She entered the coffee shop and noted it was pretty quiet and reminded herself it was a Wednesday afternoon. She walked to the counter and waited behind the man in line ahead of her, keeping her eyes on the menu board instead of darting around anxiously for any glimpse of Ares Winter.
A warm voice in her ear behind her made her shiver and her eyes automatically close.
“Get the dark roast special of the day. I promise you won’t regret it.”
She turned her head a fraction and was enveloped in the smell of sunshine and salt air which accompanied the handsome man leaning over her shoulder. “Hello.” The desire to lean backwards into his heat made her propel herself a half inch forward.
“Hello. I’m glad you came.”
“I had to know what kind of coffee could get you to leave the office.”
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