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As soon as we sat down, I was sure Thomas was going to want to talk about Brett. But instead, he steered the conversation towards neutral topics. I could barely tear my eyes away from his gorgeous, leonine face. When he touched the back of my hand, I shivered.
“Hey, June, you should tell Thomas about Sundays in the Park!”
I wanted to cringe. “I'm sure he doesn't care about--”
“What?” Thomas gave Angela a charming smile and turned in his stool. I cringed as Angela started talking about Sundays in the Park – a local event every week in the summer, sort of like an open mic in the Brooklyn park across from our apartment.
As Angela talked, I realized that Thomas's glance kept turning back to his computer. Eventually, I grabbed Angela's hand.
“Angela and I really should be going,” I said nervously. Angela kicked me under the bar and I yelped.
Thomas gave me an amused grin. “Everything okay?”
I nodded quickly. “We were just on our way to another bar,” I said.
Thomas nodded. For a moment, I thought he was going to beg me to stay and I felt my heart swell inside my chest. But then he nodded and pulled out his wallet.
“Please, allow me to pay for your drinks,” Thomas said. He smiled. “If I may.”
Angela nodded quickly. “Of course!”
I yanked her arm and glared as Angela mouthed 'what' to me over Thomas's head.
“It was nice seeing you,” I said quickly. “We've really got to go, though.
Thomas looked at me and grinned. It was the first genuine smile I'd ever seen on his face, and it sent warmth shooting through my body in a way that made me tremble.
“Bye, June,” Thomas said. The way he said my name sent shivers down my spine. “I'll see you soon.”
When Angela and I got out to the pavement, she burst out laughing and I glared.
“What?” Angela demanded. “He's nice! And god, he's hot!”
“I know,” I said morosely. “Trust me. I know.”
–
When I woke up the next morning, I knew that something had to change. I couldn't keep moping around, wishing for Thomas to suddenly think that I was the most desirable woman on the face of the planet. I was going to have to take matters into my own hands – and really make sure that I stayed as professional as possible.
Andy was in the break room when I got into work. He was reading the paper and sipping coffee, and suddenly he seemed much more approachable than I'd originally thought. He didn't look up until I'd sat down next to him.
“Hey,” I said.
Andy didn't reply.
“You mad at me?”
Andy shook his head. “No,” he said. He gave me a funny smile. “Why would I be mad, June?”
I blushed and shrugged. “I don’t know. Hey, I was thinking that maybe after school, we could get coffee.”
Andy cocked his head to the side. “Like a date?”
I nodded, blushing harder. See, that wasn’t very hard, I thought as I bit my lip. I just need to learn how to be confident around men. But I didn’t want to let my confidence get the best of me – after all, Andy was nothing like Thomas March.
“Yeah,” I said finally. “I felt bad that I had to say no the other day…I just wondered if maybe we should get to know each other better.”
Andy grinned. “Yeah,” he said. This time, he sounded more enthusiastic. “That sounds great.”
