Page 13 of The Bachelor's Dilemma

He nodded and sat beside her. In seconds, she was sipping the heavenly brew.

“I brought cream in case,” he said, rummaging around in the bag.

“No, I like it black.”

“Me, too.”

He lifted a box of apple juice that came with its own straw, setting them on the bench between them.

Anna was touched he’d thought to bring something for Zack.

“Thank you.”

She caught Zack’s attention and waved him over. He ran all the way.

“Hi,” Myles said.

“Hi. Did you come to watch me play?” he asked.

Myles smiled and nodded. “I sure did.”

“Myles brought you some apple juice,” Anna said, poking the straw into the small box.

“I love apple juice.” Zack exclaimed.

He drank almost half and then stopped, gasping for breath.

“You don’t need to drink it all in one go,” his mother commented wryly. “What do you say?”

“Thank you for my apple juice,” he said to Myles.

Then he handed it back to Anna and ran back to the swings.

“Does he ever get tired?” Myles asked.

“Oh, yeah. After lunch, he’ll sleep for about two hours. Then be raring to go until bedtime. I’m glad you came today. I have a lead on a sublet, if you’re still interested.”

“I am. I spent the better part of this week looking.”

Anna reached into her backpack and pulled out the note with the information about the small apartment not too far from a subway stop. She handed it to Myles. She wished it had been closer to this neighborhood. It’d take some effort to come to the park from there.

He read the information she’d jotted down, then reached into his pocket and pulled out his wallet. He extracted another business card, then put her note in its place. Taking a pen, he wrote a phone number and handed her the card.

“I bought a cell phone. Here’s my number. Just in case.”

“In case of what?” she asked, taking the card.

He shrugged. “You find another place available, or just want to talk.”

She wondered if he was lonely. Though she couldn’t imagine any woman would resist long if he showed some interest.

Including her.

“Thanks.” She hesitated a moment. “I can give you our number if you like.”

Myles nodded and in a moment had her number on his phone.

“What did you do all week?” she asked.

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