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He took in her beautiful silhouette, and his heart pounded. He quickly found a parking spot on the street and rushed from his truck. He slammed the door and tried to remain cool.
“Aspen!” he called.
She paused and turned to him with a surprised look on her face.
He jogged toward her.
He was not stalking her.
This was just a coincidence.
“Hello, Declan.” She smiled as he reached her side.
He was captivated by her bright smile and stood before her, unsure what to say.
Did they hug? Shake hands? He wasn’t sure so just kept his hands to himself and greedily took her in.
“How are you?” he asked.
Her guarded look unsettled him, plus that her smile didn’t quite reach her eyes. Those alarms in the back of his mind were going off
He thought hard and didn’t recognize this feeling in his chest.
Was this nervousness?
“I’m good,” she said.
They fell in step with each other down the sidewalk. He tried not to stare at her. Her dark hair was left flowing down her bare back, thanks to her summer dress. His hands ached to touch her, but he had to fight the inclination.
“Where are you off to?” he asked, curious to know where she would be going at this time of day. It was early in the morning to just be walking downtown.
“Just some personal business at City Hall.” She shrugged her bronze shoulders. “Where are you headed?”
“Same. I have some police business in the mayor’s office,” he murmured.
The continued in a comfortable silence and arrived at the main door of the building. He opened the door for her and caught a whiff of her perfume and had to hold back a growl. He entered behind her and couldn’t keep his gaze from dropping down to the swell of her ass.
His cock hardened at the sight, and he knew he couldn’t let her leave without him getting her number or another date.
The foyer had a grand staircase that led up to the second level where offices were located.
“See you around, Declan.” She smiled softly and walked toward the staircase.
He jumped into action and grabbed her arm. “Go out with me again,” he blurted out.
Smooth, man, real smooth.
Her eyes widened as she glanced up at him. He gently caressed her skin and refused to let go of her arm. He glanced down at their connection and loved seeing his lighter skin against her caramel. It was one of the biggest turn ons for him.
He stepped closer to her, and she looked away from him. The bustle of people moving around the first level ignored them. At the moment, he didn’t care who was watching. He needed an answer from her.
“Please.” He moved his fingers down her arm and entwined them with hers. “A lunch date or dinner again. Your choice.”
She studied his eyes, and he waited for her to make her decision.
“But I thought it was to be no strings?”
“Do we ever know what we really want?” He locked his gaze on her.
