held the strap of her purse.
Hannah looked at her legs. “I love your shorts. They make you look so tan.”
Alexandra laughed. “It’s because they’re white. Believe me, I’m pretty pale.”
“Where do you shop?” she asked. “You always have cute clothes.”
“Well, I got most of my stuff in New York. I just went to the sales.”
“I’m a thrifty shopper too,” Hannah said. “The cheaper, the better. Especially since I go through clothes so quickly.”
“So, how are your classes?”
She shrugged. “They are pretty easy. But my exercise physiology course is a little difficult. I have to actually read the book.” She rolled her eyes “Talk about blah.”
Alexandra chuckled.
“And don’t get me started on physics…kill me now.”
“I didn’t care for it much either. When I got a B, I was ecstatic.”
“When did you take physics?” She eyed her suspiciously.
“Uh…” Alexandra felt stupid for blurting that out. But Gabe would probably tell them she already had a degree in nursing. “I took it in New York.”
“For what?”
“I just had to take it…” She was about to ask another question when Alexandra changed the subject. “Seen any cute guys?”
Her eyes widened. “A few…but I still haven’t decided which one I want. I’ll get a better look at the cornfield party.”
“Do a lot of people go to it?”
“Pretty much every college student.”
They left the campus and walked down the street, heading to downtown Savannah. The sidewalk was crammed with people like it usually was. When they walked inside the restaurant, people were hanging out at the tables, drinking beer and watching the TV. Everyone looked Alexandra’s age, college students who finished class for the day.
Gabe and Lana were already sitting in a booth.
“How was class?” Lana asked when they sat down.
“Boring,” Hannah said. “But Alex just told me she took physics.”
Gabe said nothing, holding his beer in his hand.
Alexandra felt awkward. “It was a long time ago…”
Lana looked at her. “You must be super smart.”
Gabe leaned forward. “Alex got a job today.”
Alexandra smiled at him, glad he changed the subject.
“Doing what?” Lana asked.
“I’m a tech at a hospital,” Alexandra answered.
“Cool,” Hannah said.
“Yeah.” Alexandra stood up. “I’m going to get something at the bar.”
“Bring me a Miller Light,” Hannah said.
“Okay,” Alexandra said over her shoulder. When she walked toward the front, she spotted someone familiar. The curve of his shoulders was familiar and the dark hair caught her eye. She couldn’t see his face, but she was certain it was Blaise. She took a seat at the bar then glanced at the booth.
At the same moment, Blaise scanned the room and locked his gaze with hers. A smile appeared on his face, showing his perfect teeth. His eyes lit up simultaneously. Alexandra tried to look away but she couldn’t. Her gaze was transfixed.
Blaise was sitting with two guys in the booth, and he moved out of the seat and walked toward her. Alexandra immediately felt her heart race as he approached her. Her palms became sweaty, and all logical thought disappeared. She was suddenly aware of her hands. She touched her hair then her neck, unsure what to do.
He put his hand on the bar and looked at her, his smile still evident. “Alexandra.”
“Blaise.” A smile stretched her lips. When she heard his voice, her anxiety diminished.
“Do you mind?” He nodded to the empty seat next to her.
“No.”
He sat down then turned to her. “What brings you here?”
“My friends and I came by after class.”
“You have friends?”
“Why is that surprising?”
“You find company quick.”
“That’s because I’m pleasant company,” she said.
“That’s debatable,” he teased.
She narrowed her eyes at him. “I didn’t have to help you this morning.”
“And it would have been appreciated if you didn’t. You destroy everything,
Hannah looked at her legs. “I love your shorts. They make you look so tan.”
Alexandra laughed. “It’s because they’re white. Believe me, I’m pretty pale.”
“Where do you shop?” she asked. “You always have cute clothes.”
“Well, I got most of my stuff in New York. I just went to the sales.”
“I’m a thrifty shopper too,” Hannah said. “The cheaper, the better. Especially since I go through clothes so quickly.”
“So, how are your classes?”
She shrugged. “They are pretty easy. But my exercise physiology course is a little difficult. I have to actually read the book.” She rolled her eyes “Talk about blah.”
Alexandra chuckled.
“And don’t get me started on physics…kill me now.”
“I didn’t care for it much either. When I got a B, I was ecstatic.”
“When did you take physics?” She eyed her suspiciously.
“Uh…” Alexandra felt stupid for blurting that out. But Gabe would probably tell them she already had a degree in nursing. “I took it in New York.”
“For what?”
“I just had to take it…” She was about to ask another question when Alexandra changed the subject. “Seen any cute guys?”
Her eyes widened. “A few…but I still haven’t decided which one I want. I’ll get a better look at the cornfield party.”
“Do a lot of people go to it?”
“Pretty much every college student.”
They left the campus and walked down the street, heading to downtown Savannah. The sidewalk was crammed with people like it usually was. When they walked inside the restaurant, people were hanging out at the tables, drinking beer and watching the TV. Everyone looked Alexandra’s age, college students who finished class for the day.
Gabe and Lana were already sitting in a booth.
“How was class?” Lana asked when they sat down.
“Boring,” Hannah said. “But Alex just told me she took physics.”
Gabe said nothing, holding his beer in his hand.
Alexandra felt awkward. “It was a long time ago…”
Lana looked at her. “You must be super smart.”
Gabe leaned forward. “Alex got a job today.”
Alexandra smiled at him, glad he changed the subject.
“Doing what?” Lana asked.
“I’m a tech at a hospital,” Alexandra answered.
“Cool,” Hannah said.
“Yeah.” Alexandra stood up. “I’m going to get something at the bar.”
“Bring me a Miller Light,” Hannah said.
“Okay,” Alexandra said over her shoulder. When she walked toward the front, she spotted someone familiar. The curve of his shoulders was familiar and the dark hair caught her eye. She couldn’t see his face, but she was certain it was Blaise. She took a seat at the bar then glanced at the booth.
At the same moment, Blaise scanned the room and locked his gaze with hers. A smile appeared on his face, showing his perfect teeth. His eyes lit up simultaneously. Alexandra tried to look away but she couldn’t. Her gaze was transfixed.
Blaise was sitting with two guys in the booth, and he moved out of the seat and walked toward her. Alexandra immediately felt her heart race as he approached her. Her palms became sweaty, and all logical thought disappeared. She was suddenly aware of her hands. She touched her hair then her neck, unsure what to do.
He put his hand on the bar and looked at her, his smile still evident. “Alexandra.”
“Blaise.” A smile stretched her lips. When she heard his voice, her anxiety diminished.
“Do you mind?” He nodded to the empty seat next to her.
“No.”
He sat down then turned to her. “What brings you here?”
“My friends and I came by after class.”
“You have friends?”
“Why is that surprising?”
“You find company quick.”
“That’s because I’m pleasant company,” she said.
“That’s debatable,” he teased.
She narrowed her eyes at him. “I didn’t have to help you this morning.”
“And it would have been appreciated if you didn’t. You destroy everything,
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