His hair is buzzed on the sides, longer and gelled on top. He has the dark, moody gaze that most girls would swoon over and the type of accent that makes my toes curl.
I feel myself blush under his gaze. “It’s been amazing,” I say, already forgetting how much of a disaster the morning has been.
“What have you seen so far?”
I laugh. “Can I just show you photos? There’s no way I’ll pronounce anything correctly.”
The two of us flip through photos on my phone while the rest of the table launches into another conversation. I’m hyperaware of how Tom leans toward me the tiniest bit, his hand brushing over mine whenever he tries to reach out for my phone to point to something.
“So what do you do back in the States?” he asks, his accent so velvety it takes me a moment to process his question.
“Oh, uh, I work for a country club in hospitality. I’ve been feeling like I want to try something new though.”
He raises an eyebrow. “Any ideas?”
“You should be a travel agent!” Lily smiles, and I realize she was listening to our conversation.
“Yeah! Maybe we can work with you instead of Tom. The bloke always gets himself the best room. Need to take him down a few pegs.” He gives Tom a playful shove, and Tom rolls his eyes before turning to me.
“If you enjoy planning trips, being a travel agent might besomething to consider.”
I cock my head to the side and give him my best flirty grin. “You’re a travel agent?”
“I am,” he says to me and then turns to Archie. “And I’m the reason you’re able to get such good deals on your rooms and plane tickets.”
Archie gives a good, hearty laugh.
“Well, those are some nice perks,” I say.
“Gives you the itch to travel all the time, but you get to live vicariously through clients as well.” Tom smiles, which makes me want to ask him more questions about his job, but the group launches into a different conversation.
“Will we be watching for the northern lights tonight?” Amelia asks.
Elise, who’s been so quiet this entire time that I’ve almost forgotten she’s here, moans. “I’m sick of sitting out in the cold just to see nothing.”
“The KP index is high tonight,” Amelia says.
My attention sparks, recognizing the term from the app I’ve been using to track the northern lights myself. “You’re trying to see the northern lights?”
“We’ve tried every night with no luck,” Lily says. “But maybe tonight!”
“Want to come?” Tom says, pulling my attention back to him. His eyes are soft, and his gentle smile makes me melt a little.
“I’d love to. I’ve been dying to see them.”
Lily gives an excited clap. “Okay, where should we go?”
The group launches into another discussion, trying to pinpoint the best location. Eventually we all finish eating andpay the check, and the group rolls out. They break into smaller groups when we get out to the parking lot, two or three going in each car. Tom turns to me.
“Want me to ride with you and show you where to go?” he asks.
“Sure.” I lead him to where my rental car is parked.
I follow behind the other cars as they pull out of the parking lot, so I don’t really need Tom there, but the company is nice. Besides, if Luke can go around dating while we’re on vacation, why can’t I?
“Where are you guys all from?” I ask as we leave the town.
“Wales,” Tom says. “We all went to university together.”
