Love Began with the First Meeting

Blinking, Molly stared unbelievingly at Eric. It was uncanny how he always appeared just when she needed someone to talk to. He was like her personal genie, she thought to herself with a smile.

'But what about the flip side to this?' she wondered.

Eric frowned, impatience showing on his handsome features. The vacant look on Molly's face was giving him the jitters. "Hurry up. It's not allowed to park here," he said teasingly, his arm resting on the steering wheel.

"It's embarrassing to get a traffic citation, you know?" he said, smiling wryly at Molly.

As he looked around and pretended to be alarmed, Eric beckoned to Molly.

Shaking her head at Eric's antics, Molly grinned and got inside the car. Staying with Brian depressed her while being with Eric made her feel safe.

Leaning over Molly, Eric fixed her seatbelt before focusing his questioning eyes on her. He noticed her vacant look was gone but she still had an air of dejection. "I received your distress signal so I came looking for you." Eric joked lightly, putting the car in motion.

Molly snorted, rolling her eyes at Eric's preposterous jokes.

She was not as gullible as she was before, so he couldn't fool her.

Eric threw her a sideways glance, a mischievous smile playing on his lips. He knew Molly didn't believe him, but he didn't mind. He was in the vicinity because of work and he just happened to notice her on his way back. He didn't believe in coincidences and he was starting to feel like her guardian angel.

Their paths had crossed several times and mostly when she was in distress.

"How about letting me take you out for lunch?" Eric asked seriously.

"As a reward for my consideration," he added with a wink.

His hands tightened on the wheel as he waited expectantly for Molly's answer.

Molly finally nodded. She didn't have

hand off the wheel and gently ruffled

at his patronizing tone, Molly

girl? Forget it!" she gave him a chilling look.

puppy or

ear to ear, Eric had no trouble reading

and desperate just a few minutes ago but

that one day she would

she couldn't hold everything in

out of the car and opened the door for Molly as if she was a princess. He held out his hand and helped her out of the car. Eric handed his keys to the parking valet. For the first time, he noticed Molly's clothes and smiled wryly.

let you in as you're

to toe, Eric's eyes gleamed

down, she grimaced at the

up at the elegant fa?ade of the French restaurant. She couldn't possibly go inside such a chic

chin with his fingers. Then he grabbed

a black Mercedes Benz stopped in front

an immaculately tailored black suit. Walking over to the passenger seat, he opened the door and gently helped Becky out of the car.

top and low-heeled white

got top-grade goose liver paste today. I've asked them to reserve

crook of his arm to support her. "Don't worry. I will hold you, okay?" he

bottom lip anxiously before

Brian Long,

were VIP clients. "Mr. Brian Long, the food you

Brian