“Yeah, it is.”He wasn’t interested in looking up at the sky.His only focus was on the woman right in front of him.
The dress she wore was stunning and molded to the curves of her body, but it wasn’t too tight and not revealing.He’d been around a lot of women who wore a hell of a lot less.She looked amazing.Her hair was down, with a few strands pulled back from her head in a small clip.He also loved the touch of the boots.Everything about her was stunning.He couldn’t get enough of her.
“You’re a good dancer,” Katie said.
“You’re not too bad yourself.”
She laughed.“This is fun.Have you been on many dates?”
“No.”
“No?You expect me to believe that?A big hotshot like you.”
“Uh, that’s the thing, I don’t need to go on dates.Women just kind of throw themselves at me.”
“Ah, and you don’t like that?”she asked.
“It was fun in the beginning.A lot of fun, but the thing is, without any real connection, there is nothing.”He shrugged.That was the truth.He didn’t know exactly when he woke up.He looked out of his penthouse apartment window at the world and realized he had a large company, and no one.He didn’t have a wife or a family, nothing.The women were there for the easy life.It was a harsh reality, but one he accepted.He hadn’t been looking for deeper connections, unlike now.
There hadn’t been anyone that he wanted.Until now.
Well, he had wanted Katie, but he hadn’t given that a shot in high school.Besides, when he had been willing to give it a chance, he had realized Adam and Katie were more than just friends, they were a couple.He wasn’t going to do that to a friend.Leaving was the best way.
“That’s why I stopped dating.It was awful.I did the whole online dating, putting myself out there, thinking it was the right way to meet people, to meet the right guy, but so many people lie about who they are.”She sighed.“It’s hard out there.”
“Yeah, it makes me wonder how they did it in the past, you know?Did they just bump into someone, apologize, and go for coffee?”
She laughed.“You do realize that is what happened with us.”
“Yeah, but I bet now you’re wondering was that a genuine bump, or accidentally on purpose.”
“Oh,” she said.“Okay, now you have me thinking.”
“It was an accident.”
“Yeah, well, you used to bump into me all the time in high school.It was like you didn’t see me.”
“I saw you,” he said.He looked up and noticed the look of shock on her face.“Yeah, I saw you, Katie.It’swhyI bumped into you.You didn’t see me, though, did you?”
“Hawk?”
“I liked you, you know, back in high school.I liked you a lot.”
“You had the cheerleaders wrapped around you.”
“True, but it wasn’t them I wanted.”
“You’re trying to tell me you wanted ...me?”Katie asked.
He could lie and tell her he was joking around, but why would he do that?Why would he lie?There was no point in lying or hiding from the facts.He wanted Katie more than anything.
“Yeah, I am,” he said.
She didn’t say anything at first.He had surprised her.“I have no idea what to say.That’s why you bumped into me?”
“I tried on several occasions to talk to you.”He chuckled.“You know what the crazy thing is?I even told Adam.”
“You told Adam that you ...wanted me?”This made her frown.
