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I nervously chuckled, realizing I was still in his embrace. I watched as he slid the picture inside his suit jacket.
Was he really going to keep it? Why?
I was the first to pull away, immediately feeling the loss of his warmth and smell of his cologne.
“Let me buy you a drink,” he offered, smiling at me again.
“I’m only eighteen. I mean … I’m almost nineteen, though.”
“Then let me buy you a Shirley Temple...” Cocking his head to the side, he silently asked me for my name.
“Evie. Evie Monroe.”
“Is that a yes, Evie Monroe?”
I smiled, knowing this guy was going to be my kryptonite.
Chapter Four
—Evie—
I nodded, easing the anxiety of feeling like an idiot. I was confident he was as attracted to me as I was to him.
Caleb didn’t hesitate as he grabbed my hand and led me to the corner of the bar. The bartender took his order instantly even though there was still a crowd of people waiting to order drinks.
“Do you have some sort of pull or something?”
“You could say that.” He grinned. “I’m alumni to this fraternity.”
“Oh, that would make you…”
“Twenty-five. Almost twenty-six.”
“Wow.”
“Does that make me old?”
I giggled, feeling a little brazen. “Ancient.”
He chuckled. “Is that right?”
“Mmm hmm.”
“Does that make me too ancient for you?”
“No.” I smiled, playfully joking, “I actually have daddy issues.”
“I see… So you should come with a warning label? Is that your red flag?”
“No, my red flag is flirting with old men.” I winked.
“Lucky for me then.” He smiled and grabbed our drinks from the bartender. “Add it to my tab.”
The guy nodded.
“Do you want the cherry?” I asked as he handed me my Shirley Temple, pulling it out of the glass. “I don’t like it.”
With a mischievous expression, he leaned forward and bit the cherry from between my fingers. I watched in awe, thinking it was odd he was going to eat the stem too.
