The Last
de encouraged, watching as Valerie
rk on her plate and le
stubborn look and
tarlit night where the night was warm but the
looked over at him, seated opposite her, "Let's tal
s steak and wiped hi
in particular you w
eyed
talk ab
M
ince we've last seen each o
He smil
you deliberately trying to be evas
e. Maybe if he distracted he
as on the swim team
nodded he
a scholarship to Brown an
eyes w
awyer?" she asked,
st year." He frowned. "Wh
hand with her
t so great." She realized where her hand was and q
and started eating to c
t to notice and l
r, Smith and Bow
posed to be really good right?" she speared
smile as she ate. "I'm hoping to make Partner in a
It was red and sweet, her favorite. "I'm sure your
on did not have tolerance for anything less than perfect. He was always away on business for the Manufacturin
shr
." He said emphatically, "He would be disap
sked, going to town on her steak
so I still get a say," he explained, "He told me I can tak
d in unde
emed to have d
girlfriend?" sh
oped and he laughed out loud. It was becaus
Val." He teased and she ti
replied saucily and took
friend." He fi
sed, "You've pretty much go
rked at her," Li
placed her glass back on the ta
also happens to be pretty
ng?" his gr
you are, it could jus
ghed.
What about you? No boy
snor
I've got too much stuff going on right now without adding th
eres
eyes narrowing at him, "
He was really star
smile still in place, "I just
him ske
or your lady friends." She pol
e." He smirked at her, getting u
, getting up so suddenly that she
d steadied Val's arm with the next, "Maybe you should
orrected, sinking back into
ack go into the house, before c
he didn't want him to get the idea that she was interested in him or anything. Or was she? She was definitely attracted to him. Who wouldn't be with a body like that? But did he have to be so incredibly sweet to her
ust tore at his heart. But she was trying to be brave. He could see under that cool exterior that she was breaking apart inside, questioning her pa
be attracted to her. He needed to keep those feelings in check though. At least for the moment. She was going through a pretty difficult time right now. The
ag in a tea cup, poured coffee in
confront what he was beginning to feel. If it was anything at all. It could just be t
ad..." his voice drifted off as he approached her and sa
e and picked her up in his arms