Arrested for Attraction

ters, a boisterous family who had just arrived, or even L

trivial question. In case... I don't know, I need some i

er to her while she wrote it do

direct line to t

n," she thought,

d, plastered to her face, and with that sea scent she loved so much. Marina was in her usual restaurant-her friends Leo and Luis's-with

stless, she lowered her gaze and half-closed her eyelids; she felt his gaze on her. In an ac

covered with rustic terracotta tiles that stood out in the sunlight. It had no walls, only the generous shade offered by the roof, and a terracotta ceramic floor that retain

where she always knew what to expect: a tasty meal, a chat with her friends when they could sit down for a while, and her moment of peace in front of the sea. From any point in the restaurant, she could see the ocean stretching out like an endless

n, the routin

as still dripping on the plastic chair, a shadow was proj

around him. She estimated him to be about two meters tall, maybe a little more. The uniform fit his body perfectly: it showed off broa

e, with a respectful tone that immediately disarmed

visiting that restaurant, never had a stranger-much less one like him-asked her to sit at her table.

d with a shy smile and a curiou

m. Up close, Marina could notice even more details. He had light skin, golden brown from the sun, with thick brown hair that covered his arms and

she saw

y eyebrows that framed his gaze with intensity. A firm, masculine neck, and full lips that com

ipping, felt for a moment that she couldn't look worse. But he loo

ivalry, reinforced by the blue of the uniform. A uniform that might have been intimidating on any other, but

've never seen you," he aske

g her smile speak louder than her voice. "But it

his eyebro

ers on the beach, right here, for exactly seven months. I was transferred to t

ay it out loud: something had kept them apart, as if the univers

or the sea, how much he enjoyed working near the coast, even though the uniform was sometimes heav

each other before. Their gazes intertwined, less an

hough, indeed, she was being watched. Antonio-who had always been intere

s man. Javier's presence at the same table as the woman he silent

invite her to breakfast. Her nerves left her speechless for a s

she s