Summer In Stanton (Stanton Falls #3) (9 page)

“So
you won’t let me pay for your breakfast, because you don’t know my name?
 I can remedy that very quickly.  How about I start over.”
 Smiling at her, he spoke. “Hello, my name is Tyler, and you are?”

 
“Anna,” she acquiesced.

He
took a step back to create space between them and extended his hand to her.
  

“Nice
to meet you Anna.”

He
could be cute at times and he knew it.
 
There was no way she was going to say no still.

“So,
that’s done.
 
How about we go ahead and
get that bagel for you. “

 
He inquired.

“Excuse
me?”

She
really is going to make this hard I see
.
 

Tyler
was really enjoying his time with her this morning.  He had never felt
such a strong initial connection with a woman like he had with Anna.  He
was sure that it wasn’t just her looks.
 
He wasn’t that shallow of a guy.
 
This just felt like a moment to him.
 
One of those times in life that he knew something special was about to
happen.
 
If it had anything at all to do
with the newly met Anna, he was undoubtedly excited at the prospect.  His
intention was that he would be able to convince her to get to know him a little
better over breakfast.
 
He was almost
certain that would be happening now.

I’ll
have to let Cody fend for himself this morning
.

He
responded to her.
 

“Well
I’ve resolved your issue.
 
You said you
won’t let some random stranger pay for your food.
 
I assume that since you now know me and I
know you, then the dilemma of being strangers is no longer applicable.
 
I am not so random anymore, right?”
   

“No,
not so random but I still have to decline.  To be honest, we have coffee
and a vending machine back at the office.  I just wanted something
different since it’s going to be a busy day at work.”  

He
saw concern cross her face when she looked at her watch.
 
She affirmed his worries with her next
comment.
 

“Oh
my goodness.  I didn’t realize I had been here so long.  I don’t want
to seem rude, but I’m sorry, I really do have to go.  It was very nice
meeting you, Tyler.”

“You
too.”

Two
little words was all a puzzled Tyler could muster as he watched her run off
leaving him to wonder what in the world had just taken place.    

He’d
never tried so hard to even talk to a woman, let alone beg her to let him pay
for her meal.  Yet she seemed to care so much about getting back to her
wherever she was going that she barely took the time to even notice him.
 To say that she had caught his attention would be an understatement.
 He just hoped he would have the chance to see her again one day.
 Smiling to himself, he turned around and then lost all the energy in his
body.  There was a line to his right that was at least twice as long as it
was before.  

Just
my luck.
 

He strode to the end of the
line and took a place in it.

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