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He knew it straight away, this was the same SUV that he had regretted letting drive off not so long ago. He smirked at his luck and quickly looked up to thank whoever the fuck was up there being responsible for giving him another shot with the little blonde that had occupied his thoughts for the last fifteen minutes. He jogged towards the vehicle when the window of the passenger's door rolled down. She quickly glanced at him before she ducked down and stared at the sky. Edgar frowned and waited wondering what she was doing.
"Beautiful day for walking isn't it?" She said teasingly and he could see the twinkle in her eyes.
Edgar rubbed his hand over his head, one of his trademark movements that he seemed to be doing a lot. He never realized he did it so often until he had watched one of the episodes of the show with Norman and they had started counting. In every shot he ran a hand over his head, rubbed his face or pulled on the hood of his waterproof jacket or sweater.
He grinned back at her but decided to further dismiss her mockingly comment. "Hello there stranger." He said putting his charm on.
"So you want that ride now?" She asked leaning forward on the steering wheel looking at him while tilting that head of hers again giving him a confident look.
"Didn't your momma tell you not to pick up strangers on the side of the road?" He teased as he walked towards the passenger door.
She rolled her eyes at him and offered him a look at her wide pearly smile. The little dents in her cheeks gave her appearance something naughty and young. "Mister Hansen, you are hardly a stranger."
Edgar's stomach clenched just a little. Of course she knew him, he would never be able to meet a woman who didn't already know about him and the smile he had on his face dropped ever so slighty.
She pointed at the door. "Hop in."
Edgar shook off the negative thoughts and jumped in the passenger's seat. He smiled at the interior or lack of it. It looked like a shipwreck outside and in.
She caught his look and snorted with mock contempt. "My car is multifunctional, serves as a transportation vehicle as much as a bin, closet and handbag …. Though for the latter I would have preferred a smaller size." She shrugged at the last part.
His eyes made a quick scan of all the rubbish –there was no other way to put it- that she stashed in her car. There was a collection of paper cups, food wrappers and empty cigarette boxes, a random fork at his feet -that made him raise his eyebrows- and a roll of duct tape. Even the dry room at the Northwestern looked tidier after a season of King crab, though it probably would smell a whole lot worse. His nose wings twitched when a whiff of her perfume hit his nostrils. It was an enticingly light scent that really suited her personality. Light, bubbly and teasingly.
He sighed -there was no way to deny it- and rubbed his hand over his head again. Norman had said it a few months ago when Edgar was in another one of his sarcastic grumpy moods complaining about the fact that he would never find another keeper in the big pond of women. Norman had said that there would be one that would turn him inside out when he would least expect it. Norman was right, he was always right, the prerogative of being the older brother. Sig on the other hand, letting his rebellious thoughts roam free, was never right but he didn't need to be because he was the captain. Edgar scratched his head, suddenly self-conscious that he was doing so. Another habit I need to break before people start thinking I got fleas or something. With a laugh about his own inner thoughts he turned and looked at the female sitting next to him. A small, slender frame with a generous sized chest and long slim limbs. She was dressed in a fitted black and grey dress with a scoop neck. The dress stopped mid-thigh showing of her long legs. He let out an appreciative whistle. The sound of it made his eyes snap up to her only to see her shamelessly checking him out in return. He saw her suck in her lower lip and bite it softly while meeting his eyes and locking onto them.
Edgar cleared his throat and shuffled a little in his seat, his jeans had suddenly felt a lot tighter. "Right now that we got that out of the way, what's your name sweetheart?"
"Reina but sweetheart will do." She said while turning on the indicator to and looking over her shoulder to weave back onto the road.
"Hmm… Reina." He looked at her again.
They drove in a comfortable silence every now and then glancing at each other until it hit him. "Where are you going? And why did you come back?"
She laughed out loud crouching over the steering wheel. "I was wondering how long it would take you. I came back because I phoned the rental company and they told me that you never gave them an address before the line went dead so I figured you needed a ride after all."
Edgar felt a little suspicious about that explanation. He had spent enough time with fans to know that there were a few that took things a little too seriously and even lost every sense of reality. The fact that she called the rental company didn't sit well with him. He saw her look back at him and mimicking his facial expression. She was narrowing her eyes at him like he was at her.
"Didn't your momma tell ya not to get into a car with strangers?" She said in a Count Dracula voice. She quickly changed her tone. "Seriously, I phoned them. Guilty as charged but I am the one who booked you and Sig for the event today and I just wanted to make sure that you would make it in time. I know that sometimes they aren't in a real hurry to send out a tow and it was purely for my own selfish reasons that I checked up on it. It was just a coincidence or sheer luck that I passed you on the way over there. I had to pick up some last minute stuff."
Edgar thought about her words, it sounded plausible plus it would also explain why she never asked where he needed to go.
His silence unnerved her. "Hey I am sorry I didn't tell you straight away. I don't know why I didn't, it never crossed my mind and …" She sighed. "I might just have gotten a little carried away with myself by meeting you. I just enjoyed having a bit of time with you before it all gets real if you know what I mean."
Edgar nodded.
Reina slapped her palm on the steering wheel, mentally slapping herself. He must think she was one crazy stalking fan or something. "Way to go chick." She mumbled to herself.
Edgar saw the disappointment on her face and felt a little sorry for her but he couldn't help but find it amusing that she was beating herself up over such a little thing. She didn't even look at him no more and her lips were pressed together in a thin line, this was his chance to add a little more stress. "Great impression you made ... if you wanted to come of like a crazy ass fan that is."
She slumped down just a little hearing his words. "Where here."
She parked up the SUV and cut off the engine. She quickly searched for his eyes and he saw that the sparkle that had caught his attention before had left those big brown eyes. Before he could say anything she opened the door to get out. Edgar quickly got out himself and made his way to her side of the SUV.
They were sheltered by the big car from direct view of those in the community center and he blocked her way preventing her to walk off. Seeing those brown eyes look up to him he felt sorry for making her feel miserable. Well technically he never, she did that all herself but he didn't really make her feel better. She looked away from him and he put his hand on the side of her face, his fingers burring themselves in her hair while he quickly brushed over her cheek with his thumb. "It's alright sweetheart. No harm done." God she was so pretty and he really wanted to make her smile again and see those dimples in her cheeks and the twinkle back in her eyes.
"I hope so." She said with sincerity but unconvinced.
"I know so." He confirmed and leant a little more forward to make sure she could see in his eyes that he meant it.
When he leant forward she did the same and for a brief moment it felt like forces were pulling them together. He felt her relax against his hand and he wanted nothing more than to taste those lightly moistened and swollen lips from where the blood was flowing back into them, but he couldn't. What would she think? His hand slit behind her neck and he pulled her closer to him giving her a quick and playful kiss on the crown of her hair before turning around to make his way to the venue leaving behind, dumbfounded and wondering what the hell happened or didn't happen there.
Next chapter Reina is going to drool over some delicious Edgar trades. *sigh*