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When Reyna smiled, he melted instantly.
Looking in the mirror, he carefully removed the square of toilet paper from his jaw, dabbed at a spot that started to well up immediately, and then quickly wiped it away, before getting out of his truck to walk up to the door.
He was early and…
“Oh shoot…” he winced, turning around and practically running back to his truck through the grass. Hopping inside, he put it in reverse and pulled out of the driveway, before quickly speeding away. “I can’t believe I forgot…”
8
Reyna stared through the mini-blinds in shock, and felt insulted to see Kyle make an about-face right there in the yard before literally running back to his truck.
“What in the…” she muttered openly in shock, letting the blinds drop back into place and yanking open the front door, only to see his vehicle was already down at the end of the street.
“He left?He actually left?”
Walking out into the grass, she looked back at the house to see if there was some monster on the roof, some horrifying item that could have frightened him off, or some sign of plague, witchcraft, disease, or possibly some hideous ghost looming in the window that she had no idea about… because the way Kyle took off was not normal!
She stared at the plain-looking house, the driveway, the neatly trimmed yard that she’d mowed at sunset simply to get it done, and came up with nothing that could have made him leave in such a rush.
Her phone beeped in that moment, causing her to look down at her hand where she held it, his text message glaring at her.
Sorry – I forgot something and gonna be a few minutes late…
Interesting,she thought.He was saying he was going to be late, but didn’t reveal that he was already here and had left in a hurry.
Okay…
Walking back inside, she sat down in the rocking chair that was her mother’s and stared at the open front door, looking though the storm door for any signs of his vehicle pulling up again.
She was stunned that first, he was here and left… and secondly? That he was now going to be late.
This was their first date – and that wasn’t the impression she would want to make if the shoe was on the other foot. Being late was a huge pet peeve, and had ended a date more than once in the past.
“… But on the other side, they weren’t as sweet as he’d been and were actually complete jerks, so it wasn’t a big loss,” she muttered aloud, unable to resist staring up at the clock above the television.
“I don’t want to bethatperson, timing him…” she continued on, talking to herself… and heard a loud truck in the distance, roaring down the road.
Not getting her hopes up, she was floored to see his truck come to a screeching halt in front of her house, causing smoke to flare up from his tires as he skidded to a stop.
Gaping in shock, she watched as the driver of the vehicle stumbled out of the car. Before Kyle could make his getaway, the seatbelt tightened around him, causing his arms and legs to flail wildly as he ended up falling onto the door sill, a captive of the woven belt.
A shower of bright petals descended around him, as if he was a rockstar being doused in confetti performing an encore…
She covered her lips, fighting back a smile, as she suddenly knew and understood what had happened. He was trying to impress her – and bless his heart – she would let him!
… And allow him to keep his pride intact.
She was going to pretend that she hadn’t seen a thing and act surprised, because he’d been sweet enough to bring her flowers.
Grabbing the TV remote, she quickly turned it on and stared in supreme concentration at the screen. As he knocked on the door, she jumped in surprise and then waved in greeting… getting up and turning off the television, hoping he didn’t notice that it was golf on the screen.
Getting to her feet, she saw his ruddy face and disgruntled expression, unable to hold back a smile because of how discombobulated he was – and the fact that she was truly happy to see him there.
“Hi,” she smiled easily, holding open the storm door for him. “Do you want to come in for a moment?”
“Sure,” he began, and looked a little nervous – so much so that it was sweet. He was just a good guy that looked a little out of his element… and she was loving it. “These are for you.”
He excitedly pushed the bouquet at her, resulting in a mini flower-shower within the living room. She gingerly accepted the gift, only to be pushed back with a painful thud the moment she bent down to collect the fallen petals off the carpet.
