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Glancing down at my white blouse, I frowned. “Why would I…”
When I looked back up, Mary was gone.
“Is everyone around me losing their minds?”
Picking up my phone, I sent Wes a text back.
Me: Yard House, say 11:30?
I watched as the three dots moved up and down.
Wes: I’ll see you there then.
Chewing nervously on my lower lip, I set my phone down, glanced at Wes’s coat hanging up in my office, then faced my computer once again.
“It’s just lunch to give him back his coat. He’s obviously in love with someone else, just move on, Clare.”
The sound of Mary laughing just outside of my office door caused me to look up.
“I am the only sane person. I truly am.”
• • •
I walked into the restaurant ten minutes late. The meeting I had earlier ran over. I glanced around and saw Wes sitting at a table reading the menu with a drink in front of him. I took off my coat and folded it over his coat which I held in my arm. The Uber driver wasn’t impressed he was taking me such a short distance. But there was no way I was walking in heels and with it being so cold.
“Do you need a table?” the hostess asked with a friendly smile.
“No, thank you,” I replied as I pointed toward Wes. “I see who I’m meeting.”
“Great, enjoy your lunch.”
“I’ll try,” I said as I made my way over to the table. Wes looked up and his mouth fell open while his eyes swept over my body. A little rush of satisfaction swelled up inside of me to see him look at me that way. He normally saw me in jeans, yoga pants, or sweatpants. My business attire was new, with the exception of the dress I wore at Rory and Finn’s wedding.
He stood quickly and walked around the table.
“Here, let me take those for you,” he said, removing both coats from my arm. He draped mine over one chair, his over the other. Then he held the chair out for me.
“Wow, where did this version of you come from?” I asked as I sat down.
“Oh, come on, you’ve seen me use my manners before.”
I raised a single brow. “I’m not recalling any recent moments, sorry.”
He smirked. “You look…wow. That is some skirt and blouse.”
After taking a sip of water, I set it down on the table. I would never in a million years confess to Mary that I had, in fact, unbuttoned another button on my shirt. “I find it hard to believe you’ve never seen a woman in a skirt before. You worked on Wall Street, Wes.”
He smiled and my heart tumbled about in my chest.Damn him.
“Oh, I’ve seen plenty of skirts. You just happen to fill that one out very nicely.”
I played it cool, even though my entire body heated. “Fill it out? Are you making a comment about my weight?”
His smile faded. “That’s not what I meant at all, Clare.”
Clearing my throat, I picked up the menu. “Have you eaten here before? Everything is delicious.”
“Clare, will you please look at me.”
