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Walk or no walk, Marc hadn’t worked one drop of tension out of his body, nor had he unwound even the slightest bit He sank down on a park bench, keeping an eye on Hero and wishing he could spend the entire afternoon at the gy back to the brownstone He needed to expend soy
“Hi” A pretty blonde woman, about thirty years old with a black Labrador retriever tugging at his leash, stopped next to Marc “Which dog is yours?” she asked, giving Marc a flirtatious s hair behind her ear
Marc had been hunched over, elbows on his knees, gaze fixed on Hero Now he sat up, giving the wo his are was less than welco hi the time here with an attractive woman But not today Today he needed to be alone
“The bloodhound” He pointed, si out his iPhone as if he was about to start socrazy”
The wouess that means you’re not in the mood for a conversation break”
Marc’s expression softened a bit After all, it wasn’t this woman’s fault that his head was messed up today “Oh, I’m in the mood for one Unfortunately, I can’t do it Not today My boss would kill me I should have done this research on my office laptop, but I opted for a walk instead So I’al documents”
“Say no more I understand” The blonde, who looked like a professional herself, extended her hand “I’m Robin”
“Marc” He shook her hand, fully aware of the intentionally warers “Can I take a rain check?”
“No problem” Her tone perked up “Dash and I stop by the park every day at lunchtiet a break I’m surprised I haven’t seen you here before”
“I usually take Hero’s evening shift My colleague takes the one rin “Maybe I can es I’ll certainly try”
“Hero?” Awareness dawned in Robin’s eyes “Then Ryan is your colleague I should have guessed Why is it that all the hot guys band together?”
Marc had to laugh at that one “I’ll duck that question and just say thanks for the compliment”
Robin fu down her phone number “Call me—Marc” She stuffed the piece of paper in his hand “Maybe we can coordinate dog park visits”
“Maybe we can” Marc pocketed the slip of paper and lifted his hand in a wave as Robin strolled off to join so fro park buddies A nice way to pass the lunch hour
Marc continued to stare at his iPhone, not even seeing it