Page 21 of Just for Fun
“I normally wear contacts,” Kyle comments when he notices me staring at his glasses. “But I was in a hurry to get here, and I didn’t want to waste more time trying to put them in.”
“I-I like the glasses,” I finally say. My voice sounds small and scared. I am neither of that, but I do feel intimidated by him. He is too good looking, and there is no way anyone would believe that he agreed to go out with me.
Kyle grins at me, showing off all his teeth. My heart almost can’t take it, especially when he stretches an arm over the table, then waits for me to do the same.
“I forgot to introduce myself when I got here,” he explains.
A little of my commonsense kicks in. “I do hope you’re not about to tell me that you’re not Kyle Kelly.”
“What?” he busts out laughing. “No way. I am in fact Kyle Kelly. And I sure hope that you’re Zara Bray,” he teases. “If not, this would be pretty damn embarrassing. Not that I’m complaining about the company. I never say no to a meal with a pretty lady.”
He winks at me, and I about melt into the seat. His flirting skills are top notch, and I bet he’s not even trying.
Since he still has his hand stretched out for me to shake, I do the same.
“I am Zara Bray,” I confirm to him. “And I was just about to walk out that door when you finally bothered to show up.”
“Zara!” He slaps a hand over his heart. “I am offended by your words. I was here just in the nick of time.”
I roll my eyes at him, trying my hardest to stay calm and not blush when he looks at me that way. I have to stay cool, calm and collected. That’s how I always am, but Kyle is getting under my skin a bad way, and in a very short period of time.
“My message clearly stated six o’clock sharp,” I remind him. “You were forty-five seconds late.”
“But my phone still said six zero-zero,” he insists. “That means I was here on time.”
“That’s just a technicality,” I say. “Had you bothered to look at the actual clock app where they show all three hands, you’d know that it was past six zero-zero, as you put it.”
Kyle’s mouth stretches into an even bigger smile than before. It’s as if he finds me amusing. I can’t tell why the realization doesn’t annoy me to no end. I’m pretty sure I’d find itcondescending on any other man. But on Kyle Kelly, I find it adorable.
A small knot forms in the pit of my stomach. I don’t know what’s happening to me, but me being attracted to this man was nowhere in the plan. That reminds me that I do have a plan, and I need him to follow it to a T. Somehow, I have a feeling that he’s not the type to do that. I would stand up and leave if he wasn’t my only option.
“Forget about the technicalities, Zara Bray,” he says in an amused tone. “Let’s not allow forty-five seconds to make or break us.”
I frown at the way he worded that. “There is no us.”
He winks at me again, and I swear my heart wants to jump out of my chest and hug him.
“But there could be, right?”
The waitress chooses that exact moment to stop by for our orders. I watch in fascination when she has pretty much the same reaction to him that I did. The only difference is that she seems happy about it while I am scared to death.
“Let’s see… Appetizers…” Kyle taps his thumbs on the table while reading the menu. “It all looks really good.” He lifts his eyes to me, catching me once again mid stare. “Doesn’t it?”
“Yes.” I clear my throat and look away. “I’m not really into appetizers though. I know what I want.”
Kyle slaps a hand over the menu. “That’s a woman after my won heart. I’m ready, too, if you are.”
We place our respective orders, and the waitress finally leaves.
“Oh, she didn’t take our drinks,” Kyle says. He stands up, trying to get the waitress’ attention.
I look down at the glasses of water already in front of us.
“We already have drinks,” I point out the obvious.
Now, it is Kyle’s turn to look at me with confusion in his eyes.
“That’s water.” He explains it to me like I’m slow. “Not drinks.”
