And now she was weeks away from becoming a Registered Nurse and nothing, absolutely nothing would get in her way.
Taking the man she'd met to a local Tellnet office was just her good deed for the day.
Nothing earth shattering.
Right?
Right, her inner voice mocked her,Keep telling yourself that.
She really couldn't argue back.
It wasn't just that the man was hot with an AW in the middle of it, instead of the O.
He had a smile that would and had made her melt.
Thank goodness it was fall in Center City so at least she wasn't in danger of turning into a puddle at his feet.
She turned her head to get another look at the man.
After all, she only had about forty feet left of time with him.
He was tall, a good four or five inches taller than she was.
It was a good height, she reasoned.
And he looked like he worked for a living. He looked fit, not the kind of muscle that was from body building, but something active, hands on.
Oh my, she smiled to herself. If she wasn't studying like a fiend for her last exams, she wouldn't mind getting 'hands on' with him.
Those arms... Wait.
She stopped short on the sidewalk, and he stopped walking to move back to her side.
"You okay?" His eyes narrowed slightly, and a muscle moved in his jaw.
"Me? Yeah." She shook her head. "I was just wondering," she let her gaze move over his arms again. "Aren't you... cold?"
He looked down at his arms before lifting his face and smiling at her. "A little." Then he shrugged. "I thought about buying a coat while I was still in Hawaii, but it felt a little like guessing. I thought I could get away with buying a coat here. Save me some space in my bag."
He shrugged and she saw the bottom of his duffel bag peek around his arm.
"Yeah," she nodded, seeing the logic in his words, "I doubt you see a lot of cold weather in Hawaii."
"A few places, yeah, but not in my area. It was still over eighty degrees for a few days before I left. So buying a heavy coat felt kind of stupid."
Lexie thought it over for a second and said the first thing in her head, which was not always the best idea.
"I have a couple of classes this morning, but I'm free in the afternoon. I can take you to a place to get some clothes that will be better suited to Center City weather. That is," she pressed her lips together, wetting them a little, "if you want some help."
"Given that most of my clothes are T-shirts and shorts, and a few pairs of pants, I'm going to need a little help."
"I'm a helpful kind of person!"
Oh my goodness! Did I just say that?
How stupid did I sound?
"Uh..." she felt her molars grind together as she gestured to the door just beyond a planter. "That's the Tellnet Office there."
