Summer Love in the City (Summer Instalove)

already been paid, and there is fresh coffee on the terrace. Will you follow me, please?”

In a daze, I followed her into the restaurant, up an almost-hidden tiny staircase that opened

onto a beautiful private patio overlooking a park.

The gorgeous man flashed a wink, pouring coffee for me and gesturing to the chair in front

of him. Then the chef shook his hand. “I expect to see a lot more of you, Devin,” he

chuckled. “I shouldn’t have to call you twice to test my new menu.”

“I’m terrible, but I’ll make it up to you,” the man chuckled as the chef nodded to me, then disappeared.

Sitting down, I set my handbag on the far edge of the table, then looked at him carefully. He

was both rugged and refined. The shoulders of a brawny football player, with immaculate

fingernails.

He held his hand out to me. “Hello. I’m Devin.”

“Kim,” I said. “Why did you ask me to come here?” I knew that I sounded awkward, but I

was still learning the tricks to being smooth around men.

He spread his

hands. “When I walked into my friend’s busy restaurant and saw the most

beautiful woman on earth, I needed to get you somewhere quiet so that we could chat.” He

paused. “I know, I’m a little spoiled.”

I laughed, surprising myself. He was ridiculously charming.

“So, you just snap your fingers and people do anything that you want?” I asked, pouring a

touch of cream into my coffee and stirring it slowly.

“If you don’t ask, you don’t get,” he shrugged. “You could have said no.”

“I still might.”

His eyebrow raised as he smirked, and I felt like I’d just won a point. The way he watched

me sip my coffee was unusual. It felt like he was studying me, but I couldn’t imagine what

for.

His phone beeped, but instead of looking at the screen, he clicked it to silent and set it on

the table face down.

“What are you doing today, Kim?” His deep voice had a slight dark rasp to it, making him

sound rough. I’ve always loved the look of a tough guy in a crisp suit, but this was way too

much. From his stylish haircut to the shine on his immaculate shoes, his entire look was