Page 13 of An Alpha's Romance

“Thank you.” She smiled up at him shyly as she lowered into her seat.

“Of course, beautiful.” Conner bent down to push her chair under the table, and Keisha could’ve sworn that she felt his lips on her neck, but her body was already out of whack, so she couldn’t be sure.

After the waitress had taken their drink order, they sat making small talk. Keisha still couldn’t get over the fact that this was the same grunting man she had met in the grocery store. Conner was actually a really nice guy, and she had totally misjudged him.

“You know, you’re not who I thought you were,” Keisha commented as she sipped from her water glass.

Conner nodded. “You have to admit that we didn’t exactly meet under the best circumstances.” He chuckled.

“True. But the grunting kinda threw me off some,” Keisha joked, and Conner laughed with her.

“It’s not every day that I literally run into a beautiful dancing stranger in a grocery store, so a grunt was all I could manage.” Conner winked.

Keisha could feel her face heat in embarrassment. “You saw me dancing? Oh Lord… you must’ve thought I was some kinda weirdo.”

Conner’s laugh was deep and melodic. Keisha could listen to the sound all day. She found herself leaning forward just be closer to him.

“No I didn’t think you were a weirdo.” Keisha gave him a disbelieving look, and Conner looked up as if he were thinking, “Okay, maybe a little.”

They both laughed. As their amusement died down, the waitress brought out their appetizers and drinks.

“I propose a toast.” Conner raised his glass, and Keisha mimicked him.

“To first impressions…” Conner started, and Keisha puckered her lips in disagreement, but she didn’t comment.

“Wait, let me finish.” Conner laughed. “To first impressions being replaced with lasting good memories.”

Keisha smiled, and they tapped their glasses together in agreement.

“Cheers.” They said in unison.

The conversation continued with light teasing and witty banter. Although Keisha was having a great time, she exhaled a nervous breath when Conner excused himself to the restroom. Her attention was on her phone as she sent her girls a group message that her date was going well so far, so when someone besides Conner slid into the seat opposite her, she was caught off guard.

“What the hell are you doing here?” Keisha whispered in shock.

“Why haven’t you been answering my damn calls? You want to take my money, and now you feel like you don’t have to talk to me? Is that it?”

Her ex-husband looked the same in appearance. His suit fit him perfectly, his haircut was fresh, and his goatee was lined to perfection. But his gray eyes had a deranged look that Keisha didn’t like. And Keisha knew that the good memories of tonight would be replaced with more bad ones.