was cut short for the role he played and it was hot like that too. But now her fingers itched to touch it, to run her fingers through it. She could just imagine pulling it while his head was between her… STOP! Stay strong. Spending any time alone with this man was going to be hazardous to her health. She just knew it.
As they walked back to the bar he was close enough to her that their arms kept brushing back and forth. And even though there were clothes between their skin it did little to help the flip flops going on in her stomach.
Sunny peeked up at him nervously. “So…should I not mention who you are to my friends? They’ll be dying to know details.”
They rounded the corner to the patio, which had cleared out quite a bit. “Well, seeing as how the crowd has dwindled down. I don’t think it’ll be a problem. I just wanted a quiet evening without being bombarded by a lot of questions and autographs.”
There were a few people inside the bar. But just Alyssa, Renee and Renee’s boyfriend Marco were left on the patio. As they walked up the girls were grinning all over themselves and ready to burst with questions.
“Uh hey guys.” Sunny fidgeted nervously, this was going to be interesting. “So this is Gabriel…Wolf.”
Gabriel pushed his hat back on his head bringing his whole face into the light. Sunny scrunched up her face in anticipation as she heard their sharply drawn in gasps.
“Holy shit!”
“What the…?!”
“No way!”
They all spoke at once, so she couldn’t tell who said what.
“Gabriel, this is Alyssa, Renee and Marco.” Sunny pointed to each one as she said their names. And in kind Gabriel reached out to shake their hands.
“Nice to meet you guys.” He was totally at ease with their astonishment and just brushed it off as nothing.
“Uh huh.”
“Y-yeah.”
“Mm hmm.”
Sunny was pretty sure that she heard them sigh, even Marco! Well at least she wasn’t the only one that lost all motor function when around him.
As Sunny and Gabe took two seats next to each other at the table she noticed the table where Gabriel and his buddies had been, was empty. “Hey, where did your friends go?”
“Oh they were getting pretty tired. So before I went to find where you had run off too, I just told them to head back home. I’ll get a cab later.” A beautiful smile spread across his face.
“You should’ve been a Colgate toothpaste model.” She should probably stop saying everything that crossed her mind.
“Look who’s talking! You have a breathtaking smile, Sunny. It was the first thing I noticed about you when you walked onto this patio.” The compliment sent shivers down her spine. Dammit, but she didn’t know if she liked this feeling. I’m an optimistic person, but this is just too much.
“Uh thanks.” She’d never been completely comfortable with compliments. And was really uncomfortable now, coming from an incredibly gorgeous man that sees million dollar smiles on a daily basis. Literally, because she was sure the dentists in Hollywood got paid millions to keep those pearly whites bright.
“So what do you do Sunny? Besides singing gigs at night and charming the pants off of every guy you encounter?” Sunny gapped at him as if he were crazy. Gabriel’s eyes were focused completely on her. His long-lashed blue eyes seemed to pierce into her soul. It was seriously unnerving.
Sunny shrugged, always embarrassed by the answer to this question. “I work in retail. Nothing special. And trust me I don’t ‘charm the pants off of’ anyone.”
Gabriel leaned forward capturing Sunny’s gaze and holding it, letting her know he meant business. “I doubt that. Maybe they’re just too stupid to admit or realize it. The guys here in SoCal can be pretty dense and insecure, looking for supermodels to validate their self-worth.”
She looked away, unable to hold the connection.
Realizing Sunny’s discomfort he changed the subject. “So why do you work in