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and she tears off my check. My hand briefly brushes against hers when she slides me the ticket across the counter. In that one brief contact, the overwhelming surge of energy makes me gasp. Judging by the expression on her face, she equally is stunned by our exchange. There is some sort of unexplainable attraction here between us. Hell, it was even evident that awful night seven years ago. The bill for the meal is $14.58, and I laugh at the ridiculously small amount. Pulling out my wallet, I hand her a hundred dollar bill, and she makes her way over to the register to get my change. I seize the opportunity and grab a pen from the cup on the counter. Flipping the ticket over I quickly write her a note telling her thank you and to keep my change. She smiles when she brings me back my change, and she offers to pack the extra food to go. I politely decline, and she wishes me a good day.
    Well, this night has certainly not been what I had expected .
    I have spent less than an hour near her, and already I crave more. I take the change and place the entire $85.42 in front of where I was sitting. I know exactly what I need to do, and that is to get in my car and drive away. Now. I should forget this night ever happened, but instead I return to my car and watch her through the café window. I see her grin when she clears off the spot where I had been sitting. Then I watch her mouth drop open as she finds my tip. She looks around frantically in confusion and then reads the note that I had left on the back of the ticket. She beams her beautiful smile, and I feel my heart pound harder in my chest.
    Why did I react to her this way? She is simply breathtaking… so pure and genuine. I don’t think I have ever been more attracted to anything in my entire life. This is not acceptable.
    I know I should drive away, but I don’t… I can’t. Instead, I wait until her shift ends around 10:00 pm, and when the last customer finally leaves, I can see she is thoroughly exhausted. She sits at the counter, pulls off her shoes, and begins rubbing her sore feet.
    God , what I wouldn’t give to be doing that right now for her.
    It is n’t long before she and her coworker Kylie leave work together. I see the two of them talking as they make their way to their cars. Kylie hugs her goodbye, and then gets in her car to leave. Taking a deep breath, I gather my courage and head towards her.
    Here I go.
    “Excuse me, miss, but can you help me with something?” I ask. Caught off guard by my voice, she jumps and drops her keys onto the ground.
    “ Holy shit! You sure know how to scare a girl half to death,” she says, holding her hand against her chest as she tries to catch her breath. I reach down and pick her keys up off the pavement, and she instinctively reaches her hand out to me. I savor the feel of her silky skin against mine when I place the keys into her delicate hand. The undeniable force of energy surges through my body again and I can see the blush filling her flawless cheeks. She can’t deny that she feels this too, and I can’t help but smile at her reaction.
    “I ’m really sorry to have scared you, but I am hoping that you can point me in the direction of the best pie on Earth. Perhaps, you’d let me buy you a slice too. If you aren’t too busy right now, that is?”
    Her lips turn up in a huge grin , and she glances down at her watch.
    “ Hmmm… tell you what, since I happen to be craving the best pie on Earth, I think I will join you. But, I’m buying. You wouldn’t believe the tip this guy left me tonight!” She jokes and motions for me to join her on the sidewalk. While we walk the short three blocks together, I am stunned at how effortlessly we fall into our conversation. Instead of awkward unfamiliarity it’s as if we have known each other all of our lives. I stare over at her, and I don’t know what the fuck I am doing, but all that matters right now is that I am walking beside the most intriguing creature I have ever