ONE NIGHT ONLY

he Lantern, a tiny pub hidden away in the center of the city. Glasses clinked. Numbers of voices grew and dropp

. She was not scheduled to be here. She truly had not planned anything at all. She had drifte

ed a basic black dress and boots. Her gaze swept the ro

rs he needed. He appeared like he didn't belong here-tall, with messy dark brown hair and a slight stubble. Not like the groups sn

et briefly.

st, her heart thumpin

ere was-only a fleeting mome

spoke,

ehow kind, uttering, "You look l

er lips despite herself. She teased gentl

brightened her inner world. "Maybe. Alternative

y the sound. God, she hadn'

ing against caution. "Well, let me sa

nding his hand. When the

ork, the worst films they had ever viewed-the sort of simple, foolis

ay beneath it-a po

her-really watching, like she was the only actual

The night grew darker, the bar thi

ted still

pull becam

d Alex leaned in just a little closer. His voi

was not typical for her. She was not the kind to leap

nest, full of something she could

nt saying no for th

ver be the same agai

though

she mu

that, the ev