LAYLA
My heart starts to beat faster. I do a quick catalogue of his body language.
His feet are pointing towards me. His face is dipped close to mine. His eyes are focused on me.
He’s definitely flirting with me.
I smile slowly. It’s about time I had a new victim. And Zack did tell me to practice.
I put my phone down. “That depends. Do you buy a lot of women’s underwear?”
He looks taken aback. “Uh. No?… Why?”
Maybe that’s a bad line. “I own a lingerie company.”
His eyebrows shoot up. “Wow, okay. That’s way cooler than mine. I work in stocks.” He pulls a face. “It’s boring, I know.”
“That is pretty boring,” I agree, and his expression shutters slightly.
Oops. I open my mouth to tell him I’m kidding, but Gavin coughs. “I know. To be honest, I hate it, but it pays well, so—”
“That’
