Just Three Words (Soho Loft #2) by Melissa Brayden

Author:Melissa Brayden [Brayden, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, lesbian, romance, New York, Adult, Businesswoman, Femme-Femme, Best Friend Romance
ISBN: 9781626393790
Google: kNzSBwAAQBAJ
Amazon: B00UTPQSI4
Goodreads: 25407709
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2015-04-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“So, Howard, what brought you to New York?” Sam sipped the champagne that Howard had insisted they order, enjoying the way the bubbles tickled her throat on the way down. Her spirits were high. It felt good being out on an actual date.

“Women,” Howard said.

She choked a little on the champagne at his response. “I’m sorry. Did you say women?”

“Oh, yes,” he said in his cute little Howard voice. Almost like a well-mannered cartoon character, sitting there with that red bow tie—the same one from his profile photo—and tan jacket. She wasn’t judging him. It was a definite choice, that outfit, and he was owning it. “I heard that the women in the Big Apple are the prettiest women just about anywhere, so I moved my software company from Iowa to find out for myself.” He certainly had a slow delivery style, as if each word carried special meaning for him.

“Oh, and how has that worked out?”

“Well, have you looked in the mirror lately?” He pulled his face back and shook his head. “My, you’re stunning, Samantha. I’m so glad you opened up your heart to the world of online dating. There’s so much for people like us to explore.”

“Thank you. Um…it’s a little new for me. I will admit to being nervous. I’ve never been on a blind date, much less an online one.”

“But do you want to explore?” The waiter chose just that moment to deliver their meals, which bought her a moment to ponder how one should answer such a strange and vague question.

“Explore?”

“Our love connection.”

“Oh, I think it might be a little premature for the word ‘love,’ don’t you, Howard? Maybe we could just have this meal together and get to know one another a little.”

“Well, that sounds just dandy. Everything you say is dandy.” Wow, genuine enthusiasm. It was sweet. Not exactly sexy. At all. In any way, shape, or form. But he was an earnest little guy and that counted for something, right? She had him pegged at about five-three, with a slight comb-over. That part had not been well represented in his online photo.

“Do you enjoy NASCAR?” he asked, taking the tiniest bite of steak ever assembled.

Really, what was the point of a bite like that? She watched him chew the sliver daintily before reminding herself of the question. “As in racing? No. I’ve never really been into NASCAR.”

“That’s okay. I’ll teach you. The cars, they go in a whirly circle and try to catch one another. It’s like tag for cars. It’ll be so much fun when we watch at my place on Sundays.”

There would be no NASCAR watching.

Silent sigh.

And she didn’t have the heart to point out that, in fact, NASCAR was nothing like tag. “I’m more of a book and movie kind of girl myself. Do you read much?” At this point, she was just trying to make conversation before exiting politely. Howard was not, as he would say, her love connection.

“I enjoy reading cookbooks.”

“Oh, so you like to cook?” At last, an overlap.

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