couldn’t wait until she saw him again.
“Slade said that he and Dmitri would probably be very busy the next few weeks because of a really important client
Through the few conversations they had in the beginning, Dina had noticed that while not always right, he stuck to a moral code that was quite endearing. And, unlike other men who approached her, he had shown a genuine interest in getting to know the Dina outside of Al’s Diner. She had been able to tell just by his clothing that he was well-off but he had never bothered to talk about his career outside of causally mentioning that he worked in PR. So, she was not surprised when she first entered his neighborhood and rolled up in his driveway to see a home that was unique and beautiful.
Double checking herself in the reflection from the glass door, she had knocked and taken in a deep breath. The door opened but as she opened her mouth to say hello her body was flung back into the lawn before her face was covered excitedly by the swipes of a fairly large tongue. She heard Slade yelling, “Sammy! Stop!” as she tried to roll away from beneath what was obviously a large dog.
She kept her eyes and mouth shut to avoid the slobber until the heavy weight atop her chest was finally removed. Just as quickly, she was picked up and settled onto her feet.
“Are you okay? I am so sorry. He tends to do that to people he meets for the first time.”
Dina opened her eyes and found Slade looking down at her in concern. Tall herself, this was the first time she had noticed how much he towered over her. He had to be at least 6’ 2. Taking in his gorgeous features, Dina was speechless for a few moments before she nodded her head slowly.
“D-do you mind if I use your restroom to wash my face?”
Slade burst out into laughter at that. “Of course, Dina. Again, I am really sorry about this.” He grabbed her hand into his and led her inside. Dina looked behind her and saw a Bernese mountain dog with a shiny black coat follow behind them, panting with excitement. Sammy, as he was apparently called, sniffed at her in curiosity as Slade closed and locked the front door.
“This day keeps getting worse. I never meant to have you come all the way out here to my house but my babysitter sort of cancelled on me last minute.”
Dina perked at this. “Babysitter? I didn’t know you had children.”
Slade grinned mischievously. He nodded at his dog. “Well, Sammy is the closest I’ve gotten. He is quite a little brat and prefers to always have company.”
Realizing he meant a sitter for his dog, Dina laughed at herself. “Oh, that’s what you mean!” She shook her head at her mistake.
Slade pointed her to his nearest bathroom. After she came back from washing her face and reapplying some make-up, she found him sitting on a large white couch in his living room. Dina approached shyly; he was petting his dog Sammy. At the sound of her appearance, he turned to her with a smile and stood up.
“So, I was thinking about it and since it is such a wonderful day, would you mind visiting a doggy park. We could grab a bite to eat from a street vendor and walk around the lake.”
Dina, a lover of the outdoors, nodded enthusiastically. She reached out a hand to pet Sammy, who licked at her palm and then followed Slade to the front door.
“He sounds like he is a very sweet guy, Dina.” Sasha confessed, enjoying the look of contentment on her friend’s face as she relayed the events of the date.
Dina felt her face heat at the thought of Slade. Throughout their time at the park, he had held her hand and led Sammy with the other. For the first time, she had felt as if a future was truly possible for her relationship with Slade. What had been weeks of mindless flirtation seemed to be budding into something meaningful and she honestly couldn’t wait until she saw him again.
“Slade said that he and Dmitri would probably be very busy the next few weeks because of a really important client
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