Or maybe it was the kiss that he'd expected her to take offense too. He'd taken it too far. He hadn't planned on it. It was just going to be a sweet, short kiss and then she'd kissed him back. She pressed her body against his.
It was late afternoon and his body was still throbbing from the memory. No one managed to affect him like Mandy always had. He glanced at his watch. Not too long before he had to get up and get ready for supper. With Mandy and her son.
One short dinner hour to separate their lives had turned into renting a car, meeting her son. Almost a relationship?
That was getting a little ahead of himself. At any rate, Mandy hadn't kicked him out. There was an awkward moment, then she switched into Mom mode and started getting her son ready for school. Half an hour later they were all in the rental, driving to his hotel. She dropped him off at the front doors. "I usually get home at 5. So if you show up around 6, supper will be ready then."
He knew the shock registered on his face as he turned to face her in mid-door open. He had been planning his 'it was nice to see you' speech. "Okay. I will be there, promise. With dessert," he added.
She smiled and nodded. He watched intently as she licked her lips. "Have a good day."
"You too. And you Colton. It was nice meeting you." He closed the door, wishing he could have kissed those lips before he exited the car. They had tasted better than any of the doughnuts he'd picked out in the pre-dawn hours.
He rolled over onto his side. Maybe he needed a cold shower.
She hadn't told him dinner together was off. And it wasn't just dinner together. It was dinner with Mandy and her son. He considered going out and trying to find his own replica jersey at a local sports store. But he had no idea if the kid was a hockey fan or not. He thought about going to buy a toy or something, but once he got to the toy store, he realized he had no idea what 8 year old boys were into. For the Christmas present he'd went to the big brand toy store in the city and asked three clerks before someone could help him buy a toy for Colton. Now standing here on a Thursday morning, there were no other shoppers, there were no clerks wandering the aisles.
Standing in the middle of the aisle filled with model trucks and lego boxes that looked nothing like the lego he'd had as a kid, he pulled out his cell phone and dialled his sister, Maggie's number. She had an eight year old and was a stay at home mom, sure to be home. She picked up on the fifth ring. "Hall residence, Maggie speaking."