“Hi.” To her relief, her voice was steady and measured, but under the table, she clutched her cell phone hard enough to make her worry about cracking it. “It’s nice to meet you.”
“You too.” He peeled off his jacket as he sat beside her, exposing tattoos running the length of his massive arms, and she practically climbed the wall to give him enough space on their side of the booth. Now that he was right next to her, she was very aware that this man was too much – much too much. She’d been prepared to admire him from across the room as he drank beer with some friends.
Having him mere inches away from her was not what she’d been expecting, and it was scaring the life out of her.
“So.” She cleared her throat a bit. “Jax and Sarah were just saying that you’re also interested in the art prog
