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His eyes.
I looked away.
I glanced away, but only for a few seconds before curiosity got the best of me and I glanced at the waiter again.
We were separated by enough distance that he had to squint, peering through the sunlight. He was definitely focused in my direction.
I thought he was focused on me.
I looked away again because I didn't want to stare. But when I glanced back at him again, he was heading my way. He was smiling and looking larger than life as he took long strides, heading my way.
I didn't move.
One, I was strategically positioned where I could see Sabrina and her mom. And two, I wasn't entirely sure that I was the focus of his attention. Either way, he was walking right… yep… he was definitely coming my way, making eye contact with me.
He was close enough now that I could clearly see his green eyes, and they were staring straight at mine. He smiled, and his teeth were perfect. They were white and straight, and sharp in all the right ways that made him look dangerous.
I instinctually adjusted myself as he came toward me. I fixed my posture, and I placed my hand over my chest since I knew I had on a dress that was more revealing than the t-shirt from yesterday.
"Hey, are you the lady who came into my restaurant yesterday?" he asked when he got close enough for me to hear him.
"I am, yes," I agreed, nodding.
"Oh, man, I am so glad I ran into you. What are the chances? What are you doing here?"
"My friend just graduated. We were childhood friends. How about you?"
"My little brother, Ryan." He gestured to the family who was still standing around talking and taking photos. "He graduated."
"Yeah," I said. "I saw the hat."
"Hey, I wanted to… I'm actually really thankful I ran into you. I need to apologize to you for yesterday. I didn't even realize until after you left that I was looking at your… I had this extremely vivid dream the night before you came in. It was like nothing I ever dreamed before. I was picturing it in my mind all morning, and then you came in wearing that shirt. I could not tear my eyes from it. It was like…" The waiter trailed off but he made a motion with his hands and a sound with his mouth. "Tractor beam," he said. He smiled at me. His eyes were soft and sweet and they hadn't left mine the whole time. I was distracted by them.
"This is a completely different experience than yesterday," I said, smiling at him.
"Sorry about that." He stuck out his hand. "I'm Isaac."
"Hey, Isaac. I'm Ari."
"That's pretty. Ari. Is it short for something?"
"Ariel."
"It's pronounced differently," he said.
I grinned at him since that was obvious. "Yeah," I agreed.
Both of us were relaxed with easygoing demeanors. "I'm really sorry about yesterday," he said. "That dream was surreal, and it had me thrown off all day. Even today."
"It's fine. I mean it's not fine if you’re a perv or anything, but I could sort of tell that you were looking at my shirt. It's just a… with the horses." I was rambling because I regretted saying the word perv. Isaac was gorgeous and his direct gaze was too much for me to handle at the moment. I sort of wished he would look at my clothing again. I glanced away, looking at the scene around us.
"Are you waiting for someone?" he asked.
"Oh, I have a job to do, but it will be a minute."
"A job? Are you working right now?"
"No, no, I'm just looking out for my friend's dad. When he pulls up, I have to go get my friend."
