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no sooner left my mouth when I saw who was behind the wheel of the dark blue sedan. “Mark.”
“Close your mouth, your gonna catch flies like that.”
I closed my mouth. Then opened it again, “Where…how?”
“I guess you can say we bumped into each other at the Coffee Shack.” She was trying as hard as she could not to laugh.
He stepped out of the car and walked towards where we both stood; Libby with a smile on her face, me not so much.
“Stalk much?”
“Seems I remember you asking me that once before.”
“Well, you followed Libby here. That is definitely stalking.”
“No. She invited me. That’s called being polite.”
“Well, I’ve got work to do.” I picked up my bucket and walked away.
“At least you can here me out.”
“I think I got the message loud and clear.”
“I’m pretty sure you got the wrong message.”
“You stood me up. That is the message I got.”
“I didn’t. I had car trouble. I called a cab, but the time I got there you had already left.”
By the look on Libby’s face, it was obvious that this little tête-à-tête was very entertaining to her. I scowled at her.
“At least let the guy explain.” She defended him.
“Fine.”
Both sets of eyes turned to him.
“Like I said, my car wouldn’t start. I was frantic knowing you’d be waiting. I went right in and called a cab, but when I got there…no Reny.”
“Did you expect me to wait there indefinitely?”
“Of course not. But since you wouldn’t give me your phone number there was no way of contacting you.” His cobalt blues were staring right at me and I found myself at a loss for words. Then he smiled and I nearly cried. “I contacted every Reny McAdams I found on the internet, which I’ll admit there were only two, One in Illinois and the other Portland, Oregon. Figured they weren’t you. I even searched just ‘McAdams’. There were far more of those, but none of them were you, or even knew you for that matter.”
“Oh.”
“So what does a determined man do?”
He stopped talking but his eyes were relentless, and so was that smile.
“What?” I mumbled.
“Tell her.” That was Libby. She looked at me and waved her hand in the air, “I already heard this part…but I like it.”
I looked back in his direction but looked at his chin, refusing to look at those eyes. My body was already feeling kind of odd.
“I made it a habit to stop by the Coffee Shack punctually at 9:45 every morning. I’d buy my coffee and sit while I waited, hoping you’d walk in that door.” He smiled sheepishly. I looked at him as though he was mad.
“I’m sure they thought you were a very loyal customer.”
“I didn’t care what they thought, I stayed until 10: 30 then I’d go to work.”
“You must have a very forgiving boss.”
“Oh, he’s forgiving…to a certain extent.”
Okay already, stop with the megawatt smile. You’re killing me here.
“I um…” I didn’t know what to do next. It’s been a while since I’ve had a conversation with a man I was attracted to, even if I wasn’t willing to admit that just yet. “Well, that seems excessive.”
He laughed and my legs wobbled. A weak wobble. I put the bucket down and tried to stand still while maintaining my haughty attitude. Not easy.
“I figured if you can shop in my grocery store, I can have coffee in your Coffee Shack.”
“It’s not my Coffee Shack. That one is out of my way now, I go to the one on Main Street.” I said crossing my arms over my chest, satisfied the control was back in my court. “It still seems a litle excessive.”
“I told you, I’m very interested in getting to know you. So how about we do this the right way.” He pulled his cell phone out of his pocket, “why don’t you give me your phone number so I can call you and ask you out for lunch, or something.”
I stared at him. Refusing to say a word.
“Reny?” Libby turned towards me and then made a funny face, “it’s
“Close your mouth, your gonna catch flies like that.”
I closed my mouth. Then opened it again, “Where…how?”
“I guess you can say we bumped into each other at the Coffee Shack.” She was trying as hard as she could not to laugh.
He stepped out of the car and walked towards where we both stood; Libby with a smile on her face, me not so much.
“Stalk much?”
“Seems I remember you asking me that once before.”
“Well, you followed Libby here. That is definitely stalking.”
“No. She invited me. That’s called being polite.”
“Well, I’ve got work to do.” I picked up my bucket and walked away.
“At least you can here me out.”
“I think I got the message loud and clear.”
“I’m pretty sure you got the wrong message.”
“You stood me up. That is the message I got.”
“I didn’t. I had car trouble. I called a cab, but the time I got there you had already left.”
By the look on Libby’s face, it was obvious that this little tête-à-tête was very entertaining to her. I scowled at her.
“At least let the guy explain.” She defended him.
“Fine.”
Both sets of eyes turned to him.
“Like I said, my car wouldn’t start. I was frantic knowing you’d be waiting. I went right in and called a cab, but when I got there…no Reny.”
“Did you expect me to wait there indefinitely?”
“Of course not. But since you wouldn’t give me your phone number there was no way of contacting you.” His cobalt blues were staring right at me and I found myself at a loss for words. Then he smiled and I nearly cried. “I contacted every Reny McAdams I found on the internet, which I’ll admit there were only two, One in Illinois and the other Portland, Oregon. Figured they weren’t you. I even searched just ‘McAdams’. There were far more of those, but none of them were you, or even knew you for that matter.”
“Oh.”
“So what does a determined man do?”
He stopped talking but his eyes were relentless, and so was that smile.
“What?” I mumbled.
“Tell her.” That was Libby. She looked at me and waved her hand in the air, “I already heard this part…but I like it.”
I looked back in his direction but looked at his chin, refusing to look at those eyes. My body was already feeling kind of odd.
“I made it a habit to stop by the Coffee Shack punctually at 9:45 every morning. I’d buy my coffee and sit while I waited, hoping you’d walk in that door.” He smiled sheepishly. I looked at him as though he was mad.
“I’m sure they thought you were a very loyal customer.”
“I didn’t care what they thought, I stayed until 10: 30 then I’d go to work.”
“You must have a very forgiving boss.”
“Oh, he’s forgiving…to a certain extent.”
Okay already, stop with the megawatt smile. You’re killing me here.
“I um…” I didn’t know what to do next. It’s been a while since I’ve had a conversation with a man I was attracted to, even if I wasn’t willing to admit that just yet. “Well, that seems excessive.”
He laughed and my legs wobbled. A weak wobble. I put the bucket down and tried to stand still while maintaining my haughty attitude. Not easy.
“I figured if you can shop in my grocery store, I can have coffee in your Coffee Shack.”
“It’s not my Coffee Shack. That one is out of my way now, I go to the one on Main Street.” I said crossing my arms over my chest, satisfied the control was back in my court. “It still seems a litle excessive.”
“I told you, I’m very interested in getting to know you. So how about we do this the right way.” He pulled his cell phone out of his pocket, “why don’t you give me your phone number so I can call you and ask you out for lunch, or something.”
I stared at him. Refusing to say a word.
“Reny?” Libby turned towards me and then made a funny face, “it’s
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