Sweetest Desires (A Sweetest Day Romance) by Taylor Beverly

Author:Taylor, Beverly [Taylor, Beverly]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Published: 2013-09-24T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Cindy was so engrossed in her thoughts that it took her a moment to return to the present. She set down her glass and glanced over her shoulder at the man who had spoken her name. He had a peanut butter-colored complexion, a glowing, chubby face, a low fade cut, and chocolate eyes that were sharp with intelligence. He was wearing a khaki jacket over a white dress shirt open at the throat, and he seemed vaguely familiar although she didn’t think she’d met him before. Names and faces had a way of sticking with her, but she was drawing a blank.

“Now that we’ve clarified who I am,” she said, “who might you be?”

“Randy Devlin.” He shifted his beer bottle from right hand to left and stuck out his hand. “PI.”

She swiveled around on the barstool at Ruby Tuesday and shook his hand casually. His grasp was firm and confident. “Answer this question: where do you know me from?”

“Nothing mystical or sinister,” he said amiably. “Richard B. Russell High School.”

“Really?” She studied him more closely. “We went to high school together?”

“I was a year behind you, and I had a major crush on you for a while. But you were an older woman, an untouchable. I, on the other hand—” he shrugged with good-natured nonchalance. “I was an overweight geek with glasses and a bad acne problem.” He grinned before taking a swig from his bottle.

She tried to picture the attractive, confident man before her as a plump, pimply-faced adolescent, but other than the round cheeks, it was difficult. “Congratulations,” she said and saluted him with her bottle of Enviga. “It looks as though you’ve overcome those early stumbling blocks and managed to turn into a regular person.”

“Amazing, isn’t it, how life has a way of evening out the odds after high school? Listen, I have a table over there in the corner. I was hoping you might join me.”

“A private eye, you say?” She’d given it some thought. “Why do you want me to join you—so you can pump me for information on a case you’re working on?”

“Now, how would I know you’d be here?”

“Simple. You were following me.”

His grin was back. “I’m just a hired gun and a badge. More like a notetaker and photographer.” He mumbled the last few words, but she heard him plainly.

Without being invited, Randy plopped down on the stool facing Cindy. “Remember Dan Williams?”

Immediately, Dan’s face popped into Cindy’s mind. “Yeah. I remember ol’ Dangerous Dan.”

“Mr. Popularity,” Randy reminisced. “All through high school, he was the ladies’ man. I recall you were just as hot for him as the other girls.”

“Not really,” Cindy said, smiling in spite of herself. “But that was a long time ago.”

“Danny-boy was good-looking, and I’m sure he knew it. Those brown eyes and lazy smile must have admitted him to many a set of parted thighs. He must’ve been good at it, too, because scores of girls would line up to prove me right, but personally, I’ve always thought he was a jerk.

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