The Fine Line Book One Between Worlds Series Read Online Free PDF Page A

aftershave Matt
wore intoxicated her. She glanced over at him as he drove.
Impressed by his good looks, she found it hard to take her eyes
away from him. He felt her staring and turned his head slightly to
smile.
    “ What?” he
asked.
    Startled by his words, she jumped a
little.
    “ Nothing,” she answered
with an innocent smile.
    She took off her cleats before going into
the bar and slipped on a comfortable pair of flip flops. Still
sporting her ball cap and uniform, she knew she smelled of dust and
sweat. She looked forward to tomorrow night’s bowling league when
she could dress decently and put on perfume.
    They walked into the restaurant and sat down
with the team members. Terri and Wendy sat beside Dalton Carver,
Terri’s best friend. Landon Phillips, an ongoing worker, Patricia
Felix, the agency secretary, Carla Vincent, an ongoing worker in
the delinquency unit, and Paul Riser, the intake supervisor, sat
around the table. Laughter filled the room.
    Matt pulled out a chair for Robin and
suddenly the laughter stopped. The smiles continued.
    “ Everybody,” Robin began,
“this is Matt.” Everyone greeted him warmly with hellos.
    The police department’s team came and sat
down with the children services team. Colin sat across from Matt,
making Robin feel awkward. But, both Colin and Matt grinned
cordially.
    Pitchers of beer peppered the table and
orders were taken. Cheers could be heard throughout the bar as
patrons watched the ball games on big screen T.V.’s.
    “ You played like a champ
tonight, Robin,” Colin said sweetly. “Looks like that ankle really
is fixed.”
    “ She did play well, didn’t
she?” Matt said as he looked over at her with an adoring smile.
Gently, he put his arm around the back of her chair.
    “ I was very
impressed.”
    She blushed at the compliment.
    “ So what is it that you
do?” Colin asked Matt candidly.
    “ I’m an E.R. doctor in
Oxford.”
    “ Cool,” he said. “At least
if Robin gets hurt, she’s got someone to take care of
her.”
    “ Oh God, here we go” Robin
said softly.
    Confused, Matt glanced at the faces around
the table.
    Everyone laughed, but still Matt looked
around clueless of the joke.
    “ Robin has a real bad
habit of tripping over her own feet,” Paul explained. “I’ve seen
her literally trip on the carpet when there was absolutely nothing
there.” The laughter grew louder. Robin felt Matt’s eyes on her as
she kept her head down bashfully.
    “ I will admit,” she began
as she finally looked up, “I’m not the most graceful creature, but
I try, damn it.” She turned her attention to him, “I told you I had
two left feet.”
    The night continued comfortably, but 9:15
meant Matt needed to leave. He leaned over in Robin’s ear. His
breath against her ear lobe sent goose bumps down her arms.
    “ I need to get going,” he
whispered.
    She turned her face toward his with his lips
mere inches away.
    “ Okay,” she answered. The
lump in her throat almost made her mute. “I’ll… I’ll walk you out,”
she stuttered.
    When he stood everyone at the table sighed
and booed.
    “ Leaving already?” one of
them asked.
    “ Unfortunately, yes. I
have to be at work in about 45 minutes.”
    Everyone said their good-byes and told him
how happy they were to meet him, even Colin. Matt walked out with
Robin following.
    Standing on the sidewalk in front of the
building, Robin dropped her head.
    “ I’m glad you came,” she
said.
    “ Me, too. I’m really sorry
I was late.”
    “ Oh no, don’t worry about
it. I’m just glad you made it.”
    “ It was fun. Your friends
are hysterical, too.”
    “ They’re crazy, it’s
true,” she said as her posture straightened and she looked into his
eyes.
    “ I will see you tomorrow
night, okay?”
    He took her hand into his, but it was too
soon for a kiss, so she turned her head to avoid his lips. To her
surprise, he leaned in and kissed her cheek.
    “ I will be there,”