Lucky: A Love Lane Short Read Online Free PDF

top. I’m standing on the
sidewalk nervous all of a sudden and very much turned on, wishing I
still had my coffee cup to distract myself from his penetrating
gaze. Perspiration is starting to trickle down my back and it’s not
just from the sweltering July sun. I desperately want everything
that Henry has just described and what’s more, I want it all with
him.
    Trying to distract myself
from wayward thoughts of Henry, pizza and naked bodies I turn my
gaze away from his and hastily change the subject all together. I
don’t want him to see how much his words affected me so I begin
mindlessly chatting about work and my family. When I tell Henry
about signing the lease for Love Lane he is genuinely happy for me.
We then continue to walk and talk in more detail about my upcoming
move, all thoughts of pizza and sex now forgotten.
    As the morning sun moves
higher across the sky, we begin the loop back around to where we
first started and pass a quaint little bakery on the way with the
most deliciously indulgent chocolate brownies I have ever had. With
each bite I try to keep my moans of delight to a minimum, but it is
seriously hard. These are some damn good brownies. After I lick my
fingers clean of all the leftover gooey bits and snag a few more to
take home Henry walks with me the next few blocks to the subway
entrance. Standing at the top of the stairs, I turn to thank him
for spending the day with me, for the fabulous tour and for the
great conversation. I can’t remember the last time I had this much
fun and felt this carefree. I’m as giddy as a teenager at the end
of their first date and I think Henry feels the same way. He
returns a grateful smile and before I even have time to think about
what I am doing I step closer, inch up on my toes and plant a
chaste kiss to Henry’s cheek. And wouldn’t you know it, Henry
blushes and my heart does this curious little jump in my
chest.
    As I lay in bed later that
night, thoughts of Henry once again invade my mind. His strength
and selflessness while caring for his mother is unbelievably
honorable. I have a whole new respect and understanding for him
now. I am so grateful that I took a chance and went for coffee.
Those damn tingles in my belly are back with force, and I am really
starting to like having them there.
    ***
    “ Good morning, sunshine,”
Mindy calls out as I make my way past her office.
    She got the full rundown of
my tour ‘date’ with Henry while on the phone Sunday afternoon.
After each sentence, I got the same response, “I told you he was
perfect, didn’t I?”
    “ Yes, Mindy, Henry was
great, and we had a fabulous time. Now stop repeating yourself;
it’s getting old.”
    “ Fine, but I always knew
the two of you would be perfect for each other. Just don’t
overthink it too much like you sometimes do, and go with the flow.
”
    “ Goodbye, Mindy. I’ll see
you at work tomorrow.”
    “ Okay, bye, babe.” With
that, we hung up, and I found myself actually contemplating a
future with Henry, and man, did it feel good.
    “ Hey, Mindy, how’s it
going?” I respond as I stop at her office door.
    “ Well, it’s Monday, and I
have a meeting in about five minutes with the client from hell, but
other than that, I’m great. Did you see lover boy yet this morning?
Did he say anything about your date? Did he ask you out
again?”
    “ Wow, take a breath and
relax. No, I haven’t seen Henry yet today. I just got in, and
please stop because now you’re making me nervous to see
him.”
    “ Okay, sorry. I’m just
super excited for you. I haven’t seen you looking this happy for a
long time.”
    “ I am happy. It was a great
weekend, and I’m glad that I went out with Henry, but I don’t want
to force anything. I am just going to take this slow and see how it
progresses. Henry has had it rough over the past year and I want to
let him set the pace.”
    “ Well, I personally think
you should just jump him and get it over with already, but I’ll