polished. But the tiny scar over his left eyebrow made him seem dangerous.
“I’m going down to Queen Street to check out some galleries, I think.”
“You don’t work today?”
“No, I’m on vacation, actually.”
His luscious lips quirked up in a half smile. “You’re not going away somewhere more
interesting?”
Raising my chin, I said, “My city is incredibly interesting, thank you very much.”
He chuckled, reaching out to take my hand across the table. “You’re right, it really is. Are
you hungry?”
“I already ate.”
“May I walk you to the galleries?”
His thumb gently circled the back of my hand. Even though he made me a bit nervous, I did
want to get to know him better, and figure out why my stomach was doing massive flips
every time he looked into my eyes.
“Okay.”
We each took a few more sips of coffee while simply staring at each other. Then Devin
stood, holding out his hand for me. I took it, picking up my handbag, and strolled out of the
fancy restaurant as if I was accustomed to doing this sort of thing all the time.
CHAPTER TWO
* Devin *
This morning my hand had reached out to smash my alarm clock, as it did every morning at
five am. But as I sat up, I had realized that today was going to be extraordinary. Something
different was in the air. As I woke up and got dressed, it had rolled around in the back of
my mind, as if I were trying to remember a dream that eluded me.
As I hit the gym, showered, then went to the office, I couldn’t shake the slight prickle
between my shoulder blades that told me something was up. At first I thought I was simply
going nuts. Or maybe it was my quest for adventure, for something new to happen in my
life.
But the second my eyes locked on Kim’s, it all made sense. There was something about her
that was both electrifying and comforting. Part of me couldn’t believe that we were walking