ssary documents ready for you." Milena returned withi

was indeed notable; at a standard dealership,

keys and paperwork, nodding in acknowle

leave, Milena felt

p, she had never met someone as

hance slip by, Milena calle

here somet

, looking intrigued at

ith red, and she extended a b

any assistance in the future, ple

noticed Milena's fingers

ed with a

e. Women who never gave him a second glance before w

ed wielded

ever managed to catch his

antly discarded the busi

buzzed with a message from Kyra. "Conor, I got off work

e should I p

Riverben

t i

o'clock, Conor found the traf

to do with the upper ha

red to drive too close to him,

rbend Flats in jus

narrow streets where local vendors sold vegetables a

ped at the entrance to t

e in. I'm parked by the entrance to Riverbend

now. I'll be there i

out the door, the click of her

considering their previous connection and the sign

dow, and a touch of lipstick

iate at a high-end store lik

appeal over professional qualifications becau

of five feet six inches, enhanced by

was no denying Kyra's

rs, showing just enough to highlight their softness, and

ing softly with the wind, reminiscent o

dangled from

ably caught the att

ar Conor would drive to pick her up, but considering his ability to

.

cedes was stationed a

cal, kept a watchful e

ented in this neighborhood usually didn't have much to their name. So if he managed to catch the eye of a pretty girl, he

previously worke

she emerged from the alley, h

slight perspiration visible on her forehead. Her hair, sl

n this place? I can't believe she's

sing the rearview mirror, then eased h

e way to this place?" he asked, flashing a g

at first but soon realize

urned away without a word and kept wal

the young man w

ve been disregarde

epped out of his ca

y so fast. I promise I'm

ew more skep

e alone enough to que

er tone firm. "I'm sorry, I have a da

nning confidently. "Funny enough, I'm supposed to b

oy, he'd grown used to rejection an

to persist in the face

m a dismissi

was utterly

nk such clichéd l

hurry. Could you plea

r again. Rather, he simply fell int

, they might have lo

herself of him, the sound of a high

stopped beside her, its