Seeds of Iniquity (In the Company of Killers, #4)(77)

I keep my attention on Emily.

“You’ve never asked a man out before have you?”

Her face gets redder and she can barely look at my eyes anymore.

“Is it that obvious?” she asks, wrinkling her small nose.

I let the smile in my eyes touch my lips more.

“Yes, but I like it.”

We don’t say anything else for a few seconds. She can’t stop smiling and I’m just confused by my reaction.

“Well, I’ve gotta get back to work,” she says and turns on her heels.

I nod and then just before she walks away I say, “I get home around nine tonight. I’ll call you before nine-thirty.”

I guess it can’t hurt to at least talk to her…

Her close-lipped smile brightens, she nods and makes her way to a table where two new patrons have just sat down.

I eat my breakfast, place a large tip on the table underneath the coffee cup and then leave quietly with my briefcase in-hand.