Simon's breath now caught in his throat as she looked over the top of the heads of the men surrounding her, glancing around the room in obvious uninterest—almost as if she was aware of someone watching her, but had no idea who or why. His earlier impression of her complete boredom with her admirers and her surroundings was confirmed as she repressed a yawn. At the same time as their glances met.
Met and then, as the woman’s gaze shifted slowly back to his, held…. Then boom…. She recognized him!
He knew she did by the way her eyes widened in surprise. He watched every move… The way she took a deep breath… The color rising to her cheeks… The frown on her face before she quickly looked away. Her reaction was even funnier than he'd imagined, and Simon grinned inwardly. It was even more surp
