“Right, right.” I poured the concoction in to a glass bottle for her to take home and took it over to her. “I’m sure that will help you feel a lot happier, and I hope this helps you out too.”
“Oh, that smells good.” Miranda inhaled and almost melted under the scent. Good, that was the effect I wanted it to have on her. That meant it was going to assist her in feeling much better, which brought a warm glow to my chest. “Thank you for this. How much do I owe you? Let me just find my wallet; I know it’s here in my bag.”
I shook my head. “Don’t worry. That’s a freebie. I just want you to try it and see how it makes you feel. If it does help, then let me know and I will make you some more.”
Anything to bring her back here. Anything to make sure she was around me some time soon. Actually, there were other things that we could maybe do together as well. It didn’t have to be in a dating capacity, just as friends to see how it went.
Although, as I got closer to Miranda and breathed her in, I wasn’t sure things would be able to just stay friendly. There was an intense, overwhelming feeling of chemistry between us.
“I do yoga on Sundays. Here, in the store.” I laughed as I glanced around. “I know it doesn’t look like there is room for it at the moment, but I always manage to make it work.”
“Like a yoga class?” she asked doubtfully.
“Oh, no, nothing so formal. It’s more just a space for yoga. Sometimes other people join me, sometimes I’m on my own, but I just wanted to let you know it’s happening in case it’s something you are interested in.”
She furrowed her eyebrows in deep thought, which had my heart hammering against my rib cage. Anticipation surged through my body, causing me to worry she was going to reject me. I wasn’t sure why, but I just knew if she said no, it would crush me.
“I do love yoga,” she finally drawled. “But I don’t know if I’m good enough at it. It’s been a while since I moved my body in that way. I don’t know if I’m flexible enough.”
“Hey, don’t you worry about that, I’m no good either. I just love the way it makes me feel.” I hoped that was enough to encourage her, and it seemed like it was.
“Yeah, okay, maybe I will. I’ll see what I have going on this Sunday. I don’t think I have anything, but I will see.”
That wasn’t a concrete answer yes or no, but it was better than nothing. I took that happily and nodded. I could just imagine how much I could get to know her at yoga. Especially if it was just me and her there. Usually, I looked forward to people coming to the store on Sunday for yoga, but this week would be different. There was only one face I wanted to see, and it was the one in front of me right now.
“Great. And how do you like the chamomile tea? Is it working?”
“It’s absolutely perfect, just what I needed. I’m feeling so much better. Thank you so much. You have no idea how much this means to me.”
Our eyes connected and my heart raced and my stomach flipped over with excitement. The butterflies flapping in the pit of my stomach grew to the size of birds. My feet might as well not have been touching the floor I was so happy. I didn’t realize how long it had been since I felt like that until now, when it hit me like a sledge hammer.
This she-wolf could just be the woman I needed to have in my life. The person who could make me feel truly special. I almost wanted to say something to her, to let her know the effect that she was having on me, but I couldn’t quite find the words. I guess it was probably for the best, but I did wish I could say something to make her understand that she had impacted me in a way I wasn’t expecting.
It killed me when I heard the door swing open, bringing in another customer. Cara, coming for more back pain lotion. I had a feeling she’d be in today, just not this early. I wanted more time with Miranda.
But she was already looking at her watch and heading for the door, explaining that she needed to be somewhere else. I wasn’t going to get a chance to get to know her more today. As she vanished out of sight, taking that beautiful scent with her, I held on to the hope that I would get to see her on Sunday and everything would be much better then. Because she was the most interesting person I had met in a very long time.
I focused my attention on Cara, but Miranda was still in the back of my mind, and I had a feeling she was going to be there for a very long time. At least until Sunday when we were, hopefully, back in the store back together working out and seeing what happened.