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“Are you ok?” she asks, but I can hear the laughter in her tone.
“Yea, just hurt my pride. Please don’t think less of me.”
She laughs and holds her other hand to her chest. “I would never.”
This woman. She’s fucking adorable. I can’t help but get lost in her eyes again. Whatever is brewing between us is unexplainable. We just met. I don’t know why I’m so drawn to her. She holds my gaze and keeps her hand on my arm. Is she feeling it too? I’m disappointed when she pulls away and continues on.
After a calming breath, I follow her. I fall into step next to her and we soon make it to the parking lot for the gym.
I should say goodbye, but I can’t force the words past my lips. She stops in front of a white sedan and turns to face me. “Thank you, Luke. For setting up the sessions, and for the fro-yo. I had fun.” She tucks a loose strand of hair behind her ear and smiles up at me. That urge to kiss her pops up again, but I shove it away. It’s too soon. But I have to touch her.
I hold my hand out to her, palm up, and smile when she doesn’t hesitate in placing her palm on mine. I kiss her knuckles, and my stomach clenches when our gaze meets. It’s an antiquated gesture, but my mom taught me you can never go wrong by being a gentleman.
“Me too.” I drop her hand and smile when I notice her pupils dilate. “I’ll text you about that taco date.”
She giggles and points finger guns at me with both hands, throwing in a wink, and my heart melts. “Sure thing,” she says.
Before I can respond, she flushes and fumbles for the door handle and jumps into her car, yanking the door closed behind her.
She must think I walked away, because she rests her forehead on the steering wheel and taps her head against it a couple times before straightening and running her hands down her face with a muffled groan.
She looks up and freezes. I chuckle and treat her with the same finger gun and wink combo. She laughs and I join in. She waves with a sheepish smile and buckles her seatbelt before pulling out of the parking space. I wave back and shove my hands in my pockets as I watch her car disappear.
The timing is terrible. I just pulled away from training clients at the gym because Emilia wanted me to help more with the charity events for Reilly Tech. Which means I’m going to be spending a lot of time in LA. Not conducive to having a relationship. I blink in surprise as the thought hits me.
It sinks in for a few seconds, and I let out a deep sigh. It’s been ages since I’ve bothered to entertain the idea of being in a relationship. Forty minutes with Liv and I’m ready to jump in. She’s quirky, genuine, and kind. A combo that’s damn near impossible to find. Hope settles over me, but a tiny voice in my head tells me this is too dangerous. That I’ll only get hurt or worse, hurt her, if I open up, but I tell it to shut up. She’s unlike anyone I’ve ever met. I can’t wipe the smile from my face as I head into the gym.
