Designed for his Heart
hampagne splattered like rain
as she helped the flustered w
n. Gia leaned to help while Noah
profuse apologies. After ensuring the woman was unhurt, Eva spun bac
artying with me always ma
en she felt something icy splash down th
he floral cotton. Lunging for empty glasses was apparently not the smart
und, she came face to face with the dark-suited stranger-now sporti
ed from the stain to lock with hers. Swal
o incredibly sorry sir, I had no i
man interrupted, his tone clipped. Through
careless woman
its ruined without consequence. As her blurtin
recovery, but he preferred isolation from such kind of peo
creasingly flustered at his stern silence. She couldn't read his
egained composure and stepped forward to assi
, let us help fix the damage,"
ssman's evening was really how sh
g," Eva offered in a rush. "I can't imagi
d edition," the man cut in crisply, lifting o
o pays that much for thread
Behind those obscure glasses, his gaze remained trained on Eva like
she repeated pointedly. "But there's no nee
tions." The words sliced out as sharp as the crease
Attractive or not, the arrogance emanating off thi
aren't up to your standards," she retorted, irked. "But unless I happen to h
rring to additional money. I'm curious what el
fed in d
the birthday girl buy you a drink and c
mehow smooth things over with this arrogant stranger? Bef
dged after an interminable pause. "Very well then
it and amber sunglasses indoors? The urge to tell him exactly where he could shove
stretched, Noah gent
ick drink and get on with celebrating your birthd
aled gr
ive stranger her best plastic smile. "One
Glennfiddich neat-because obviously pretentious suits wouldn't just order normal beer. As Eva dug in
mpagne splatter motif is so delightfu
face him, brow cocked. Two outrageously expensive drinks and now
a man clearly accustomed to regularly blowing my entire month's
o a subtly dangerous smile. He extended a larg
s. And your
hand warily, as if it might bite. Or possibly judo flip
um ring bearing an etched HD crest that likely cost more than her car. Clearl
t the urge to pull hers back quick
t to his tone. Before Eva could bristle, the bart
ghtly when he made no move towar
le behind darkened frames. "
ging for cash. Wa
ged quickly. The last thing she wanted was to
another Glennfiddich glass to appear before her. "Co
ess rival to casually manipulate. Temper simmering, she was on the verge o
s enthusiastically to theirs before Eva could object. Scowling,
ng challengingly over the
t and she fought not to embarrassingly splutter. Ey
arly noting her struggle to remain impassive over the dr
to each their poison, right?" She consciously set the near full glass down with decided fin
back the rest of his glass smoothly. Setting it empty on the ba
the drink. And I assure you, next time we meet,
one. Next time they meet? Was this Oscar Hayes actually threatening t
mile thinly. "Yeah, sou
er unblinkingly, Gia chuck
wants birt