my computer to clock out and then I moved next to Simon as he pushed a few more buttons before he stood up with a sigh.
“It was a virus, but I think I’ve got it,” he said finally.
I nodded.
“Let this run,” he said to Jeremy. “The computer will restart itself once it’s done and then it should be okay.”
I went into the backroom to grab my bag. I picked up one of the boxes I had opened that morning and set it on the shelf before I walked back out into the front of the store and waited patiently for Simon who was having a friendly discussion with Jeremy.
“Ready?” I asked him. Simon smiled and nodded.
“See you later, Jeremy!” I said, waving at him as we headed toward the door.
I led Simon to my car; a dark green Cherokee, and unlocked the doors. As he slid into the passenger seat, I turned the car on and sat there for a moment.
“Any idea where you want to go eat?” I asked him.
“Anywhere’s good,” he said, running a hand through his messy hair.
I put the car in gear and decided to take us to Outback. I thought it would be cute and funny and hoped he would get the subtlety of the joke when we got there. I turned the radio on and turned it to the rock station and tapped my fingers to the beat on the steering wheel while I drove. Simon was silent but his presence was strong.
I heard him chuckle when the restaurant came into sight. I looked at him out of the corner of my eye and saw him smiling.
“Clever,” he said, as I pulled into a free parking spot.
“Thought it could be fun,” I replied, making a silly face at him.
When we walked in, a young girl greeted us with menus and walked us over to a table by the window. I thanked her as we sat down and began to look over the menu options when I felt eyes on me.
I glanced over the top and saw Simon sitting there looking at me over the top of his menu.
I blushed and he smiled, lowering his eyes to look at his options.
I couldn’t help but wonder what was making him stare at me. Was it the fact that my hair was so blonde it boarded on white? Was it my dark blue eyes? I’d been told they looked like sapphires. Perhaps the small silver spikes that were in my ears? Maybe it was the side of my head being shaved? I went through a semi mental breakdown after my last relationship and shaved off the part of the hair he had always had his hands on. Of course, it could’ve been my impossibly bright red lipstick. I never wore makeup and I wasn’t sure what had possessed me to do so today.
“So what brings you to America?” I asked uncomfortably.
“Work, really. That’s what my visa is valid for. I got contacted by Liora when she saw my resume on line and her company paid for me to come out here and do some contract work for them,” he replied, looking at me again.
“Yeah that sounds like Li,” I responded laughing. “Once she sees something she thinks will work out, BAM ! She’s on it!”
“Tell me about those tattoos on your back,” he said politely, setting down his menu.
“Oh it’s just a play on words really. My name is Eden, right? I thought what better thing to cover a wide range of my body with than a garden?”
Simon leaned back in his chair and smiled. God he was impossibly beautiful. His hair, even though messy, seemed like it had been placed perfectly. Simon’s eyes were an enchanting light brown with specks of green and gold in them. His black frame glasses displayed them like a trophy and I couldn’t help but think he was the kind of guy that girls would fall over if they knew his personality was as amazing as his face.
Most girls wouldn’t give someone like Simon a chance, because of his overall appearance. Smart, neat, slightly nerdish. I knew how he felt, because most guys wouldn’t give me a chance over my appearance. Apparently, I looked “wild, untamed, like a bitch” as I had been previously branded.
Maybe Simon would be good for me, as a friend. Maybe we could help each other in the relationship
“It was a virus, but I think I’ve got it,” he said finally.
I nodded.
“Let this run,” he said to Jeremy. “The computer will restart itself once it’s done and then it should be okay.”
I went into the backroom to grab my bag. I picked up one of the boxes I had opened that morning and set it on the shelf before I walked back out into the front of the store and waited patiently for Simon who was having a friendly discussion with Jeremy.
“Ready?” I asked him. Simon smiled and nodded.
“See you later, Jeremy!” I said, waving at him as we headed toward the door.
I led Simon to my car; a dark green Cherokee, and unlocked the doors. As he slid into the passenger seat, I turned the car on and sat there for a moment.
“Any idea where you want to go eat?” I asked him.
“Anywhere’s good,” he said, running a hand through his messy hair.
I put the car in gear and decided to take us to Outback. I thought it would be cute and funny and hoped he would get the subtlety of the joke when we got there. I turned the radio on and turned it to the rock station and tapped my fingers to the beat on the steering wheel while I drove. Simon was silent but his presence was strong.
I heard him chuckle when the restaurant came into sight. I looked at him out of the corner of my eye and saw him smiling.
“Clever,” he said, as I pulled into a free parking spot.
“Thought it could be fun,” I replied, making a silly face at him.
When we walked in, a young girl greeted us with menus and walked us over to a table by the window. I thanked her as we sat down and began to look over the menu options when I felt eyes on me.
I glanced over the top and saw Simon sitting there looking at me over the top of his menu.
I blushed and he smiled, lowering his eyes to look at his options.
I couldn’t help but wonder what was making him stare at me. Was it the fact that my hair was so blonde it boarded on white? Was it my dark blue eyes? I’d been told they looked like sapphires. Perhaps the small silver spikes that were in my ears? Maybe it was the side of my head being shaved? I went through a semi mental breakdown after my last relationship and shaved off the part of the hair he had always had his hands on. Of course, it could’ve been my impossibly bright red lipstick. I never wore makeup and I wasn’t sure what had possessed me to do so today.
“So what brings you to America?” I asked uncomfortably.
“Work, really. That’s what my visa is valid for. I got contacted by Liora when she saw my resume on line and her company paid for me to come out here and do some contract work for them,” he replied, looking at me again.
“Yeah that sounds like Li,” I responded laughing. “Once she sees something she thinks will work out, BAM ! She’s on it!”
“Tell me about those tattoos on your back,” he said politely, setting down his menu.
“Oh it’s just a play on words really. My name is Eden, right? I thought what better thing to cover a wide range of my body with than a garden?”
Simon leaned back in his chair and smiled. God he was impossibly beautiful. His hair, even though messy, seemed like it had been placed perfectly. Simon’s eyes were an enchanting light brown with specks of green and gold in them. His black frame glasses displayed them like a trophy and I couldn’t help but think he was the kind of guy that girls would fall over if they knew his personality was as amazing as his face.
Most girls wouldn’t give someone like Simon a chance, because of his overall appearance. Smart, neat, slightly nerdish. I knew how he felt, because most guys wouldn’t give me a chance over my appearance. Apparently, I looked “wild, untamed, like a bitch” as I had been previously branded.
Maybe Simon would be good for me, as a friend. Maybe we could help each other in the relationship
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