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4.O.cious Miss
Guest
Continuing....
She took a deep breath to try and steady her nerves, "You're fine. I mean...You're not late."
Instantly standing to greet him, she leaned in for a hug. "I hope the restaurant is okay? I've never been here before."
Connor paused, speechless. He looked her over long and hard before he found the breath to speak. "Th-the restaurant. Sure, fine. You look...wow!"
Giggling softly, her face warmed. "Back at ya."
They stood awkwardly for a moment before Connor pulled her chair back to offer her seat. He held the chair as she sat, and then made his way to his own. Dawn stole a quick glance at his rear as he did so. Pleased, she picked up her glass and took a sip. " What are you drinking?"
As she spoke, she raised her hand and motioned at a nearby waitress.
The chunky brunette made her way to the table quickly, "What can I get for you, sir? A drink perhaps?"
He glanced across the table at Dawn and smiled, "What's in your glass?"
Returning the smile, she held her glass by the base and swirled it. "Dom. Do you like?"
The waitress chimed in, "Ah, yes. Dom Perignon...Excellent choice miss. The same for you, sir?"
Connor shook his head, " No thanks. I'll take a Black and Tan. Oh, and can I get that in a mug, not a bottle. Frosted preferably."
Smiling the woman wrote it down on a small pad of paper and scampered off.
"Sorry, I guess my taste in beverages hasn't matured yet." He spoke with a playful grin on his face.
Dawn leaned forward, with an elbow on the table and giggled, "Quite alright. I like a man who knows what he wants."
Laughing, he loosened up a bit and leaned back in his chair. " So, how is your car? And by the way, have I said how sorry I was about that whole incident? "
"It's not a problem, really. It's in the shop until Thursday, I've got a rental. How about yours?" She crossed her legs and folded her hands atop the table. She had gotten her nails done special for that evening and wanted to show them off a bit.
The crimson of her nails almost perfectly matched the shade of lipstick that she wore that evening. Having noticed that, Connor found himself staring at her soft, and pouty lips.
His body began to flush, "Um, yeah. Same here, except I'm driving my roommates car. So what do you do for a living? If I had to guess, it being Hollywood and all. I'd say a model...or an actress. Am I close?"
Dawn tossed her hair back and laughed, " You're sweet...But way off. I'm an interior decorator. I have an office not too far from here. I just graduated a couple months ago, so I'm just starting out. But I've had at least one famous client so far. And you? What is it that you do?"
The brunette waitress approached the table at that point, and set Connors drink in front of him. "Will there be anything else? Would you like to place your order now?"
Dawn scowled slightly and waived her hand, "Not yet."
She disappeared once again into the crowd.
Connor grasped the mug and took a long drink of the foamy beverage before speaking. "I guess you could say I'm a...bounty hunter. So far, no famous clients....all of mine are pretty nasty. I'm looking to establish a crew here shortly. I guess I'm just tired of flying solo.
His choice of careers slightly aroused her and she grinned sheepishly, "Hmm, kind of a...dangerous...line of work. What about your roommate? He isn't a bounty hunter too?
Bursting into laughter, he set his mug down. "I'm sorry. No, he owns his own martini-slash-karaoke bar down the street from our house. He's not exactly what you'd call a mans man. As a matter of fact...if he didn't talk about Angelina Jolie almost obsessively, I would think he was gay. Do you have your own place?"
"Nope. My sister and I have a house. It's actually not too far from here, if you wanna check it out after dinner?" Dawns face turned a shade of scarlet as she spoke.
Blushing himself, Connor grinned. "I'd love to."
She took a deep breath to try and steady her nerves, "You're fine. I mean...You're not late."
Instantly standing to greet him, she leaned in for a hug. "I hope the restaurant is okay? I've never been here before."
Connor paused, speechless. He looked her over long and hard before he found the breath to speak. "Th-the restaurant. Sure, fine. You look...wow!"
Giggling softly, her face warmed. "Back at ya."
They stood awkwardly for a moment before Connor pulled her chair back to offer her seat. He held the chair as she sat, and then made his way to his own. Dawn stole a quick glance at his rear as he did so. Pleased, she picked up her glass and took a sip. " What are you drinking?"
As she spoke, she raised her hand and motioned at a nearby waitress.
The chunky brunette made her way to the table quickly, "What can I get for you, sir? A drink perhaps?"
He glanced across the table at Dawn and smiled, "What's in your glass?"
Returning the smile, she held her glass by the base and swirled it. "Dom. Do you like?"
The waitress chimed in, "Ah, yes. Dom Perignon...Excellent choice miss. The same for you, sir?"
Connor shook his head, " No thanks. I'll take a Black and Tan. Oh, and can I get that in a mug, not a bottle. Frosted preferably."
Smiling the woman wrote it down on a small pad of paper and scampered off.
"Sorry, I guess my taste in beverages hasn't matured yet." He spoke with a playful grin on his face.
Dawn leaned forward, with an elbow on the table and giggled, "Quite alright. I like a man who knows what he wants."
Laughing, he loosened up a bit and leaned back in his chair. " So, how is your car? And by the way, have I said how sorry I was about that whole incident? "
"It's not a problem, really. It's in the shop until Thursday, I've got a rental. How about yours?" She crossed her legs and folded her hands atop the table. She had gotten her nails done special for that evening and wanted to show them off a bit.
The crimson of her nails almost perfectly matched the shade of lipstick that she wore that evening. Having noticed that, Connor found himself staring at her soft, and pouty lips.
His body began to flush, "Um, yeah. Same here, except I'm driving my roommates car. So what do you do for a living? If I had to guess, it being Hollywood and all. I'd say a model...or an actress. Am I close?"
Dawn tossed her hair back and laughed, " You're sweet...But way off. I'm an interior decorator. I have an office not too far from here. I just graduated a couple months ago, so I'm just starting out. But I've had at least one famous client so far. And you? What is it that you do?"
The brunette waitress approached the table at that point, and set Connors drink in front of him. "Will there be anything else? Would you like to place your order now?"
Dawn scowled slightly and waived her hand, "Not yet."
She disappeared once again into the crowd.
Connor grasped the mug and took a long drink of the foamy beverage before speaking. "I guess you could say I'm a...bounty hunter. So far, no famous clients....all of mine are pretty nasty. I'm looking to establish a crew here shortly. I guess I'm just tired of flying solo.
His choice of careers slightly aroused her and she grinned sheepishly, "Hmm, kind of a...dangerous...line of work. What about your roommate? He isn't a bounty hunter too?
Bursting into laughter, he set his mug down. "I'm sorry. No, he owns his own martini-slash-karaoke bar down the street from our house. He's not exactly what you'd call a mans man. As a matter of fact...if he didn't talk about Angelina Jolie almost obsessively, I would think he was gay. Do you have your own place?"
"Nope. My sister and I have a house. It's actually not too far from here, if you wanna check it out after dinner?" Dawns face turned a shade of scarlet as she spoke.
Blushing himself, Connor grinned. "I'd love to."