A Night to Remember with Mr Stranger

ood, then. Perhaps he

stioned myself, st

d other really unsuitable topics that you should

nly manag

oser. Does that indicate where my focus is currently a

t with a knife. My insides felt like they were melting since it was just

ch to a safer subject. I said, gesturing at his suit as I tried to focus on the talk and not think

, "Not exactly." "I work for the city as a civil engineer. You know, constr

pt with them more times than I could count. About as fascinating

t the moment I mention

Well, I'm not most women,"

then sipped his martini aga

nd confident, but this dude was s

to admit, I only ordered the martini

m gasping. Was he attempting to win

He asked, breaking u

sh a gos

r a pastime. Carlos, though, nodded attentively as he absorbed every word I said. Addit

fascinating than my job.

ention of writing about famous people, a buddy of mine had a c

ounds li

" I spend a lot of time researching stories while alone in my apar

th a man who was so laid-back and who truly seemed interested in what I had to say rather than what I could do for him. His eyes were a fascinating hue somewhere

f martini. "Should we r

gain my balance, I put my hand on Carlos's chest. He was tough and s

n't be fooled by a person this easily, but there was something about him that made my pulse race like a teenager. I was done with drinki

st leave this place?

urprised, but he immediately rec

, then I went to find Nita and Bella. They had undoubtedly been wa

xclaimed eagerly, "He l

tly sort of homeless, I hoped that we were. And I was pretty sure

a little slap and s

em together in a bear

o outside and added, "Tel

d never met somebody this attractive who also had manner

of how near we were. I moved to sit next to him, pressing my body against his without being able to stop myself. I took a short breath when his s

r hinted at much more to come. My fingers caressed his oh-so-very-muscular thigh while I looked aw

liquid courage, and it was working perfectly. I couldn't help but wonder what he coul

me we arrived at Carlos's two-story colon

out his keys. "I probably ought to cau

y mind was a little foggy from all the tequil

"I have a daughter.

ad been daydreaming about Carlos being naked for the previous two

ponded, "That's okay with me

with a little girl with dark hair. I momentarily pondered her mother. But I wasn't here

a super-classy, inebriated one-night stand when the babysitter peered at me while I was loo

erial of his shirt as he removed his suit jacket. I move

irty-first birthday, the year w