xan

ot me enthralled. I take in her ridiculously long lashes, her high cheekbones, and that luscious long hair. She's a classic beauty, unlike the plastic girls I'm usually surrounded with. None o

uncomfortable in that sexy dress that she's wearing. She has no reason to be. She's sexy as fuck without c

ntage. You know my name,

urprises her, and I'm intrigued. She seems so out of plac

follow her every move. I swallow hard as I wonder what those lips of hers will ta

hunting tonight, Diana?" I ask, my tone tea

t a bit of pea

that. Every other woman I speak to is after something, but not

're on t

in her eyes before she looks away. "Aren't y

to verify that I am, in fact, in her seat. "Your sea

on't come here that often. But yes, when I

s the first place I'll be going every single time I c

unning away from t

r's endless demands, my grandfather's ridiculous requirement formarriagebefor

bility,"

h unpolished nails. Diana is one of the lucky ones, the ones that think money solves everything when more often than not, they hav

ivity. Tell me three good things that happened to yo

iar, yet I can't place it. It feels nostalgic somehow, something f

months. I took my mom out for our weekly lunch date to

story. A story of understanding tinged with

. A waiter appears seemingly out of nowhere to top up my glass, startl

rks," she says. "I've never had anyone come take my

so many others. I've gotten so used to the entitlement t

I can't even remember the last time I sat next to a woman that didn't chat my

ish, what would it be?" Diana

to admit that no one has ever

ars in the sky. She's beautiful, and she looks so

she says. "You're not

ess, Diana," I tell her honestly. For a while, I thought I had the happiness I craved, but I was proven

tersweet. "Health," she says. "G

health. Even if she were to ask me for something like so many

ver her. "Since we're both running from something,

Diana to her feet, and she stumbles in her h

r a danc

as she leans back in my arms. "Here?" she asks,

y n

ot her body flush against mine

y. I can't remember the last time a woman actually made my heart race without being on her knees in front of me. Diana... she's something special."God

rsts out laughing, and I drop my forehead to hers, enjoying this moment with her. When was the l

lush against mine. She looks up at me, a sweet smile on her face. I look into her eyes, u

met before?" I ask her, my

a little. "I thought you said you'd

she just created. Her hands move back to my neck

ely wouldn't for

ere, but your phone has been ringing non-stop. It seems quite urgent," I say, tipping my head toward the table behi

missed calls, and my heart sinks w

she says, her

give me yo

think that's a good idea, Alec. But it was

me Alec, and never in public. She'd have to be close to my family to know

voice tinged with regret. She grabs her

llow her and dema

I do