39 Crossing the line

Julien looks at his watch before looking back up. He waits for Monica to come down with her whole body as he seems nervous for the first time. He finally looks over to Monica when she comes down only wearing scrubs, but Julien swears when she comes down the stairs after rushing through a shower, he had to tell himself not to be the creeper and to stop visibly drooling. She is gorgeous, up close when he can see that her dark brown eyes sometimes flicker with shades of green. Her blonde hair is all piled up on top of her head with loose strands already breaking free around her face. “I just have a quick stop to make, be one minute, stay here. I’m locking the doors to prevent people getting in, not you

getting out,” Julien says as he pulls into a car park right out front of the café he called while she was in the shower. She looks at Julien like she needs a shrink but smiles and agrees to stay put.

Julien was in and out of the café within two minutes and back in the car. “I’m not sure h