his face. Her eyes studied his every feature like she was putting it to memory, his almost too-perfect dentition and the deep dimple on his left cheek. She did not know when she smiled back at

hle

e stranger. Everything was wrong about this, he was a total stranger, she told herself repeatedly but she could not be angry. It was such a hot scene. She looked around in shame and then she n

in his face and the spectacle they had caused, his wide smile

him. He didn't wait for her before he manoeuvred his way through the crowd before she knew it. Her eyes sea

, "What are you doing?" he question

was quite dazed." she q

ad. "Quite does

and she caught the man stealing glances at her, she looked awa

rassed myself and him...I n

d go get something to eat. You know that

is as popular as I guessed then the media will get talking. I do not want to be roped into al

e fast with it", he glanced at the man who sat proudly, his chin in the air,

harm in tr

ivial it was and he understood it was important to her to apologiz

her. She could feel his eyes on her. She could swear that she had never been looked at in that manner befo

problem, y

bumped into you I guess...on my way in. I wasn

and right there, he gave her a beautiful smile. The same one he had flashed at her when he held on to her prevent

so much, Mr

are w

to where Leonard was sitting. He had picked a table away from everyone else. They si

do yo

looks like everyone else knows him, except of course...me", she leaned closer even though t

t of anyone, no one had ever had such an effect on her. She was quite the composed one at all times. So it came as more than a

ter if she was true to herself. She played with her fingers absent-mindedly, her cog

more than anything to knock off the smug expression on the man's face but that would be assault and he would be arrested for it. He drummed his fingers on the table not saying a wo

you?", she asked

ely, "No...no...", he rea

uld you like?", a waiter aske

e scanned the menu list. Her eyes peered through her long lashes. The waiter proceeded to ask again but Leonard saw him before

s of coke, same for me", he said.

stiest junks", he remarked when

range around

nod

eft me quite unsettled, that would explain it...

t out of a romance movie. His hand on your waist...", he tried to keep the disgust out of his tone, "Him peering over

t you say it like tha

"It was q

n whose back was to her at the far

eonard gulped his drink before ans

e shook

ow

ready Leonard", she begg

ot touched her food yet, he checked his watch, "You mi

...mmm", she closed her eyes as she re

ace but he withdrew his hand, "Ashley", he pointed to the side

to her face, "Wher

is face, "No, not there...

t off already", she

tly wiped at her face, "There

Thank you. So

won't drop this

uffed full so sh

popular, always on t

es widened, "How

e her

it. She popped a fry in her m

e knew him asides from what the television stations put out and magazines wrote about him. He knew the kind of man that he was. An ar