And apparently loosened her tongue. “I cyberstalked you, too.”
A loud laugh burst through the phone, making her pull it away from her ear for a moment. “What?”
“You found me on Facebook. Well, I found you too. The station's Facebook page had that video of you from the kids shopping event last Christmas, and then I found the first responder calendar too. I’ve been looking at your Facebook page hourly all day. I didn’t answer because I can’t figure out why a man like you would be interested in someone like me. You are a man. You have muscles and a face which makes old women stop you in the street to ask for a photo. You rescue people and laugh like no one is ever around. You are going to get to know me and figure out that I am not nearly enough for you.”
Charlotte buried her face in her hand, cringing that she had just confessed all that to him. Looking around the living room, she desperately hoped that a hole would magically appear so she could crawl inside and not come out until Trey forgot her name or that she existed. Surely it wouldn’t take long.
“Wow.” Apparently, she had stunned Trey into silence. Something she had a feeling didn’t happen too often. It didn’t last long. “First of all, I’m a little embarrassed you found that damn calendar. I only did it because it was for my favorite charity. But second, why don’t you let me decide if you are enough for me? Who knows, you could get to know me and decide that I’m not enough for you. Everyone has that fear, Charlotte. But I don't let fear get in the way of doing my job, and I’m not going to let it get in the way of finding out why hearing your voice made every hair and muscle on my body stand at attention. Why a sweet assignment editor from WQUZ makes my heart pound harder than running up the stairs in a burning building. Will you just agree to talk to me again? Next time I call, will you pick up on the first ring?”
Somehow, his words gave her confidence she had never really experienced before. Could Trey, this mountain of a man, really be afraid that he wouldn’t be enough for her? The thought was at once ridiculous and heart warming. Fear still thrummed through her like a parasite living inside her, but suddenly, she desperately wanted to be able to put it aside until she could get to know this man a little more. He just wanted her to pick up the phone. She could do that.
“Yes.”
