Lush by Chris Adonn

Author:Chris Adonn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, romance about unrequited love, romance adult contemporary, romance and first love

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Chapter 6

Michael wasn’t sure what he was more exited about: getting to watch the Midsummer Classic with a fellow baseball fan who he used to love attending ball games with, or that he was going to spend a few hours in the company of a beautiful woman who could care less about who he was and what she could get out of him. Actually he knew exactly what he was exited about. He was going to be hanging out with Julia. She wasn’t just a baseball fan. She wasn’t just a beautiful woman. She was Julia.

When he pulled up in front of her apartment building on his motorbike she was already waiting in the lobby, chatting merrily to the middle-aged doorman. On seeing him she excused herself and came to greet him with a raised brow.

“Two things Mike,” she said sternly before he even had a chance to remove his helmet. “First, you are over half an hour late. Second, you are on a motorbike.”

“Yeah, about that, I’m late because my car had a flat and as it turned out the spare was flat too. Getting it repaired would have delayed me even more and I couldn’t get a new tire even though I called three different places. That’s the real downside of British classics.” He gave her what he hoped was a remorseful smile and added, “Second, I figured the bike was the best alternative because we can make up for lost time. Besides, after what you told me about how you enjoyed riding the Harley with your dad, I figured this might be kind of fun.”

She eyed his red and black BMW R90S dubiously. “Only that isn’t a Harley, Mike, it’s a sports bike and there are no long stretches of open road between here and the stadium. Also, you are not my dad. Tell you what, I’ll go down to the garage and bring out my MV Agusta F4 since she’s been sitting idle for almost a month. I’ll meet you at the stadium.”

Michael was blown away. “You have an Italian superbike?”

“Yep.” She shrugged like it was no big deal. “Got her real cheap at an auction after she was almost totalled in a shipping accident. My folks helped me restore her. It was a bonding thing.”

He half chuckled at that. Both Julia’s parents had been surgeons; so maybe putting bikes back together in retirement was a natural progression. “Nice. My folks and I usually bond in the study when they invite me over to discuss real-estate ventures.”

“Each to their own, I guess. Hey, maybe after the game we can take our bikes out on the I-87 and let them clear their lungs. What do you say?”

“Honey, I’d love nothing more than to see you straddling one of those machines while you make me eat your dust, but why don’t you just ride with me like we planned? I even stopped on my way over and got you this.” He climbed off his bike and rested his helmet on the gas tank then unclipped a spare from the back bar and held it out to her.

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