Page 6 of Personal Foul

Romilly waved goodbye to Elanie and started on her way home. Toby practically bounced around, smelling anything and everything. Despite the dog needing a serious dose of ADHD medicine, she loved the little terrier.

“Hey, Romilly!”

The deep masculine voice had her heart racing as she turned and saw Kaiden running toward her. She smiled, waiting for him to catch up. Once again, his gorgeous body and handsome face left her a little speechless. Or, perhaps “tongue-tied” would be a better phrase.

He stopped in front of her with a huge smile. “I was hoping to see you again.”

“You, uh, were?”

Why did he smell so … yummy? The man was sweating from jogging. He should stink of dirty gym socks and sour BO. Maybe a little crotch rot. He wasn’t supposed to smell like a cupcake she wanted to lick.

Where did that thought come from?

“Yep. I was wondering if you would like to have dinner with me?”

She blinked, and it took her a few seconds to corral her lustful fantasy. “You want to take me on a date?”

“I do.”

“With me?” She pointed a thumb at herself.

He chuckled. “Yes. You sound surprised.”

“Yeah. I guess I kind of am.”

“Oh, I should’ve asked if you had a boyfriend or—”

“No!” she cried, then cleared her throat. “I mean, no, I don’t have a boyfriend. I’m single.”

He cocked his head. “So, do you want to go out with me?”

“Absolutely.”

“Great.” The intensity of his gaze held her spellbound. “Since I’m new, where would you suggest? I’m not picky. I like everything.”

“Then this’ll be easy. I like everything, too.”

He grinned. “How about Mexican?”

“The best Mexican food is a place called The Smiling Taco.”

“You’re kidding.”

She shook her head. “Nope. I don’t kid when it comes to food.”

“All right, then. Hand me your phone and you can text me with what time works for you.”

This man was a total stranger. A mouthwatering piece of male perfection, but still a stranger. Despite that, she didn’t hesitate to unlock her phone and hand it over. Blame it on her hormones. While he inputted his digits, she noticed a few people in the park pointing and whispering at them. Guess they thought he was male perfection as well. Then he was done and handed her cell back.

“Don’t forget to text me,” he said.

“I won’t.”

For a moment, his gaze fell to her mouth and all she could imagine was him kissing her. Her heart hammered in her chest and it took all her strength not to drool. Then, he seemed to notice they were starting to draw a crowd.

“I better go.” He leaned over and kissed the top of her head. “I’ll see you tonight.”

Then he jogged off, and she couldn’t help but stare after him and hope he wasn’t a creep. It would break her heart if he turned out to be a pervert. Or an asshole. A few of the people that had been staring at Kaiden now pointed and stared at her. Disturbed, she turned and hurried away with Toby jogging at her side.

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