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Rose pulled up behind Lissa as they reached the diner. Rose watched in amusement as Lissa jumped out the car and started to walk to Christian. Then turned and shut the door. Then made her way to Christian. Then turned to lock the doors. This time she made it inside the building and gave Christian a kiss. Rose rolled her dark eyes before exiting her car and making her way into the diner. She sighed as she dropped her keys. She knelt down to pick them up and was pushed.
"Oomph." She said as she stopped her fall with her hand.
"Patch!" a familiar voice exclaimed. Rose looked up through her tangle of dark hair to see Dimitri. "I'm sorry he gets – Rose?"
"Hey, Dimitri." She said. He offered hand to help her stand. She took it and felt an odd but not unpleasant electric shock run up her arm. From the way his dark brown eyes widened Rose knew he felt it too. Patch whined. "Hello Patch." She laughed, rubbing his head.
"What are you doing here?" Dimitri asked.
"Car mix-up. You?" Rose gestured too the black jeep and then to her 1967 Chevy Impala.
"I was taking Patch for a walk when I got a text from Christian saying he wanted me to come down to the diner." Dimitri tugged on the leash gently as Patch tried to jump up onto Rose. She looked at Patch lovingly.
"Didn't you say he had a black patch?" Dimitri froze.
"Uh – he – he does – did. It faded with age." He stuttered.
"Uh-huh." She said crossing her arms, unbelieving.
"Well, he's pretty old."
Rose looked down at the dog. "He doesn't look that old. 6 or 7 at most."
"Yeah, but that's pretty old in dog years." Rose fought a laugh. Dimitri opened the diner door. "Shall we?"
Rose looked in and saw Lissa and Christian making out. "Uh, no." she shook her head. "Why don't we finish Patch's walk?"
Dimitri grinned. "I'd like that very much." He held his arm out and she slipped her arm through it.
They walked up to the park, Patch trying his best to escape the leash. Dimitri chuckled when Patch stilled, then went chasing after birds, only to be yanked back by the leash. Patch did a backflip and then stared at the birds.
"That's some dog." Rose said.
"Yeah." Dimitri muttered, recalling his milk filled hair.
Two children ran up and asked if they could pat Patch. Dimitri agreed and Patch rolled over on his back so his stomach could be rubbed.
"Attention seeker." Dimitri smirked as one of the children got up to leave and Patch stared at him with his sad brown eyes. The child caved and started rubbing Patch's head. Dimitri looked down to Rose to see her staring at the children with amusement.
They spent a couple of hours at the park until Patch was so tired he could barely stand.
"Poor thing." Rose cooed as she crouched down to rub Patch's head. "He's a good walker."
"So I've noticed." Dimitri said. Rose's gaze turned slightly quizzical but her attention was forced back to Patch as he head butted her chest. "So would you mind?"
"Mind what?"
"Taking Patch for walks."
Rose looked up and grinned. "I'd love that." She looked back down to Patch and Dimitri was frozen with how beautiful she looked when she smiled.
"Do you want to maybe – I don't – well get a coffee or – or lunch?" He stuttered.
"Are you asking me on a date?" Rose asked, looking up at him and squinting from the sun.
"I think so. Did it sound like I was?"
"Couldn't really tell. How about you ask again?" she stood up and brushed her hands on her jeans.
He took a breath. "Wouldyouliketogoonadatewithme?"
Rose laughed. "I would love to go on a date with you."
Dimitri grinned.
They made their way back to the diner, hand in hand. "Can I get your number?"
She quickly rattled off her number to him and he did the same for her. "I gotta go. It's getting late." She opened the door to her car, noticing Christian's jeep was gone, and started the engine.
"What's your name?" he asked.
"You already know my name."
"I mean your full name."
She grinned cheekily. "Gonna do a check up on me Detective?"
"I just think it's proper to know a girls name when you take her out."
"Get me that coffee and we'll see." She drove off.
~The Job~
Dimitri hit his face with his palm as Rose drove away. She probably thinks I'm a total loser. I stuttered. I never stutter. He thought as he walked back to his house.
Patch ran up and into the house immediately after Dimitri opened the door. He watched as Patch ran into his bed and curled up. Dimitri made a snack of cheese and crackers and went to sit on his lounge chair. He stared at the blank T.V as he ate, his mind occupied with cheeky grins and dark brown eyes.
Dimitri pulled out his phone and stared at Rose's number. After a minute or two he decided to call her.
"Hello?" Rose's amused voice answered.
"Hey," he replied.
"Miss me already?"
"Actually, yes, I do." He said truthfully.
Rose did a short laugh. "Wasn't expecting that."
"Why not? Any man would be crazy to not miss you."
"You already spent the day with me." He could picture her in his mind. The soft curve of her lips, the way her dark eyes sparkled, her smooth tan skin.
"So that would mean I don't want to see you again?"
"I guess not. So, why'd you call me?"
"Do you want to get coffee tomorrow maybe?"
"Yes." She said immediately and then laughed. "Wow, I sounded eager didn't i?"
"That's not a bad thing." Dimitri smiled. They talked until the early hours of the morning until Rose's side went silent.
"Are you asleep?" no reply. "Goodnight Roza, see you soon."