*It's been a few years since I've actually posted anything, so bear with me…*
After glancing at her watch for the millionth time, Fiona Glenanne ordered her fourth cup of tea and impatiently drummed her fingers against the white table cloth. She'd been waiting for her brother to arrive so that they could go over their plans for tomorrow night's heist, but so far he was 45 minutes late. If there was one thing that Fiona couldn't stand, it was waiting. Her heart leapt at the sound of the door to the cafe banging open, her eyes shooting to the entrance hopefully as a man walked in. That man was not her brother, Sean.
Hopes dashed and becoming even more impatient, Fiona huffed and slumped back in her chair, watching discreetly as the new arrival took a seat at a table near her making it so that if she glanced sideways she had a full view of his face. He certainly was handsome, his hair so brown it was almost black covered by a messenger boy hat and grey-blue eyes that stood out against the dark green knit scarf around his neck. He looked like the kind of man that Ma would like her to bring home, and not like the usual men with whom she kept her company. He looked... trustworthy, if such a feat were possible in any human.
Another look at her watch told her that 10 minutes had passed, eliciting a groan and a roll of her eyes.
"Are you waiting for someone?" A dulcet voice drifted from the direction of the stranger. Fiona smiled demurely as she turned to face him.
"Not anymore." She smirked, pulling the chair adjacent to her out in invitation.
"Michael McBride." The stranger offered, sinking gracefully into the chair. Fiona caught herself staring at the way his entire demeanor seemed to radiate light as he smiled at her. Upon closer inspection a few scars scattered near his eye and the day old bruise on his brow mostly hidden by his cap told her that he was perhaps more rough and tumble than she first took him for. She felt a spark of arousal and intrigue run through her.
"Fiona Glenanne. It's a pleasure to meet you, Michael."