“Well, why not?”
“’Cause…”
“Here,” Mia cut in, handing me the clipboard. Glancing down, it was covered in all of Zoe’s details until the blue scribble stopped. She needed an emergency contact name and number. Without hesitation or a second thought, I added my name and number. It wasn’t until I moved on to the next question I realized her hesitation. ‘Relationship to contact.’ Well, fuck me! Now we had to define it. With two women staring at me, I quickly answered the question and handed the clipboard back to Mia.
“All good?”
“Yeah…thanks.” Mia’s voice wavered. I know she hadn’t read my answers. Her eyes hadn’t once left mine. She had these mystical, magical deep blue eyes that I couldn’t stop staring at. After a long moment of silence, Mia pulled her gaze away and addressed Zoe, “I’ll see you tomorrow, Zoe. If you get here about ten minutes before class, we’ll get you set up.”
“Okay. Thanks.”
“No worries. See you tomorrow.”
“See you tomorrow, Mia,” I replied with a wink. It might have been wishful thinking on my part, but I would have sworn I saw her shiver at my words. Barely able to contain my ego, I ushered Zoe to the door and held it open for her.
Leading Zoe towards my truck, I realized how much I really meant it. I’d definitely be seeing Mia tomorrow. And if I could somehow swing it, the day after and the one after that as well. She might have only been tiny, but with a few words and even fewer glances she’d already captured my attention…something no one else had achieved in a hell of a long time.
