Ice Cream Man by Melody Lane

as being official? She shook her head, not knowing what to think. As she placed the matching peep-toe heels on the mannequin, distressing thoughts got the best of her.
    Would it make a difference to him that she was forty? They hadn’t discussed anything about age, so why worry about it. He hadn’t asked about her age, so there was no reason to tell. All she knew was that the handsome ice cream man had just barely turned twenty-seven. With his perfect skin, six-foot frame, curly dark hair and fringe of moustache and goatee, he was damn sexy. All twenty-seven years of him.
    Did he really like her? She bit her lip. It appeared like he did. Their time together seemed genuine. She had to stop thinking about these distressing thoughts. If it didn’t work out, it didn’t work out. She couldn’t let someone go if he was never hers to begin with.
    Janice wondered how his meeting with the agent was going. He said the appointment was on his lunch hour. It was after three, so he had to have been there by now. She let out a breath. He said he would let her know how it went, but he hadn’t. She bit her lip. Wait a minute. They hadn’t even exchanged phone numbers. She felt a chill throughout her body. One of those chills that you dread. Her heart felt like it plummeted to the ground as the disturbing thoughts took over.
    But then she heard a noise. She cocked her head toward the window. It was that music floating across the air again. The catchy hook on repeat every thirty seconds that was now making her heart skip a beat in excitement. How fast things can change. She grinned from ear to ear. The ice cream man!
    She finished quickly with the mannequin and picked up the clothes she had just removed from it. Janice barely had time to comb her hair, powder her nose and reapply lipstick. Time to see Antonio and all of his sexiness.
    As she went out to the sidewalk, she saw his truck stopped about five-hundred feet away from her. He had customers. Impatiently, she tapped a heel on the sidewalk. Amazing that before yesterday, she never cared if the ice cream man came around or not. In fact, she was usually trying not to eat ice cream as it interfered with whatever diet she was on.
    Seeing the truck start moving, she sighed. It would only be moments now before his beautiful face came into view. As the truck stopped in front of her, Antonio opened his driver’s side door and hopped out. Before she could say a word, he tilted his head down and started kissing her. Her lips were soft and his mouth was warm and inviting. Their tongues tangled in what Janice could only describe as bliss. She found herself melting in the arms of this man she barely knew, and her eyes closed. This was too much. How could meeting someone just yesterday be having such an effect on her? Taking it slow wasn’t even going to be an option.
    As she broke off the kiss, she looked into his eyes. The corners of the large chestnut wonders tilted upwards along with his mouth. He grinned from ear to ear. It was obviously good news he was ready to sprout.
    “Guess what?” he asked.
    “What?”
    “You’re my good luck charm.”
    She frowned. “Is that all you got?”
    “Haha. No.” He let out a breath, then ran his fingers through his hair. “I have an audition tomorrow for a reoccurring role as a police officer in a crime drama on television. It would be for a whole season, with option for a second if the show stays on. I’m not the lead, but I would be in the show every week.”
    Her mouth dropped open. “Antonio, that’s wonderful news!”
    “I would have called earlier, but realized we hadn’t exchanged phone numbers. I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t know the name of your shop either.”
    She threw her arms around him in a tight hug. “What time is your audition?”
    “Ten.” He raised his eyebrows. “Next question, are you busy tonight?”
    She shook her head. “Nope. I usually just sew, but that is always negotiable.”
    “My apartment is not