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“Okay… But what did you want?”
He stares at me until it clicks. Oh. Oh!
“You. I wanted you.”
My mouth drops open, but no words come out. What do you say tothat? How do you respond when the sexiest man you’ve ever seen (by far) tells you he wants you so badly that he worries about self-control?
Luckily, I don’t have to figure that out because the waitress arrives with our food.
“Thanks, April,” Noah says as she slides the burgers in front of us and pulls the bottle of ketchup out of her apron.
“Enjoy,” she says in a curt tone before leaving. She doesn’t look very friendly.
My stomach is still fluttering with butterflies over that last topic, so I switch it up. This Megan is bolder and more adventurous than ever, but even the new and improved Megan has her limits. I’m not sure if I’m ready to go there just yet.
“Is your dog okay?” I say, remembering how soaked he was. The poor guy was probably freezing his tail off.
“Charlie?” he says as he spreads his napkin on his lap. “He’s not mine.”
“Oh no? He seemed to listen to you so well. I thought for sure he was yours.”
“He’s just a good boy,” he says with a smile. “His owner is Colin. He works in search and rescue with two other guys. Oh, that reminds me. What are you doing after this?”
I shrug. “Nothing.”
“I had to break Colin’s window last night to get Charlie, so I want to go drop off the money to replace it. Want to come with me? You can see your furry friend again and give him a proper thank you.”
“Definitely!” I say, lighting up. “But I want to pay for that window.”
I hardly have a cent to my name, but I’ll take it out of my credit line and figure it out when I get home.
“Not going to happen,” he says as he bites into a French fry. “But you can do something else…”
* * *
The something else is getting a dog bone for Charlie. After a fun late lunch, we stop at the pet store in town and I buy the Ferrari of dog bones. The guy behind the counter said it was the best one they had, which made me wonder if he’s tried them all, but I was too shy to ask.
“I hope he likes it,” I say as we get back in the truck.
“I’m sure he will,” Noah says as he stretches the seatbelt across his massive body. “I once saw him eat a used tissue off the ground, so I don’t think you have to worry too much about it.”
“Well, the guy said it was the best bone on the market, so…”
“How does he know?” Noah asks with a chuckle. “Did he try them all?”
“That’s what I was thinking!”
We chat on the way over there and we’re really starting to hit it off. The jitters and nerves I was feeling at the beginning of the date seem to be disappearing the longer we talk. He doesn’t seem as intimidating the more I get to know him. He’s no longer just some hot intense mountain man, although he is still that, but he also becomes Noah—a sweet caring guy who I’m starting to crush on pretty hard.
“So, what do you do back in New Jersey?” he asks. “I bet it’s something amazing.”
My stomach sinks. “Not really.”
He looks at me and my cheeks start blushing.
“I’m a real estate agent,” I say with a sigh.
“That’s pretty amazing,” he says. “You match people with the house of their dreams. That’s special.”
