Quickly rounding the building on the corner of Third and Louisiana Street, Spinelli nearly bumped into a couple of older women. He reached out and grabbed one woman's shoulders as she rocked back on her heels. The amount of pull told him he would have caused her to fall if he hadn't grabbed her quickly. He steadied her before he dropped his hands to his sides. "I'm sorry, ma'am."
Her glistening green eyes matched her bright green scarf and hat. "Where's the fire, handsome?" she asked with a giggle.
He returned her warm smile. "Nowhere, I should have been paying attention to where I was going."
"Oh, that's okay. The near-fall was worth it just to feel the strong hands of a handsome fella for a moment. In fact, why don't you go back around the corner and we'll give it another whirl?"
"Ju
