me.”
Haughty, my hands went to my hips as I challenged, “What in the hell makes you think we’ve broken up?”
With fake disbelief, he replied, “Really, Jenna? You’re in Rutland . By yourself. Working a minimum wage job. I seriously doubt you’d be doing this if you were still with Richie-Rich.”
“His name is Robert. And I never said we broke up,” I replied defiantly, popping the P sound in up.
“Fine, whatever. Look, I didn’t come here to start a fight with you or anything. I just wanted to say I’m sorry for what happened. I only meant to talk to you that night. But when I saw you…” he paused, slightly shaking his head, and I felt the fire within cool just a bit. “I don’t know. We were standing there together, and it felt wrong not to hold you, and I just couldn’t stop myself from kissing you.”
I felt my defensive stance lighten, my hardened shell cracking and a few pieces shattering to the ground. “Fine. You’re forgiven. Doesn’t mean I’m not still mad at you.”
“Well, then give me the chance to correct that. Let me take you to dinner.”
“No,” I answered at the speed of light. I pushed past him, the back of my hand brushing the firm muscle in his bicep to edge him over.
“Come on, Jenna,” he called at my retreating back.
I shook my head and continued on to the help desk, where thankfully, another patron was waiting for service. My reprieve was short-lived as Evan returned again the next day. That’s when I realized this would be a very long week, ‘cause since I worked six days a week, I was only on day three of six.
Evan leaned back in the same brown chair, eyeing me softly as the day progressed. For two hours he did nothing but slip peeks, which shamefully, I only knew ‘cause I couldn’t keep my eyes’ curiosity from wandering in his direction. When I realized he was gonna spend the entire day like that, I forced myself to approach him for once.
Hands on hips and serious face on, I stepped before him. He innocently glanced up at me and a warm smile spread across his cheeks. You haven’t won anything . “What are you doing here? I’m not going out with you.”
“I haven’t asked you that today, and since you already said no to that question yesterday, it’s not currently up for debate. But I’m thrilled the idea of me asking you out is weighing heavy on your mind.”
The gold flint in his eyes didn’t really sparkle in this semi-dim atmosphere, but they still had this annoying way of mesmerizing me every time they met with mine.
“You know, when you spend hours upon hours in an establishment without buying anything, it’s called loitering.”
“You’re right.” His thumb slammed the cover of The Shadow Rising before he rose. I jerked back, determined to keep a minimum safe distance from those evil, seductive lips that I once allowed to kiss every part of my body. “I should get a coffee. It’ll keep me alert so I can finish this novel today.”
My mouth fell open at the realization that he wasn’t going anywhere, and that he actually had the right to stay and read as long as he wanted. He winked as he passed, and the familiar scent of his cologne warmed my insides. Butterflies threatened to tickle, but I squashed them fast. I was not gonna let him slowly win me over. Not if there was a chance in hell I could get Robert back.
I snuck my cell phone out and decided enough was enough. I’d tried calling a few times and he never answered, but maybe I could get a
Haughty, my hands went to my hips as I challenged, “What in the hell makes you think we’ve broken up?”
With fake disbelief, he replied, “Really, Jenna? You’re in Rutland . By yourself. Working a minimum wage job. I seriously doubt you’d be doing this if you were still with Richie-Rich.”
“His name is Robert. And I never said we broke up,” I replied defiantly, popping the P sound in up.
“Fine, whatever. Look, I didn’t come here to start a fight with you or anything. I just wanted to say I’m sorry for what happened. I only meant to talk to you that night. But when I saw you…” he paused, slightly shaking his head, and I felt the fire within cool just a bit. “I don’t know. We were standing there together, and it felt wrong not to hold you, and I just couldn’t stop myself from kissing you.”
I felt my defensive stance lighten, my hardened shell cracking and a few pieces shattering to the ground. “Fine. You’re forgiven. Doesn’t mean I’m not still mad at you.”
“Well, then give me the chance to correct that. Let me take you to dinner.”
“No,” I answered at the speed of light. I pushed past him, the back of my hand brushing the firm muscle in his bicep to edge him over.
“Come on, Jenna,” he called at my retreating back.
I shook my head and continued on to the help desk, where thankfully, another patron was waiting for service. My reprieve was short-lived as Evan returned again the next day. That’s when I realized this would be a very long week, ‘cause since I worked six days a week, I was only on day three of six.
Evan leaned back in the same brown chair, eyeing me softly as the day progressed. For two hours he did nothing but slip peeks, which shamefully, I only knew ‘cause I couldn’t keep my eyes’ curiosity from wandering in his direction. When I realized he was gonna spend the entire day like that, I forced myself to approach him for once.
Hands on hips and serious face on, I stepped before him. He innocently glanced up at me and a warm smile spread across his cheeks. You haven’t won anything . “What are you doing here? I’m not going out with you.”
“I haven’t asked you that today, and since you already said no to that question yesterday, it’s not currently up for debate. But I’m thrilled the idea of me asking you out is weighing heavy on your mind.”
The gold flint in his eyes didn’t really sparkle in this semi-dim atmosphere, but they still had this annoying way of mesmerizing me every time they met with mine.
“You know, when you spend hours upon hours in an establishment without buying anything, it’s called loitering.”
“You’re right.” His thumb slammed the cover of The Shadow Rising before he rose. I jerked back, determined to keep a minimum safe distance from those evil, seductive lips that I once allowed to kiss every part of my body. “I should get a coffee. It’ll keep me alert so I can finish this novel today.”
My mouth fell open at the realization that he wasn’t going anywhere, and that he actually had the right to stay and read as long as he wanted. He winked as he passed, and the familiar scent of his cologne warmed my insides. Butterflies threatened to tickle, but I squashed them fast. I was not gonna let him slowly win me over. Not if there was a chance in hell I could get Robert back.
I snuck my cell phone out and decided enough was enough. I’d tried calling a few times and he never answered, but maybe I could get a
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