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Johnny’s
was packed. Standing on line to place her order, Annie took in her
surroundings. Just as the owner, Johnny, was coming over to take her
order, something caught Annie’s eye. The guy near the window, he seemed
familiar somehow. Where had she seen him before? He was eating dinner
with a pretty brunette. He lifted his head to look at Annie as their
eyes locked. On no! It was the guy from the mall, the one she bumped
into. She quickly spun around, knocking right into the waitress who was
carrying a tray of soft drinks.
Soda
soaked her shirt and dripped onto the floor. The waitress was clearly
annoyed and appeared like she would have loved to tell Annie off.
Instead she rolled her eyes and ran to get a towel. If Annie thought she
was embarrassed before, it was nothing compared to how she felt now.
Every eye in the place was on her, including the guy from the mall.
Helpless to do anything else, she grabbed some napkins and bent down to
sop up some of the mess.
“It seems you have a knack for causing a scene everywhere you go.” It was his voice.
The voice that filled her head with inappropriate thoughts, with
longing. What was she thinking? Did she dare look up? His gaze was a
magnet, forcing her to meet his eyes.
His eyes were a warmer brown than she had remembered, drawing her in.
“I...uh...”
“I’m
joking. Here, let me help you with that.” He grabbed the napkins from
her hand. The heat between them jolted her back. She moved quickly,
surprised he could evoke such a reaction from her. Nobody had ever made
her feel so exposed before. What was going on here? Annie felt foolish.
“I’m
Shane. Shane Nicholls.” He extended his hand to her. They must have
appeared to be quite the sight, bending over to clean up the mess while
shaking hands.
“Annie.”
Annie remembered her new rules of safety in the dating world. One of
them was she would not reveal her last name or any other personal
information until she was sure the guy wasn’t a stalker or anything.
“Annie.
It suits you, I like it.” Annie had almost forgot about the woman
waiting for Shane at the table near the window. She glanced over and
took in a tight-lipped woman. It hit Annie that this woman was not the
same stunning woman from the mall. Hmm, she had met his type before.
This guy had “player” written all over him. She quickly brushed herself
off and excused herself.
“Hey,
Annie. Wait.” He reached for her hand. Annie forgot all about placing
her order and made a beeline for the door. She didn’t look back. Well,
Annie figured, it looked like it would be Chinese food tonight.
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