estaurant. She hasn't stopped thinking about his captivating feat

g the restaurant for fear

f only her driver hadn't taken a sick leave the day before, she would have sent him. After much hesitatio

Then she heard a familiar voice behind her. Her stomach growled as her heart skipped a bit. She summoned some

e day. You had me sitting out her

mble, "you have my card

to his table. She knew she should resist but i

conversationalist, effortlessly navigating a wide array of topics with finesse

ity to listen attentively, offering his undivided attention to her when she spoke. She loved the way he laughed at her jokes. He seem

tmosphere. Then, the first drops of the rain began to fall, lightly at first, tapping gently on rooftops. As the rain intensified, the dro

a torrential downpour. She wondered how she'd get home. Georg

of you," Lynne s

lonely road. Flashes of lightning illuminated the sky followed closely by

e, they were halted by a highway patrol team who informed th

o now?" Lynne

d, George had made a swift U-turn

oing?" she was

" he repli

ight with him sent cold, ecstatic shivers down her spine. She should stop hi