Occupied with his phone, Owen hadn’t noticed when Julianna phased into the booth. He was aware of a shape at the top of his vision, but thought it was a patron hanging around nearby as the establishment began to fill up.
The words that fell on his ears like an echo from the past snapped him to attention. He kept his breath under control though his heart beat rapidly and he quickly locked his phone. The screen turned to black and his lips cracked into a smile. Grey eyes met green. “A whole penny? I’m flattered by your generous offer.”
Of course, he couldn’t outright tell her he’d been thinking of her. His eyes swept over her face and traced a line down to her collar which drew the eye. His eyes didn’t make it lower as they lingered on the collar for a few moments. Why would she spoil her neck with such an accessory? He didn’t like it. He preferred her neck unadorned. His eyes flicked back to her face realizing he’d probably stared longer than was polite.
“Pretty and literate, too. Double threat.” The compliment and tease came easily and didn’t expose any of the nervous energy hidden inside.
She was the same. She was the same. Some things apparently never changed. Not even the way she greeted him. How was it possible?
And yet, of course she was different.
None of the familiarity he’d come to expect was in her look. The effortless smile wasn’t expressly for him. It was for a stranger. It was for anyone. His stomach turned over. Feeling his palms beginning to sweat, Owen took his beer and downed a gulp, watching her from the side of the bottle. He let himself be encouraged that she’d showed up in this booth to greet him with the smile over anyone else in the bar. Of course, he didn’t know he’d planted himself in her booth. So really, it had just been no more than a happy coincidence like that interview so many years ago.
His brows pulled together in a mock frown which was given away by the amused glint in his eyes. His lips weren’t much better as he tried to hide the grin that threatened to erupt. “Do you usually just pop into booths like this?” As if he minded.
The words that fell on his ears like an echo from the past snapped him to attention. He kept his breath under control though his heart beat rapidly and he quickly locked his phone. The screen turned to black and his lips cracked into a smile. Grey eyes met green. “A whole penny? I’m flattered by your generous offer.”
Of course, he couldn’t outright tell her he’d been thinking of her. His eyes swept over her face and traced a line down to her collar which drew the eye. His eyes didn’t make it lower as they lingered on the collar for a few moments. Why would she spoil her neck with such an accessory? He didn’t like it. He preferred her neck unadorned. His eyes flicked back to her face realizing he’d probably stared longer than was polite.
“Pretty and literate, too. Double threat.” The compliment and tease came easily and didn’t expose any of the nervous energy hidden inside.
She was the same. She was the same. Some things apparently never changed. Not even the way she greeted him. How was it possible?
And yet, of course she was different.
None of the familiarity he’d come to expect was in her look. The effortless smile wasn’t expressly for him. It was for a stranger. It was for anyone. His stomach turned over. Feeling his palms beginning to sweat, Owen took his beer and downed a gulp, watching her from the side of the bottle. He let himself be encouraged that she’d showed up in this booth to greet him with the smile over anyone else in the bar. Of course, he didn’t know he’d planted himself in her booth. So really, it had just been no more than a happy coincidence like that interview so many years ago.
His brows pulled together in a mock frown which was given away by the amused glint in his eyes. His lips weren’t much better as he tried to hide the grin that threatened to erupt. “Do you usually just pop into booths like this?” As if he minded.
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