And Then It Happened: An Unexpected Romance Read Online Free

who could ruin it.
    I turned around and plastered a fake smile on my face. “Adrian, why are you here? Following me again?”
    “You wish,” he replied, as he trailed me into the dressing room. He stood in the doorway so I couldn’t even have my privacy. I hadn’t seen him since I’d tried to give him back the vibrator a week ago and now he was suddenly everywhere.
    And he looked really good in a black v-neck t-shirt and dark blue jeans. Way too good to be prowling around in a lingerie store. This couldn’t end well.
    “Why are you in here?” I asked, frustrated at how close he was, but more so at how my body reacted to him.
    “The question is why are you here? I didn’t know you wore this kind of stuff,” he said, his eyes traveling to the stack of lingerie heaped on the bench. “I would have guessed Wal-Mart underwear…”
    “Well, I guess you don’t know much about me,” I replied. “Now get out.”
    “No way. Not until I see this stuff on you,” he replied. “This is way too intriguing.”
    “Hell no. There is no way I’m showing you…”
    “You’re such a tease. Now get in there and show me something you’re unsure about and I’ll tell you what I think. And don’t worry, I’ll give you my honest opinion.”
    “I don’t doubt it,” I muttered before shoving at his chest. “Now leave before I get someone to remove you from the store.”
    “Valerie wouldn’t do that,” he began and I knew I’d lost. He obviously knew the girl who worked here, had most likely slept with her, and there was no way I was going to get her to kick him out. If anything , I’d be watching them screw on the underwear table.
    Which is incredibly unsanitary…the bodily fluids…
    “Have you slept with every girl in this town?” I asked, annoyed, pushing the squalid thoughts from my mind.
    “Not every girl,” he said with a slant of his head.
    I rolled my eyes. “Not going to happen. Ever.”
    Ignoring my comment, Adrian pushed his way into my dressing room and took a seat on the end of the bench that wasn’t covered in lingerie.
    When I crossed my arms over my chest, he merely leaned back against the wall like he was settling in for an evening of football. Damn. I’d just have to come back another day, but I didn’t want to do that. This was my day and Adrian was ruining it.
    You like that he’s here. Admit it. Admit it. Admit…
    “Fine,” I muttered, “but get out.”
    “Only if you promise to show me what you try on.”
    “Fine,” I nearly yelled before grabbing his arm and tugging him up. He went easily and I slammed the dressing room door on his face.
    I began to put on a sexy little nightie that I’d been eyeing all month. It was longer and much more modest than my normal lingerie so I didn’t feel like a total slut showing it to him. And I had a feeling that if I denied him this he would be so persistent he’d never leave me alone again. And then he’d torment me for the rest of my life.
    As I pulled it over my head I heard him ask, “So why are you here? Special date tonight?’
    “It’s my birthday, actually.”
    “So big plans then?”
    “No,” I sighed, as I adjusted the lace in the mirror before opening the door a crack and peeking out.
    “Okay, here’s one. And don’t you dare laugh or I will never ever speak to you again.”
    Adrian pushed himself off the wall he was leaning against and stood before the slightly opened door.
    “Promise,” he said and when I didn’t come waltzing out he added, “Well, open it up, or are you going to cower in there all afternoon.”
    I debated with myself one last time about the sanity of doing so before opening up the door and standing before him in my salmon colored nightie. His eyes roamed over my figure and I willed myself not to blush. I didn’t want him to know I was bothered by this, that I cared what he thought about me.
    You want him, that’s why.
    “So are you going to make yourself useful or what? What do you think?” I