Page 18 of Worth Loving
“I’ll have to check my schedule.”
He laughed. Her reply sounded cocky coming from her lips. Almost like she was teasing him. At least that was what she hoped he took it as.
“Have a good day, Molly.”
“You too, Dean.”
She turned and strutted out of the bar with as much confidence as she could muster, then turned the corner and allbut ran to her car in the parking lot, her hand over her mouth, holding in the giggle.
Then she stopped when she worried there were cameras around.
She was too excited to keep this to herself but there was no way she could bug Erika at work. But Ruby, she had a more flexible schedule and was her best shot.
Besides, she hadn’t really talked to Ruby since her blind date and they only shared a few texts.
“Hi, Molly,” Ruby said, answering on the second ring.
“Hang on, I’m almost in my car where it’s private.”
“Everything okay? Are you walking out of the building to talk to me?”
“I took the afternoon off,” she said. And she wouldn’t feel the least bit guilty that she did that when her mother wanted to have dinner with her and she’d said she’d been too busy. Even when her mother called her yesterday again.
Oh well, everyone told some little white lies.
“Are you sick?”
“Sick with excitement,” she screeched the minute she was in her car. “I went back to Pulse and just talked to the bartender.”
“Yeah,” Ruby said. “Tell me more about it.”
“His name is Dean. He’s so hot. And oh my God, I found out he has a kid. I don’t think I was meant to, but he was even hotter when I saw him with his son.”
“Dean?” Ruby asked. “Dean Easton?”
“Do you know him?” she asked.
“Yeah. I sold him a house before his son was born. His girlfriend was pregnant then though. I didn’t get too much out of him.”
“He was pretty open with me just now. He was even flirting. Made some crack about not many women finding out he’s afather since he’s not that interested in them. Like he might be more with me. But I guess he was just joking.”
“I don’t know him. I thought he was nice enough.”
“This is horrible. But I have to ask. Do you remember where he bought a house?”
Ruby laughed. “Yeah. He doesn’t live that far from me.”
“He lives in Paradise Place?” she asked. Guess he had a damn good job managing that bar.
“Yeah. I can’t tell you much more than that,” Ruby said. “Just that he was in a hurry.”
“I don’t know much about him. It’s only been two times I’ve seen him and talked. But he hinted at wanting to see me again.”
“He asked you on a date?” Ruby asked, her voice rising. “He was very sexy.”
“What are you doing looking at him that way?” she asked, her feet hitting the floor in her car in rapid succession with her excitement.
“I might be married, but I’m not blind,” Ruby said laughing.
