Accidental Neighbor: Single Dad Romance (The Gentlemen Series Book 1) by Sharon Woods
This has to be the world’s slowest moving line. The shivers running up my arms into my bones have me rethinking my outfit tonight. Cold wind whips around my bare thighs. My teeth chatter, and I shuffle forward. My friends are waiting inside Three Dots Bar and I’m late for my best friend’s twenty-first birthday celebration.
It was a struggle to make it here on time, and that was before I had to stay over at work filling in paperwork for a child that had an allergic reaction and vomited on me just before the mom arrived. Loving my job makes these times bearable. I’m scheduled on the late shift at work this week and getting ready for a big night out takes time. The line moves—thank God—and I reach inside my bag for my ID card.
Shit. The contents of my purse spill onto the pavement, and I quickly squat down to gather my belongings when I hear a rip. I suck in a breath and freeze. My tight tartan yellow skirt has a new thigh slit.
“Great,” I mutter as I scramble to pick up my lip gloss, phone, and wallet.
“That’s what happens when you stuff too much into a small bag,” a deep male voice comments. I see his black shiny dress shoes and I know he is standing above, watching me.
Wanting to see his face, I rise, careful not to make the situation worse, and tug at the end, trying to add the illusion of more length.
My gaze focuses on the voice’s face, and I feel dizzy staring back into a set of dark, brooding eyes. I watch his eyes squint from a smile, causing creases to form near them. His teeth are straight, white, and perfect. And his brown hair is tousled neatly on top of his head. My hand is twitching to see what it would feel like. What is wrong with me?
He slowly and seductively slides his gaze downwards over my black bodysuit and over-the-knee boots. And I feel stripped but intrigued by this handsome man. I need to know his name. Before I have a chance to speak, he is turning and walking off inside the bar.
