Page 25 of Spotlight
One side of his mouth hitches up and he gives me that easy, sexy smile. “And you.”
“How did you find me?” My arms fall to my sides. It seems there’s no avoiding this guy.
“I asked around.” His gaze lifts and he smiles as he takes in the store. “This is cool. Exactly as you described.”
“Liv, I’m going to—” My sister’s voice cuts off as she takes in the scene in front of her. She looks from me to Flynn and back. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to interrupt.”
An awkward silence stretches out until Flynn takes a step toward her with his hand outstretched. “I’m Flynn.”
“Ruby.”
“The sister, right?”
“That’s right.” She gives me another side-eye as she shakes his hand. “How do you two know each other?”
“He’s the baseball player that was signing at Plot Twist this morning.”
“Oh.” Ruby smiles tentatively. “You’re Flynn Holland. The new pitcher. Our grandfather?—”
“Loves baseball,” I finish for her, sending my sister a traitorous look. “Is it okay for you to be in here cavorting with the enemy?”
His lips twitch with a smile. “I didn’t know bookstores had rivalries.”
“Oh, yeah.” Ruby nods along. “We throw down once a year. Who can stack the most books or make the best window display.”
Flynn’s chest shakes with a silent laugh.
“You are not helping,” I tell her.
“Sorry. I thought we were being nice to our customer.”
“He isn’t a customer.”
“I might be.” He takes off, heading farther into the store like he’s browsing.
Ruby fights a laugh, and I go after him. “You can’t just come in here and… and… look at books.”
“Why not?” Flynn asks, continuing on.
“What’s the last book you read?”
“Are you book shaming me?”
“What? No, of course not. Just making a point.”
“Books are cool. I’m thinking about taking reading up as a new hobby. Where are your sister’s books?”
“I knew I liked you,” Ruby shouts from wherever she’s eavesdropping.
“Really, really not helping,” I mutter, but I take off toward our Ruby Madison display. I pick up her newest book.
He takes it with a grin. “Vampires. I dig it.”
I pick up two more and he takes those as well.
“Anything else?”
“Your number.”
