He looked a bit confused, and he seemed very nice as she repeated the directions two more times and he looked like he wasn’t sure. He told her the name of the place he needed to get to and it was a mere two blocks from where her place was. His accent and his bright white smile were very appealing. She felt something, but she wasn’t sure what it was. Her head had been wrapped around Flynn and Jett for far too long.
“Listen, I’m heading that way. Just follow me,” she said, and he smiled.
“Now that’s an idea. My name is Raymond.”
“Nice to meet you. I’m Adelina.” She reached out her good hand, which he shook gently.
“What happened to your hand and wrist?” he asked as they started walking together.
“I got into a bar fight.”
She glanced back up at him and he looked surprised as well as interested. “Really?”
“No. Someone tried to hit me so I ducked and hi
t them back.”
“Wow. I hope the other person is worse off.”
“Me, too.”
“Well, I promise not to try anything funny,” he stated, raising one hand up palm forward. She laughed.
“You have a great accent. Where are you from?”
“I am originally from Brazil. I have a place here in Manhattan.”
“Yeah, there’s nothing like New York. I’ve never been to Brazil, but I hear the beaches are gorgeous.”
“The people are, too, but I’d say you had them beat,” he told her, and when she looked at him, he held her gaze, and her heart raced. The man was suave, and very sexy.
She smiled and looked forward again.
“It’s not far now,” she whispered.
She couldn’t help but wonder if this was another opportunity for her to take a chance and move on with her life. She missed the opportunity to flirt with the doctor, her mind still on Jett and Flynn. She needed to stop this. She needed to put them behind her. It just wasn’t meant to be.
So she turned toward Raymond, one very sexy, attractive man with an accent to die for.
They talked as they walked, and Adelina thought he was very nice, and also very firm in his tone. She liked a take-charge kind of man, but also a caring one. Raymond seemed to fit the bill fine. If only she would stop thinking about Jett and Flynn.
He told her about the company he worked for. Something to do with imports and technology.
“So where do you work?” he asked, and when she named the place, he was impressed. She told him about being the manager and about how she sustained the injury. Minus the part about being jealous over Tess trying to get knocked up by Flynn and the fact that she was completely jealous.
“Don’t feel bad about it, Adelina. You were protecting yourself. A beautiful woman like you should be pampered and not placed into such situations. What did your boyfriend say about it?” he asked. She felt her cheeks warm. This guy was good at flirting. What a way to find out if she were single or not.
“Oh, no problem there, I don’t have one.”
“Really? Then the guy you were protecting isn’t your boyfriend?”
How perceptive. This man was almost creepy, but in a totally turn-her-on kind of way. She took a deep breath and released it.
“He never was my boyfriend. He’s just a good friend.”
“Are you certain?” he asked with a large smile.
“Yes, really. So here is where we part ways. You have to take this street one block down and then make a right. You’ll see the building in front of you.”