Chapter One Mr Wonderful

The Taste of Trenton was an upscale Semi formal event that took place once a year. The city's most talented chefs prepared a sampling of their finest bite sized recipes for tasting along with tiny cups of expensive wine. Think Five star restaurant chef meets Costco at lunch time ,only way fancier. For a foodie like me it was a wet dream. This was an exclusive event, and I had scored the tickets from Joe. Since we were off again , and he was out of town for an assignment, I agreed to come by to feed and walk Bob, if he let me keep the tickets. I roamed the room trying everything I could get my hands on. I was also enjoying the art on display for silent auction, along with the live music playing.

"You seem to be enjoying yourself", a sexy voice said from over my shoulder.

I turned from the table I had been surveying , deciding what to try next. Standing behind me had to be one of the most delicious sights in the room. He stood about 6'' 4 , sold and muscular, dark wavy hair freshly cut to perfection, and gorgeous slate blue eyes I wanted to swim in. His tailored suit fit him to perfection. I gave him a slight look of embarrassment.

"Relax Pretty lady, I love a woman who is not afraid to eat , I think that is really sexy".

"Well don't stand too close to me then , because you might work yourself in to frenzy", I said giving him a wink. I was feeling extra confident tonight. My curls were beautifully tamed , mascara perfect , and lips painted a lovely shade of red. The blue knee length cocktail dress matched my eyes , and hugged all the right places.

"Yuri Kuzma", he said returning my wink , upping the anti with a smile that made my knees weak.

"Stephanie Plum", I said offering him my hand.

"Nice to met you Stephanie", he said gently kissing the back of my hand.

"Looks and manners, your mother must be so proud",I told him.

" Well she raised me right", Yuri laughed. "So did you come here just for the food or can I persuade you to join me over on the dance floor? ", he ask.

"Lucky for you I am wearing my very best dancing shoes" ,I told Yuri. We hit the dance floor, and I was excited to see that Yuri was surprisingly light and agile on his feet, he was a great dancer.

The band left the stage for another to set up, and I noticed that the waiters were starting to bring out the sampling of deserts. I spotted a display of gourmet mini donuts. As if he were reading my mind ,Yuri walked over to the table and scooped up several in a linen napkin. I grabbed two cups of coffee, and we sat down at one of the small bistro tables. Yuri picked up a tiny salted caramel donut with rum cream filling and fed it to me. I almost had an orgasm right then and there ,I not sure if it was the man or the donut.

I took a sip of coffee, and decided to hold off on another donut for the moment to avoid the risk of making some really inappropriate sounds at this classy event. I leaned in and said , "so Yuri tell me about you".

"Well , he said, I was born in Eastern Europe"

"So that explains that sexy accent of yours ", I told him.

"I used to play pro football, now I do some coaching on the side , and run an import and export business". "I love collecting beautiful things, art, cars, women", he laughed" "I am an adrenalin junky".

"I am a bit of an accidental adrenalin junky myself , I don't go looking for it, but it always seems to find me", I admitted.

"So what do you do Stephanie?", he ask.

"Nothing special", I lied. No point in running off this gorgeous man by telling him I am a bumbling bond agent.

"That is hard to believe , everything about you seems to be special", he told me.

I was blushing , this man had me blushing. We finished the rest of the donuts ,and then walked around and sampled a few more sweets.

I was having a really good night for the first time in a long time. The Taste of Trenton was just wrapping up , this had been a great night , with food and wine flowing and the deliciously handsome man who had been occupying my attention for that last two hours. Where had this man been hiding ? I could defiantly use a man like this in my life. The event was coming to a close and I did not want this night to end.

When Yuri leaned over and whispered in my ear ," Can I escort you to your car ", I was thrilled. Tonight I was driving a decent car , not big blue , this car had not been shot spray painted, or fire bombed .

The night air was cool , and Yuri took his suit jacket off before he draped it around my shoulders.

"Can't have you catching cold now", he purred.

I felt giddy with electricity pulsing though my body as he place his hand on my back. I chirped the alarm to my car and opened the door. After removing his jacket I held it out for him to accept. Taking the jacket, he removed his phone from the pocket.

"Now you know I could not leave without arranging to see you again , put your number in my contacts", he said.

YESSSSSSSSSS , I thought to myself as I sat down in my drivers seat to enter my number. This has been a great night I said to myself .

Then suddenly , all of that changed.