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"Lead the way!" Darin

"Don’t you want to take your sister’s photos to your car?"

"I walked" He shrugs

"Here, stow them in my car" I open the trunk of my Lexus SUV and pull the door up for him

"Nice car" He says, surprised His eyebrows are raised as he gazes at me

"Thanks," I flip the lever for the door to close and lock the car again as we continue down the sidewalk

Luke pulls his aviator sunglasses fro around hi him and I frown Is he embarrassed to be seen withover this as he holds the door to my favorite Irish Pub open for me and alk into the cool bar

"Hi! Welcome to the Celtic Swell"

A young server s special attention to Luke, and I mentally roll my eyes "It’s a beautiful day out there," she continues, "Would y’all like to sit inside or outside?"

I glance up at Luke and without pausing or asking , followme completely, and leads us to a booth near the back of the bar

We are seated, and Miss Flirty points out the happy hour ain, and then leaves us alone

"Are you eet to the botto his wide blue eyes, and looks horrified The knots in my stomach slowly release

"No! No, Natalie, not at all In fact, I’m thrilled to spend time with you" He looks so sincere "Why do you ask?"

"Well…" I gratefully sip the water the waitress has set down before me "You just seem…"

"What?"

"Quiet all of a sudden" It’s the best I can come up with Damn, why does he make me so nervous?

"I’m happy to be here, with you I just…" he shakes his head, runs a hand through that beautiful hair "I am a private man, Natalie" He exhales quickly and closes his eyes like he’s struggling through soaze back to mine

"It’s okay," I hold my hands up in front ofNo worries"

I srab the happy hour e in mood and the reasons behind it are none of ht

He s to start s our orders

Luke raises an eyebrow in arita, on the rocks, no salt, extra lime" My eyebrows clie ferociously on her notepad

Luke is hot, I can’t bla primal in me wants to scratch her pretty brown eyes out

And he’s not evenelse?" she asks Luke, pointedly ignoring lance before arita after the day I’ve had" I sip my water

"And what kind of day was that?"

Luke leans forward and I love that he genuinely looks interested