Six Impossible Things: Part One by Skylar Hill

Author:Skylar Hill [Hill, Skylar]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-24T03:00:00+00:00

Four

Luke

As they finished dinner and he helped her into that flirty little cape-coat that swung back and forth with every movement, Luke couldn’t help but let his fingers linger a bit on her shoulder before pulling away.

“Let me walk you to your car,” he said.

“Oh, I parked quite a bit away,” she said, like she was afraid she was putting him out.

“It’s no trouble at all,” he said. There was no way in hell he was letting a woman walk alone at night. He knew all too well the fear that so many women had to constantly carry within them, the wariness and awareness that was ever-present. He’d always considered himself a pretty enlightened guy, but working with the women at Our Safe Place had opened his eyes big-time about the safety he took for granted as a guy walking in this world.

The idea of Nora feeling even the barest flash of fear as she walked alone down a dark street and saw a stranger approaching made him sick to his stomach.

He liked her, he thought, as her lips twisted into a smile as he held out his arm. She took it and he noticed that her nail polish was chipped on her thumb, like she had a habit of worrying it between her teeth. What other little bad habits did she have? Or good ones? Or naughty ones? His mind tilted to place it shouldn’t—not on a first date—but he couldn’t help himself.

She’d been beautiful in the candlelight, laughing with Antonio and the waiters, sharing a slice of tiramisu with him for dessert. He’d coaxed some information out of her about her photography, the little bits she was willing to tell him making him even more intrigued. Her eyes had lit up when she’d talked about the science and art of motion, the challenge of capturing it with the camera.

This woman had passion in her. And God, he wanted to stir it into a storm. But he was trying to keep Margaux’s words fresh in his mind. Nora had been hurt badly by a man. Her scummy ex-fiancé. He needed to be cautious here. He didn’t want to scare her off.

Because he liked her. He really liked her. He hadn’t felt this attracted to someone in years. If he had his way, they’d be halfway to his place by now, but he wasn’t about to propose that. Not when he wanted a second date. And a third.

They passed by an antique store, and she paused for a moment, looking in the window, before continuing on.

He smiled when he noticed she did it again a few minutes later, peering into another antique shop window like she was a bird, drawn to something shiny.

“You like antiques?” he asked.

“Hmm?” she looked up, looking a little startled, those big green eyes doe-like. Her cheeks bloomed pink, and his stomach tightened in reaction, his fingers itching to touch her. “Oh, sorry,” she said. “It’s a quirk.”

“A quirk?” he echoed questioningly. He was so damn curious about her.

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