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her
calls,” he says moving on to the next car.
    I take a deep breath and let my frustration
out on the giant stapler in my hand. I hit it with the palm of my
hand against the tree, the same way I have fifty times today. I
promised Allie I’d put up as much advertising as I could over the
weekend. I didn’t even question why they hadn’t been doing this
sooner. She seemed a bit thrown off yesterday, and I wasn’t about
to make things worse. I step back and look at the paper flyer. How many of these are going to make it through the snow and
wind?
    It took everything I had not to offer my help
with more. By the looks of it, Allie’s been taking on a lot more
than she should. But from the vibe I got from her, she’d never
admit that aloud. I know she’s giving me the easy tasks because she
doesn’t think I can handle more, but I’ll make sure she changes her
mind by the end of the day Monday.
    “So, tell me about your day with her
yesterday anyway. You’re working on a Saturday. Apparently it was
all fairy dust and sunshine crap if she already has you saving
yourself for only her. Ohh, man…just saying those words make me
want throw up. ”
    “Dude, come on, don’t talk about her like
that. We had a good day together. We didn’t talk about much other
than work, but there was a connection.”
    Miles pretends to gag this time. “Dude, no,
you did not just say connection. What happened to you? Just pull
your charm and get a piece of that—”
    “You know,” I say, slapping him on the back.
“One day you’re going to meet a girl and she’s going to knock you
off your feet. Everything inside of you will want to be better and
you won’t know what to do with yourself. The moment you mention
anything about fate, beauty, or connections , I’m going to
remind you of this moment. I won’t talk to you the way you’re
talking to me right now, because it’s degrading, but I’ll remind
you of it. Oh, and you’re going to owe me a year’s worth of beer
for being right.”
    Miles matches my eyes with a serious look. Good, he should take me seriously . He nods slowly then
shoves me back as a smile creeps over his face. He folds over
laughing and more flyers fly out of his hand. “And when you’re
wrong, I’ll remind you of this moment,” he can barely finish his
impression of me through the laughter.
    “Alright, let’s move on to something else.” I
step toward him. “Here, take these flyers since you keep losing
yours and put them somewhere, anywhere. I don’t care,” I slap a
stack against his chest, and he grabs them with a groan before they
can blow away. I keep walking, looking for the type of store that
will have a bulletin board. I’m not stopping until I’ve given away
every single flyer.
     
     

Chapter Five

    Allie
     
    As usual, Monday morning came around faster
than I’d hoped. I did my usual morning routine of gym, breakfast,
shower, and last, but never forgotten, here I am, standing in line
at the coffee shop. I spent most of the day yesterday thinking
about Parker. I have no idea what got into me. I always knew I was
attracted to him, but after working with him one on one, and then
letting him drive me home, my brain instantly thinks in needs to be
focused on him and I have no control over it. I need to worry more
about me and my job, not how good he looks in a pair of slacks.
    “Good morning,” Parker greets me with a wide
smile. “I thought I might see you here.” He joins me at the back of
the line, but keeps his gaze on me.
    “Lucky you,” I try to hold back the smile
fighting at my lips as he lets out a chuckle.
    “I couldn’t agree more,” he grins down at
me.
    A flutter goes right to my stomach and I look
away before he can catch my smile. “Have you always came to this
coffee shop?”
    “No, not usually. But in all honesty, I was
hoping I would run into you, maybe buy your drink this
morning?”
    I’ve turned him down twice now, and he still
wants to buy me a cup of