incredible and turned her on. “I was checking out a blonde and thinking honestly of another woman in a bunny outfit that I would never see again.” His expression had grown more serious and his voice had become quieter.
“And now that you know that they are one in the same?” Why did he make her nervous? Right-- gorgeous, tall, dark, and downright delicious in a really expensive suit.
“I’m amazed that we are again in the same spot at the same ti me.” His brows furrowed. “And I’m wondering if I will be able to get your name.”
Okay, he is also charming .
“I’m Abby.”
“Abby, I like it. I’m Jack, and now that we have that out of the way, what would it take to convince you to leave this place with me for something quieter?”
“An answer.” She wasn’t coy by nature, but then again, nature didn’t normally have the hunkiest man in the world cross her path twice in the same day.
“Well , I have an answer, what’s the question?”
Here goes nothing .
She cleared her throat and gave into temptation. “Your place or mine?”
Desire flickered in his eyes. “Yours.”
“Are you sure you aren’t a stalker?”
“I’m sure. Mine then? Hell, I’ll take you anywhere you want to go.”
She didn’t need to think, she already knew what she wanted and where to go. “Pizza.”
Grinning, he nod ded, and tossed back his drink. He set it on the tray of a waitress as she walked by. “Pizza it is.”
“I’ll be right back.” She turned on her heel and her stomach fluttered out of control. Regaining her breath, she hurried over to where she had left Gina sitting.
“Well , how is the hunk?” Gina curled her lips around the straw in her daiquiri and sipped long. “Let me guess, he has a girlfriend.”
“ She never came up.” Abby blurted out. “He’s leaving.”
Her friend’s face scrunched an d she waved her hand to the chair. “Ah, that sucks; sit back and finish your drink.”
“No, he’s leaving with m e.” She giggled. Ever since seeing him on the bus she had thought about him. Why had he chased her down? She would at least have the chance to find out.
“No way!”
She giggled again. “Good night, Gina, call me tomorrow at work.” Pivoting on her trendy shoe, she headed back over to Jack. His eyes were on her and she couldn’t believe she was doing this.
But what are the odds? Twice in one day?
He had been on her mind all day. If he was really as sweet as he came across, he would be on top of her tonight.
“Are you ready?” His voice caressed her skin with a smooth, deep rumble.
“As ready as I get.”
He smiled and her breath disappeared from her lungs again. “I can work with that.” His hand slipped to the small of her back and he led her to the door.
Forty-five minutes later, Jack was pretty sure he was the happiest man in all of L.A. County. He was sitting in a quiet, semi-upscale restaurant three blocks away from the bar that Russ had dragged him to with, not only the most beautiful woman he had ever met, but by far, the most interesting. They sat in a booth having pizza and a very good Merlot. “So Abby, I have to know.”
Pouring the remainder of the bottle into her glass, he signaled the waiter to bring another bottle, resting his eyes on her as she leaned in closer to him. “What possessed you to give out fifty dollar bills on the bus today?” He nodded and glanced to the waiter, who placed another bottle on the table. He then smiled back at her, losing himself in big, blue eyes. “Other than the fact you could.”
Blinkin g her long lashes, she nodded. “I wanted to try and do something good.”
“Good?” He ran his tongue over his teeth and leaned back in his chair. “That isn’t exactly the best neighborhood going. I shudder to think of you walking around with that kind of money.” As he thought about that further, he frowned. “You could have been mugged.” His mind played out a variety of unthinkable scenarios, none of them
“And now that you know that they are one in the same?” Why did he make her nervous? Right-- gorgeous, tall, dark, and downright delicious in a really expensive suit.
“I’m amazed that we are again in the same spot at the same ti me.” His brows furrowed. “And I’m wondering if I will be able to get your name.”
Okay, he is also charming .
“I’m Abby.”
“Abby, I like it. I’m Jack, and now that we have that out of the way, what would it take to convince you to leave this place with me for something quieter?”
“An answer.” She wasn’t coy by nature, but then again, nature didn’t normally have the hunkiest man in the world cross her path twice in the same day.
“Well , I have an answer, what’s the question?”
Here goes nothing .
She cleared her throat and gave into temptation. “Your place or mine?”
Desire flickered in his eyes. “Yours.”
“Are you sure you aren’t a stalker?”
“I’m sure. Mine then? Hell, I’ll take you anywhere you want to go.”
She didn’t need to think, she already knew what she wanted and where to go. “Pizza.”
Grinning, he nod ded, and tossed back his drink. He set it on the tray of a waitress as she walked by. “Pizza it is.”
“I’ll be right back.” She turned on her heel and her stomach fluttered out of control. Regaining her breath, she hurried over to where she had left Gina sitting.
“Well , how is the hunk?” Gina curled her lips around the straw in her daiquiri and sipped long. “Let me guess, he has a girlfriend.”
“ She never came up.” Abby blurted out. “He’s leaving.”
Her friend’s face scrunched an d she waved her hand to the chair. “Ah, that sucks; sit back and finish your drink.”
“No, he’s leaving with m e.” She giggled. Ever since seeing him on the bus she had thought about him. Why had he chased her down? She would at least have the chance to find out.
“No way!”
She giggled again. “Good night, Gina, call me tomorrow at work.” Pivoting on her trendy shoe, she headed back over to Jack. His eyes were on her and she couldn’t believe she was doing this.
But what are the odds? Twice in one day?
He had been on her mind all day. If he was really as sweet as he came across, he would be on top of her tonight.
“Are you ready?” His voice caressed her skin with a smooth, deep rumble.
“As ready as I get.”
He smiled and her breath disappeared from her lungs again. “I can work with that.” His hand slipped to the small of her back and he led her to the door.
Forty-five minutes later, Jack was pretty sure he was the happiest man in all of L.A. County. He was sitting in a quiet, semi-upscale restaurant three blocks away from the bar that Russ had dragged him to with, not only the most beautiful woman he had ever met, but by far, the most interesting. They sat in a booth having pizza and a very good Merlot. “So Abby, I have to know.”
Pouring the remainder of the bottle into her glass, he signaled the waiter to bring another bottle, resting his eyes on her as she leaned in closer to him. “What possessed you to give out fifty dollar bills on the bus today?” He nodded and glanced to the waiter, who placed another bottle on the table. He then smiled back at her, losing himself in big, blue eyes. “Other than the fact you could.”
Blinkin g her long lashes, she nodded. “I wanted to try and do something good.”
“Good?” He ran his tongue over his teeth and leaned back in his chair. “That isn’t exactly the best neighborhood going. I shudder to think of you walking around with that kind of money.” As he thought about that further, he frowned. “You could have been mugged.” His mind played out a variety of unthinkable scenarios, none of them
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