Page 5 of An Alpha's Romance

There was nothing else Keisha could say to convince her sister, so she left it alone for now. “I’m going to help up front. Holler if you need me.”

Keisha headed to the front of the bakery where she tried to let the morning rush distract her from her conversation with Bell and April. However, her thoughts not only ran the conversation back continuously, but she couldn’t get the thought of her disastrous encounter with the gorgeous stranger out of her mind.

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“Well, shit!”

Could this day get any worse? Keisha just wanted to crawl into bed and restart her day. But now she had to make sure that the other person wasn’t hurt and there wasn’t any damage to her car.

She made her way to the back of her car to inspect the damage. Who she came face to face with was beyond her comprehension. The universe must’ve been playingsome cruel joke.

“Really?” Keisha huffed out loud.

“Sweet baby Jesus. Why have thou forsaken me?” The giant caveman looked to the sky.

“So all I got were grunts, and now you’re talking in biblical terms?” Keisha wondered if the man was some kind of weirdo. It would be just my luck… big, fine, and crazy!

She watched as the man heaved a deep breath. The plain long-sleeved black t-shirt stretched beautifully over his sculpted chest, and even with the cool temperatures, Keisha found herself heating up from the inside out. She was mesmerized by his flexing muscles, and clear blue gaze. She shook off the lust fog, but his intense stare was spellbinding.

“Are you okay, ma’am?” Now that he was addressing her directly, she noticed that his voice was deep and hypnotic, and she found herself slipping back into the fog.

“Uh… yeah, I mean, yes. I’m fine. Are you… uh… okay?” Keisha could’ve smacked herself for all the bumbling and stumbling she did. Less than fifteen minutes ago she was laying into him with all the sass she could find, and now she was stuttering like a teenager with a crush.

“Good. I’m Conner.” He held his hand out for a shake.

“Keisha.” She took his hand, and shook firmly.

Maybe this is his peace offering. Keisha thought to herself. She was normally a friendly person; she was just having an unusually bad day.

I’m friendly, and I will be friendly to this man. She gave herself a silent pep-talk.

“Let’s take a look and see if there’s any damage, Keisha.” Damn the way he said my name! Keisha watched his long strides that led him away from her, the warmth of his body left her feeling bereft, but the view of his tight ass encased in his loose fitting jeans was a sight to behold.

“Dear Lord, let me stop ogling this man.” Keisha mumbled to herself.

“Looks like there isn’t even a scratch. You didn’t cause any damage.” His smile and deep voice almost distracted Keisha from his words. Almost.

“What’d you just say?” Keisha asked placing her hands on her ample hips. “I didn’t cause any damage because you hit me.” Every man thought they could control her. She would not take the blame for something that wasn’t her fault.

“Look, lady…” Conner started but Keisha interrupted.

“Keisha is my name, not lady. And you hit me.” Her frustrations were rising with each passing moment.

“Keisha. Look. There isn’t any damage, but if you want to drag this out… I’ll be happy to exchange insurance information with you. We can leave it to them to figure it out.”

Even though he proved to be a jackass, blaming her for his obvious reckless driving; he was right, there wasn’t any damage to either her SUV or his pickup, so it was best to cut her losses. And she didn’t want to waste another second with this man, or on this situation.

“No, it’s fine. No damage… No problem.” Keisha took a deep breath. There was no need to get all upset, and be a bitch. The incident could’ve been much worse. “I’m sorry. There’s no need for the insurance company. I hope you have a better day.”

With those parting words she got back into her Durango, and carefully drove away.