Chapter 5
Xander didn’t see me coming toward him. He never looked up from his phone. I was at his table, trying to figure out what to say, and he still didn’t know I was there.
Stupidly, I’d left my hot chocolate, now cold, at my table. Along with my purse and my sanity.
I finally cleared my throat and said, “Xander?”
He looked up slowly, appraising me as his eyes drifted to meet mine. It was like a slow, lazy caress. One that made my entire body light up. His eyes smiled at me and his lips quirked, as if he was trying to decide what to do with them. “Yes? Are you Mandy?”
He straightened in his seat when I nodded. He gestured toward the chair opposite him and I sat down, running my hands along my dress, trying to squash my nerves. He watched me, following my every move and making me e
