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But Judah is… mind-meltingly attractive.
He is the kind of attractive that doesn’t even know how attractive he is. And that only makes me want him more.
He is composed and serious. He has these really focused eyes that, when turned in my direction, make me feel like I am the only person on the planet.
And, he’s a freaking dad.
There is something about a single dad that just makes me weak.
So, I flirted.
I touched his arm.
And now, I’m standing outside of his house wishing I were wearing sexier underwear because I am highly unprepared for this moment.
Not that tonight will get that far.
But… a girl can dream.
I knock on the door, closing my umbrella and setting it on the brick below.
And a freshly bathed Busy answers the door with a grin from ear to ear. Her hair is wet and combed straight. She’s wearing Moana pajamas.
“Moana is my favorite,” I tell her.
She looks at me, shocked, like she can’t believe I know who Moana is. She says, “Me too! And Maui!”
I laugh. “Yes, and Maui.”
Judah appears from behind her and says, “Why don’t we let Coach Nora inside instead of making her stand outside in the rain?”
Busy nods, then steps out of the way. “Come see my room!”
Judah laughs and says to me, “She has not stopped talking about you since we left the soccer field.”
I smile. Busy is such a sweet girl. And a hell of a little soccer player. It makes me happy that she has given me her stamp of approval.
She takes me hand and leads me through the living room and down the hallway to her room.
“Look!” she says, throwing her hands up.
Busy has a very cool room. There’s a Barbie dreamhouse and a little bookshelf. The walls are a light shade of green. And her bedspread is in a soccer ball pattern.
“Wow,” I tell her. “This is so awesome.”
“I got this for Christmas,” she says, handing me a doll dressed as a soccer player. “Her name is Sarah.”
I take her in my hands. “She is amazing.”
“I know,” Busy says. “I want more of them so I can have a whole team.”
“Are you guys hungry?” Judah’s voice fills the room behind me.
I turn and see his body propped up against the doorframe. God, I want to feel those arms around me. My stomach knots just thinking about it.
“Yes!” Busy yells, squeezing past Judah and running out the room.
“I’m starved,” I say.
