![]() Beautiful Mine
-- I’m waiting for the elevator, wondering if I should ask the front desk for restaurant suggestions or just find a place on my own. Then the doors open to reveal someone standing inside. My lips part in surprise. Connor does a double take, then gives me a slow, slow smile. Umm…. okay. This is a whole new ballgame now. “We meet again,” he says, still smiling. My estrogen starts flowing at the sight of that smile and those eyes. I couldn’t stop it now if I tried. The doors slide closed with a soft thud and the little space grows even smaller. I don’t stand too close, but I certainly would’ve stood farther away if I’d never met him before. The car begins its downward journey and my stomach swoops more than usual. We start giving each other that wondering look from before. He’s still smiling, and there’s a smile teasing the corners of my mouth too. In spite of being freshly bathed, he didn’t shave. He still has that cute scruff on his jaw. “You’re staying here, too?” I ask. He turns toward me a bit and leans one shoulder against the back wall. Oh man. Just like when he turned toward me at the table, this little movement makes things feel more familiar. But this time it’s just us. In this little box. I like it. “I heard this is the best place for the weary Camino pilgrim.” I adjust slightly so I can lean against the wall as well. I really can’t help it. Because it seems like this is the moment we’ve been building to all along. “That’s what the guidebooks say anyway.” “Do they?” “Don’t you have a guidebook?” The car already starts to slow, dammit. I don’t want to walk away this time. I want to linger awhile. “I’m not the guidebook type,” he answers, as we come to a stop. “I’d rather just ask around. But I think we have more important matters to discuss.” The elevator dings and the doors open. Neither one of us moves. My heart is thumping in anticipation. “Do we?” “Yes. You’re about to go your way and I’m about to go mine, but clearly the universe thinks we need to talk some more.” Thump, thump, thump. Now it’s my turn to give a slow smile. “The universe, huh?” “Okay.” He grins. “It’s me. I think we should talk more.” ![]()
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Sara Zielinski
9/27/2017 08:02:38 pm
Thanks for telling me about this book.
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Dale Wilken
9/27/2017 10:13:06 pm
Sounds like a good read.
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