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My brows pulled together. “What?”
“Hanna, you’ve got a beautiful figure,” he started, his voice gentle. “If you look the way you do because you like to eat any or all of what’s on that table, it isn’t me that’s going to stop you. Unless you plan to consumeallthat is there in one sitting, which would have me seriously concerned about your health and if you’ll need immediate medical attention, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with you enjoying treats during a movie or at any other time you like.”
“Are you lying?” I asked.
He seemed surprised by my response. “Absolutely not. Your body is gorgeous, and if I thought you wouldn’t have been uncomfortable with me sharing it before now, I would have told you that I think you’ve got incredible curves.”
Suddenly, my mouth was feeling very dry.
I hadn’t ever really been particularly insecure about my body. Sure, I had days that I didn’t feel my best about the way I looked, but overall, it wasn’t a source of contention for me.
For that reason, I would have thought that hearing Leo say he thought my body was gorgeous and that I had incredible curves would have had very little effect on me.
I was wrong.
Hearing that, a whole new wave of confidence surged inside me. “Thank you for saying that.”
He grinned at me, making a handsome man suddenly more impeccable than he already was. Then he released my chin, slid his hand around the back of my neck, and squeezed me there. “You’re welcome, sweetness.”
I shot him a questioning look. “Sweetness?”
I hadn’t wanted to react to hearing him call me that, but I couldn’t help it. Not after the conversation we’d just had.
“Sweetness,” he confirmed with a slight dip of his chin.
Narrowing my eyes, I said, “So, you’re going to make fun of me?”
“What?”
“Because I like sweet stuff,” I told him.
Leo chuckled. “No. I wasn’t even thinking of that when I said what I did.”
That made no sense. What else could he have been thinking of that would have made him call me that?
“So, would you mind explaining it, then?” I asked.
“It’s because I think you’re sweet,” he immediately shared. “If I didn’t already believe Tarryn when she told me, I would have quickly formed that opinion on my own after we had lunch together at Grant’s Deli.”
“Tarryn?”
“The owner of The Early Bird,” he clarified.
Realizing he misunderstood me, I said, “I know who Tarryn is. I’m curious what she said to you.”
Leo looked at the couch and queried, “Would it be alright if we sat down and had this conversation?”
“Oh, God. I’m being rude. Yes, of course. Have a seat,” I urged him. “Would you like something to drink?”
He shook his head as we both lowered ourselves to the couch. “Not right now, and it’s fine. You don’t need to be worried about me thinking that you’re being rude. It’s quite the opposite, actually.”
I was acutely aware of the fact that Leo and I were sitting close together, our thighs touching, but I was doing my best to ignore that, so I could focus on the conversation. “What did Tarryn say about me?”
Something in his expression warmed. “She told me about how you often come in to get doughnuts and coffee, but that you also grab extras for the homeless man that is occasionally outside the shop.”
“That’s Darryl,” I told him.
“Okay. Well, I learned about what you do for Darryl, and I think it’s very sweet of you to do,” he said.
