watching her plump lips form into a soft circle. She had no idea how badly I wanted those lips wrapped around my cock; or maybe she did. The sultry look in her eyes spoke a different language.
They called to me, crying out for me to brush her cheeks. But I held back, kept my hands tucked tightly away. If I was going to ignite a fire across her skin, it wasn't going to be from across the table in a restaurant.
“I'm starving, and I haven't had sushi in ages. This will be the first time I've had a decent meal in almost six months.” Rubbing my abs, my eyes opened wide.
“Six months? Why so long?” Twirling her straw, she played with the ice as it bounced inside the water.
“I just got back into the states, yesterday to be exact. Same day as our little chance encounter on the street.” Tilting my jaw up, I rubbed the knot still claiming the back of my head.
Smiling, she nodded in my direction. “Were you traveling?” Her head perked up, shoulders rolling back. The wide eyed woman teemed with curiosity and wonder.
“Not exactly,” I said. Gripping the chain around my neck, I pulled out my dog tags. “I'm a soldier.”
Avni's jaw dropped, her face turning a pale white. “Soldier? You're a soldier?”
“Yes, Ma'am.” Snapping my shoulders square, I sat as tall as I could against the seat.
“How come I didn't see your tags last night?” Her tone had suddenly heightened, dragging out off her tongue.
“I tucked them in my pocket before I stepped in. I didn't want one of those assholes tearing them off my neck.”
She began to wrap her fingers together, tapping the table. I could feel her leg vibrating, and hear the sound of her heel hitting the floor at a quickened pace. “Well, alright then.”
“What? Is that a problem?” I didn't understand why her demeanor had changed so drastically. She suddenly seemed tense, her muscles tightened, eyes darting around the room.
“No, no it's fine.” Avni's chest lifted heavily, her breaths short and shallow.
“Then what's wrong? Why do you look pissed?”
“I'm not pissed, I'm not. I just can't...” Pausing, her head fell to the table, fingers tearing apart the wrapper to her straw. “Look, I... I have to go.” Standing quickly, Avni threw her purse over her shoulder and took off for the door.
I was stunned, that seemed to come out of nowhere. One moment she's giving me the sexiest eyes I'd ever seen, and the next she's hightailing it out of the place.
What's her problem? I'm a soldier, what the fuck is wrong with that?
Gripping the edge of the table, I slid out. She had already made it to the door and was hitting the pavement hard by the time I finally got outside.
Searching the street, I saw her frame gliding rhythmically between the other people on the sidewalk. Avni was almost in a slow jog, dipping and dodging to avoid the shoulders of strangers.
“Avni! Avni, wait up!” I yelled, waving my arm. Breaking into a run, I bumped into a few people as I made my way to her. Grabbing her shoulder, I tugged her around. “What the hell was that? Why are you taking off?”
Throwing her hand up, she held her palm out firm. “Don't.” Her voice was short and stern.
“Don't what? What's going on?” Arching a brow, I cocked my head to the side.
“I can't do this, okay. I'm going home.” Folding her arms tight across her chest, she kicked her leg out to the side.
What the hell is she talking about? I couldn't grasp what had just come over her, one minute she was smiling over sushi, the next she's stiff arming me in the street.
“Do what?” I asked, holding my arms out. “What the fuck are you talking about?”
“Look, I'm going home. And you should do the same.” Whipping around, she pulled her purse up high on her arm. “See you around, Levi,” she said over her shoulder.
“I thought we were going to have dinner? What's causing this freakout of yours?” Running a hand through my hair, I tugged the strands tight against my skull.
They called to me, crying out for me to brush her cheeks. But I held back, kept my hands tucked tightly away. If I was going to ignite a fire across her skin, it wasn't going to be from across the table in a restaurant.
“I'm starving, and I haven't had sushi in ages. This will be the first time I've had a decent meal in almost six months.” Rubbing my abs, my eyes opened wide.
“Six months? Why so long?” Twirling her straw, she played with the ice as it bounced inside the water.
“I just got back into the states, yesterday to be exact. Same day as our little chance encounter on the street.” Tilting my jaw up, I rubbed the knot still claiming the back of my head.
Smiling, she nodded in my direction. “Were you traveling?” Her head perked up, shoulders rolling back. The wide eyed woman teemed with curiosity and wonder.
“Not exactly,” I said. Gripping the chain around my neck, I pulled out my dog tags. “I'm a soldier.”
Avni's jaw dropped, her face turning a pale white. “Soldier? You're a soldier?”
“Yes, Ma'am.” Snapping my shoulders square, I sat as tall as I could against the seat.
“How come I didn't see your tags last night?” Her tone had suddenly heightened, dragging out off her tongue.
“I tucked them in my pocket before I stepped in. I didn't want one of those assholes tearing them off my neck.”
She began to wrap her fingers together, tapping the table. I could feel her leg vibrating, and hear the sound of her heel hitting the floor at a quickened pace. “Well, alright then.”
“What? Is that a problem?” I didn't understand why her demeanor had changed so drastically. She suddenly seemed tense, her muscles tightened, eyes darting around the room.
“No, no it's fine.” Avni's chest lifted heavily, her breaths short and shallow.
“Then what's wrong? Why do you look pissed?”
“I'm not pissed, I'm not. I just can't...” Pausing, her head fell to the table, fingers tearing apart the wrapper to her straw. “Look, I... I have to go.” Standing quickly, Avni threw her purse over her shoulder and took off for the door.
I was stunned, that seemed to come out of nowhere. One moment she's giving me the sexiest eyes I'd ever seen, and the next she's hightailing it out of the place.
What's her problem? I'm a soldier, what the fuck is wrong with that?
Gripping the edge of the table, I slid out. She had already made it to the door and was hitting the pavement hard by the time I finally got outside.
Searching the street, I saw her frame gliding rhythmically between the other people on the sidewalk. Avni was almost in a slow jog, dipping and dodging to avoid the shoulders of strangers.
“Avni! Avni, wait up!” I yelled, waving my arm. Breaking into a run, I bumped into a few people as I made my way to her. Grabbing her shoulder, I tugged her around. “What the hell was that? Why are you taking off?”
Throwing her hand up, she held her palm out firm. “Don't.” Her voice was short and stern.
“Don't what? What's going on?” Arching a brow, I cocked my head to the side.
“I can't do this, okay. I'm going home.” Folding her arms tight across her chest, she kicked her leg out to the side.
What the hell is she talking about? I couldn't grasp what had just come over her, one minute she was smiling over sushi, the next she's stiff arming me in the street.
“Do what?” I asked, holding my arms out. “What the fuck are you talking about?”
“Look, I'm going home. And you should do the same.” Whipping around, she pulled her purse up high on her arm. “See you around, Levi,” she said over her shoulder.
“I thought we were going to have dinner? What's causing this freakout of yours?” Running a hand through my hair, I tugged the strands tight against my skull.
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