Chapter 1
She noticed him the moment he walked into the wine bar. He wasn't particularly handsome but there was something about him that pulled her eyes to him and wouldn't let go.
"Hey!" Mirei yelled over the noise. The place was busy. "Hey, calling all space cadets."
She finally switched her attention to her friend.
"He's sort of nice, something really male about him, you know? But why the long stare?"
She realized she had been staring at him. And he'd noticed, briefly fixing his eyes on her from across the crowded room, then moving on to something else. She'd been lost in a sudden fantasy: she imagined that she was walking over to him and standing right in from of him, not aggressive, just moving into his personal space. And she was putting that special smile on her face and fluffi
