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“Hi.” She doesn’t smile but she doesn’t look mad.
“Hi.”
I take the chair across from her.
She closes her computer, places it inside her purse, and puts the purse on the floor next to her.
“Can I get you anything?” The waitress appears out of nowhere with a big smile and a face that can’t be old enough to hold a working permit.
Saona leans forward and stares at me. “I’ll have the sea salt caramel. Can I buy you an ice cream without getting my head chewed off?”
Oh God. She’s not going to make this easy. I look at the waitress. “Can I get half chocolate, half caramel?”
She smiles. “Sure.”
As the waitress walks away, Saona’s face breaks into a smile. “It’s so cute. I don’t know who was blushing harder, you or her.”
“Who, the waitress?”
She rolls her eyes. “She was checking you out.”
“I didn’t notice.”
She leans on her elbows. “Good answer.”
God, I want to kiss that mouth.
“Saona, I—”
The little smile slides from her face. “I’m sorry. It was my bad. I keep messing up this weekend. I had no right to say that. You were being a gentleman and I should’ve just said thanks—”
I wrap my hand around her forearm. “I handled that wrong. I shouldn’t have been so rude. I should’ve just said I was paying, end of discussion.”
“I didn’t know we were on a date.”
“What? We went out to eat in public, to a sitting down restaurant, and I was wearing slacks.”
She shrugs. “I thought those were your work clothes.”
“It was casual Friday.”
“Oh.”
“Would you have said no if I made that clearer?”
She purses her lips. “I would have said yes and spent the day choosing an outfit and brushing up on my dating etiquette. I guess I can blame my behavior on rustiness.”
I smile. This woman knows how to shoot down my defenses. “For the record, you always look hot. What do I blame my behavior on?”
“Assholery?” She stretches her arms above her head, bringing her breasts higher. She’s wearing jeans and a fitted T-shirt. I’ve never seen her this casual.
“Sure, you insult me and then push your boobs in my face. Good move.”
She winks at me. It’s so fucking cute and sexy.
“So, here’s how this is going to go. We’re going to have a do over. I’m going to buy you gelato and you’re going to take me somewhere I’ve been wanting to go. Then we’re going to make out like crazy and I’m going to put out at the end of the night.”
I clear my throat. “You’re going to pay for the gelato and put out too?”
