Like a Boss (Boss Duet 1)

“I’ll have an Ice Tea, and a Shirley Temple for the princess. What would you like Penny? You should try their Miami Vice,” Theo said.

“Ok, sure.”

“Hope you’re thirsty.” His grin lit up his eyes.

“Why? I do know what a Miami Vice is.”

“I know, but you haven’t seen theirs yet. You’ll see.” He laughed, lightly.

“Oh, ok. Can’t wait.” I pointed to his shirt emblazoned with the logo over his chest. “Who’s your favorite Star Wars character?”

“Obi Wan Kenobi,” he answered immediately.

“Oh? Not Han Solo?” His answer surprised me. Most men usually liked Han, he was a jokester, and reminded me of Theo.

“Nah, don’t get me wrong Han is great. But, Obi is the real hero.”

“What do you mean?”

Theo placed his hands over Lucy’s ears as he leaned in close to me. “He’s the realest mother fucker in the whole saga, and he doesn’t ever get any ass out of it. I mean he even does things as a ghost after he dies.”

I laughed. “Oh, ok.”

“Are you a fan?”

I shook my head from side to side. “Not really. I think I’ve seen maybe one of the movies.”

“Blasphemy.” He uncovered his daughter’s ears as she smiled up to him. He kissed her on the top of the head as his boyish grin made another appearance.

The server arrived, and my eyes widened at the sight of the pink and white frozen drink in a glass as big as my head on his tray.

He set it down in front of me after handing off Theo’s and Lucy’s drinks to them. “Enjoy,” the server said before walking away.

“It’s going to take me weeks to drink all of this, lucky for you it’s two of my favorite drinks combined.” I grabbed the black straw and took a sip, savoring the coconut flavor on my tongue.

“Well, we have all the time in the world,” Theo said, settling back in his chair.

The salty ocean breeze flew through my hair and the buzz of the cars driving by made me feel alive. “It’s nice here,” I said, opening the menu. Everything sounded delicious, and my mouth watered at the description of the hand-battered coconut shrimp appetizer. Theo tapped his fingers on the table.

“What?” I said, glancing up at him.

“It looks like you want to eat the menu. Hungry?”

I tried to think of the last time I ate. Lunch? Breakfast?

“Ravenous. I was thinking about the coconut shrimp appetizer. Mmm, it comes with a watermelon pineapple salsa.”

He licked his lips as his eyes fluttered closed. They snapped open as he shook his head. “Is that all you’re having? They have great pizza too. I usually get the double pepperoni. Check out the veggie pizza.”

“Pizza,” Lucy said as she bounced in h

er chair.

“You’ll get pizza. You love pizza, don’t you, Boo Bear?”

She nodded excitedly.

The waiter returned and Theo set the menu down. “Kids cheese pizza for the little lady. A coconut shrimp appetizer, and also a double pepperoni pizza, and a veggie pizza. Thanks.” He handed the menus to the waiter and flashed me a devilish grin.