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While alternately finishing my French toast and my makeup, I gave him the lowdown about Clarice and “We.”
When I was done, I watched in silent fascination as he stayed immobile, still leaning into the counter, waging an internal battle against his innerRaye My Woman!caveman idiot.
This took a while.
I knew my Cap emerged victorious when he cocked his head to the side and said, “Promise me one thing?”
I nodded.
“You get in a situation you don’t like, you call me. No questions asked, I’ll be at your back.”
He…totally…
Rawked.
“I can promise that.”
His inner caveman idiot took over as he lifted his hand and crooked a finger at me.
It was hot, so I tested the stability of my stool by pushing up on the foot bar to get close enough to give him a kiss.
There was tongue.
He tasted of Cap and coffee. I probably tasted of berries and maple syrup.
It was an awesome combo.
He broke the kiss and said, “Gotta hit it, babe.”
I reached for my setting spray and reminded him, “Dinner with Dad is at six thirty.”
“You doing okay with that?”
“You and Luna will be there, it’ll be fine,” I hoped I didn’t lie.
He studied me a second, apparently approved of what he saw, rounded the bar, came in for another kiss (with more tongue), then he said against my lips, “See you tonight.”
“Absolutely.”
He took off.
I sprayed my face with setting spray.
* * *
When I went outto the car, I saw men disassembling the short security fence and wide gate by the mailboxes.
I called “Yo” to the workers as I strolled by.
They’d already stopped working and were checking out my legs in my short, rose dress with tiered skirt featuring micro-ruffles and ties at the shoulders.
Seriously.
How did men rule the world when they got distracted so easily?
I was almost to Tweety when I heard Alexis cry, “Raye!”
I stopped, turned and watched Alexis add to the workers’ show by dashing gracefully in a part-prance, part-run, part leap, wearing a little swing skirt, a cropped cami bra and one of those wraparound long-sleeved cardigans dancers wore.
