His Favorite Girl

he middle of the lobby, and closed his eyes, inhaling the mix of mint and strawberries that h

tracted from the few passersby in the lobby. Moments like this only came by once, as his a

ent he opened his mouth. His gaze paused on a curly-haired, freckled girl, who seemed to be around his a

e counter. The girl, who had been focused on the desktop in front of

ng the software window she'd been working on

accent. He saw the effect it had on her, almost immediately. T

ou," she said, trying to

willing to actually help me," Elijah r

I'd be willing, or not," the girl replied, and Elijah shifted his feet u

wondering if I could ma

switched to her professional mode, forcing Elijah to w

d a well practiced pro smile on her f

rd on the counter. "Well, actually, you see.." he started in a stut

meant, and as she did, her eyes widened in surprise.

o now, princess,"

don't," the g

I know

gaze on Elijah. "Well, since you keep insisting, I'll be honest with you. I

ed at her in

learly unde

u mean I'm

refused to provide your ID so we could proc

etorted, flabbergasted that the girl had

rovide an ID because you don't have one, and

d them again, they flashed angry darts at the girl. "Well if yo

e, sir. We refer to our

ally the same age, or you could be just a l

er, sir, and there

, fine. You win." Then he leaned in again, making a sad

he spa is strictly for adults only. I can

her. "I've just had a really shitty day at school, so I n

ons where you can get a reall

know that. Just

averted her eyes from his face. "It's unprofessional,

It's just between the both of us,

hook her head. "Jus

r. "Thank you so much, Ms..." his eyes trailed to the name tag on her uniform. "Ms. Len

nna have to pay th

rse. Money's n

is way to the VIP suite, twirli

ndles that cast a thousand shadows on the walls, basking in the ambience. Soft music from the vintage vinyl record player on the bedside table, filled the room,

, looking at it wistfully. Then he stretche

ers kneading his shoulder muscles, about an hour

ower back were unfamiliar, so he opened his eyes,

very unfamiliar face. He sprang up, ma

rl that made his heart throb? T

urprise. "Who are you?" he asked her, suddenly feeling naked un