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“You let him buy you dinner?”
At my house but I wouldn’t tell her that part just yet.
“I like him but he feels like a bad idea in a very good way.”
“Oh, you really like him.”
“I do. Tell me this is crazy and I shouldn’t see him again.”
“Why would I do that?”
“Because he’s a good kind of bad.”
“Then he’s exactly what you need. You’re seeing him again and I want to meet him when I get back. I have to go, be safe and I love you. Get out of your way and let this be whatever it is, okay?”
“Okay,” I huffed.
“I mean it, Ris. Don’t sabotage this.”
“There is nothis.” I grinned and felt her eyes roll.
“Thisdefinitely exists, babe, or you wouldn’t have called me. Give it a chance unless his bad is the type you need to fear or stay away from.”
To protect my heart, possibly…
“More emotionally bad than anything.”
“Oh it’s deep deep. You already have all the feels.”
“I do.”
“Good, let it happen. I’ll call you tonight. Love you.”
“Love you too.”
After I ended the call, I eased my phone into my back pocket, yanked on plastic gloves and pulled together the orders Logan had asked for. Once I loaded them on a tray, I pushed through the doors and handled them off, then yanked off my gloves to start taking orders to assist with getting the line down.
By the end of our breakfast and lunch rush, I was able to steal some time away in my office. I needed to place orders and work on the schedule for the next week but my mind was distracted. Every so often I found myself revisiting the evening I had with Balor.
He was handsome and broody but it was deeper than what I experienced. He had a darkness to him that made me want to be an escape from whatever issues he had. However, dependency was a thing whether it was with vices or people. I felt an unhealthy fixation forming between us and we had only really shared one moment.
My mother always taught me that there were two kinds of love—developed and natural. Both were noteworthy but the unexpected love, the kind that found you when you weren’t searching was the type of love that extended beyond boundaries. I never understood that until now because the feelings I had for Balor felt like I loved him in another lifetime and we were now finding each other in this one.
That was scary and exciting at the same time. Also confusing because I didn’t know him at all. However I felt like I knew his soul better than I knew my own.
“Keiris, there’s someone here to see you. A guy.” The way Logan had a dreamy look in her eyes let me know who was here to see me and there was also the rush of energy pulsing deep in my bones.
Balor.
“Tell him I’ll be out in a minute.” My cheeks warmed as I forced a hold on the smile that threatened to surface. When she left my office I yanked open the drawer and removed a mirror, checking out my appearance.
My hair was pulled back into a ponytail, a few random strands were free. My cut was short, landing at the nape of my neck because I wasn’t a hair person. Easily-maintained worked best. Since I spent so much time at BookNook, it stayed in a ponytail or clipped behind my head. My blunt cut worked great.
I tucked the mirror away and moved to the door, tugging at my company shirt and brushing my hands over my jeans. The loose fit made them sit low on my waist and they were frayed at the thighs, exposing a bit of skin. That was about as sexy as I could offer while at work but a part of me didn’t think Balor was here for that. He was here forme.
When I pushed through the door, I laid eyes on his tall frame in a navy, cotton, long-sleeved tee pushed up his forearms, dark jeans and 1s. I grinned, imagining what his closet looked like. A sea of darkness.
But his image appealed more to me than what covered him. Broad shoulders, trim waist, and long legs that bowed slightly as he stood with them comfortably distanced. Then he glanced over his shoulder, his expression warm instead of his typical icy demeanor while his eyes moved over every inch of me. Then he smiled. It was barely there, ghosted his lips, but I’d caught it.
