The relief I felt knowing she would be okay surprised me. “Hey!” I shouted before she shut the door. “Are you off tomorrow?”
Leaning in, she flashed me a sultry look. “Why? You want to go salsa dancing? I bet you can do that as well.”
My cheeks almost burned, I was smiling so big. “I can, but that’s not what I was going to ask. There’s a storm blowing in later this weekend, but I thought maybe we could head up to the cabin earlier in the day so you can take a look at it.”
“That’s right, me going up to your bachelor pad in the mountains was part of the deal wasn’t it?”
“Yes, it was. So what do you say?”
Pulling her lip between her teeth, she studied me for a few moments.
“I think tomorrow will work. What time?”
There was no way I could ignore the mixed emotions I was having. No doubt I was excited to spend more time with Kilyn, but I was also feeling tremendous guilt at the same time.
“Ten too early for you?”
Taking a step back, she scrunched her nose up in an adorable way. “Puh-lease. I’ll already be back from the gym and ready to go.”
Putting my car in drive, I nodded. “Ten it is then.”
I couldn’t really see those beautiful green eyes of hers, but I imagined they were sparkling like they always did when she was happy or excited. “Night, Thano.”
“Good night, Kilyn.”
She shut the car door and walked into her building, not once turning to look back at me.
I drove off trying to decide if I was bothered by that or not.
BY THE TIME I walked out of my kickboxing class, I was covered in sweat. All I wanted to do was get home, shower, and get ready for this trip up into the mountains with Thano.
Pressing my lips together, I tried like hell to keep the stupid bubbly feelings of excitement down. This was new for me. This whole fluttering in my chest and my stomach dipping like I was driving fast down a road and hit a dip. Of course, I’d never met a guy like Thano either. The way he looked at me, talked to me, held me in his arms like I was something very special to him.
My fingers moved to my lips; I swore they still tingled from his kiss last night. After I had gone up to my apartment, I lay awake in bed and cursed myself for not inviting him up. I didn’t want this to be just another fuck buddy type of thing. If I was going to let my walls down, I wanted it to be different.
I shook my head and closed my eyes. Who was I kidding? I’d never fully let my walls down, but maybe, just maybe with Thano I could try.
“Jesus, that is the look of a girl in love.”
Snapping my head up, I stared at the girl standing in front of me. What was her name again? She didn’t have her nametag on and when I went to look, it appeared I was checking out her fake-ass boobs.
“No, it is not a look of someone in love,” I snapped back.
Wiggling her eyebrows, she replied, “You got lucky last night then?”
I let out a fake laugh. “I wish.”
Another girl ran up and practically attacked the nameless big-breasted receptionist. “Oh my God, Ann! There he is! The guy who left you that morning!”
“Where?” Ann looked as she lifted up on her toes. Her eyes widened as she gasped, “What is he doing here? Don’t tell me he is a member here now.”
Now I was intrigued. “What is who doing here?” I asked. If she was going to pry into my sex life, I was prying into hers.
“This dick I met awhile back. I guess to him I was nothing more than another woman to spend the night with.” Her eyes turned dark as if remembering that night. “Asshole has no idea what he missed out on.”
I couldn’t help but laugh. What did she expect to get from a guy who only hooked up with her for sex? “Actually, I only came up to get next week’s schedule. Do you have it?”
Ann kept her eyes focused on who I assumed was the dick who poked and ran. She reached for a schedule and handed it to me. “He’s coming this way.”
“Stay strong, Ann,” the other girl said.
Turning to leave, I ran smack into a familiar chest.
“Now I’m beginning to wonder if you’re not the one stalking me, ladybug.”
My eyes widened while I stood there frozen in place.
Thano.
My mouth went dry as I took him in. His white T-shirt was soaked with sweat and I could totally see every single line of his muscles beneath it.
Yummy.
This was insane. How many times were we going to run into each other? What was life trying to tell me?