When Dani Smiled

  ‘So, what do we do?’
       ‘As you said, we can’t touch this car again. Okay, what’s the tow-truck’s number? I’ll call them and you deal with the insurance.’
       She searched for a card and gave him a reference number to quote.
       ‘Right,’ he walked towards the embankment, then returned a few minutes later. ‘They'll be here shortly.' He announced. ‘Or so they said. Grab your things and put them in my car.’
       She realised then that she had not thought this thing out properly, because now, she was at his mercy. Perhaps she should have called Sams... Her eyes returned to Nicholas in a flash, willing to take her chances with him. Besides, he didn’t look dangerous. Actually, he did, but it was a different kind of danger that he presented.
       Seeing her expression, he knew where her thoughts had gone. ‘I’m not going to attack you.’
       A blush rushed up her face.
       When last had he seen one of those? Then again, the women he mixed with were world wise, sophisticated, and classy. This... this was a wondrous woman child who was doing strange things to his senses. He wondered how old she was. ‘Can I help you?’
​       ‘There is only my portfolio.’ Returning to the Beetle, she realised that she had been holding her breath. Was it even normal to get butterflies when looking into a strange man’s eyes? Glancing at him through the rear-view mirror, she wondered what he was thinking, or feeling because he seemed to be going through something himself.
       Never in his thirty years of life had he imagined that he would meet someone who looked like her, and for him, there were no two ways about it. Who cared about magazine perfect? That she wasn’t tall enough? In his eyes, she was perfect. And those green eyes... forget about blue ponds, lakes, rivers, and seas where men drowned themselves. These were a meadow, soft and gentle, with the promise of life.
       She clutched the loose pages carefully. ‘Drat,’ she said, half talking to herself, and half to him. ‘Now, I can’t go to the art shop.’

        ‘Is that where you were headed?’ He asked as he opened his car’s door.
       She nodded as she placed her things neatly down. ‘Coco, my Jack Russell, ate my folder and I wanted to get a new one before the interview. To look professional. Not arrive with piles of stuff in my hands.’
       ‘Your dog ate your bag?’ He asked amused.
       ‘Well, she didn’t eat it all at one go, but she sure chewed every corner, handle, and strap. Which is funny as she never touched anything at home.’
       He didn’t understand something, if she was seeing Adam Ridley, who was in IT, why was she carrying her portfolio around? ‘Right,’ he said as he glanced at the top page of her work, which was an interesting take on the military look. ‘You mentioned dad before, is there also mom, boyfriend, anyone?’
       It was possible she was in the presence of the fastest moving playboy in Johannesburg, or... sneakily she darted her gaze to his left hand. Okay, no ring, but that didn’t mean he was single. ‘Yes.’ She told him ambiguously.
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