Falling For June: Episode 5

 June let her eyes slide shut for a moment as Lance drove the borrowed Jeep to the Maui restaurant. The wind was cool, yet not cold enough for a jacket. And the fragrance of the blooming flowers along the highway seemed to caress June’s every sense.She could hardly believe she was on a date with this gorgeous man who happened to be renting the vacation bungalow next to the one June shared with her two best friends, Sydney and Maria. The moment her friends had spotted Lance jogging on the beach, they’d pegged him for June. Technically, June was the only available woman out of the trio. Sydney would be getting married at the end of the summer, and Maria was in a serious relationship.June opened her eyes and peeked over at Lance. He was drumming his fingers on the steering wheel as he drove, tapping with the beat of the music. It wasn’t a song she recognized, but that wasn’t unusual. She could hardly remember lyrics or the names of bands, even the ones she loved. Numbers were more her thing, which she thought might make her fairly boring to Lance. But Lance had seemed impressed with her corporate accountant job. He owned a few health stores, and seemed confident with the business side of things. June found herself watching Lance’s fingers drumming out the beat, noticing the muscles of his forearm. Her stomach fluttered as she wondered what it would be like to hug him. June had to tamp down a blush at the thought. Thankfully, the sun had set, and even if Lance looked over right now, he wouldn’t distinguish her blush.
The drive was short, and soon Lance was pulling off the two-lane road into the restaurant parking lot. June could see right away that it wasn’t a restaurant by conventional terms, but more of an outdoor café. The tables were scattered on a wide patio, with tiki torches burning for light. A small band of musicians played on a low stage at one end.Lance spoke to the hostess, and they were led immediately to a table. The place was about half-filled, and everyone seemed relaxed and happy. A few couples were dancing to the soft music, making something in June’s heart tug. Two of the couples were older, and June guessed they’d been married a long time. It was sweet.The hostess asked them for their drink orders, and June ordered fresh pineapple juice, knowing the romantic atmosphere and the extremely good-looking guy sitting across from her was already messing enough with her brain.

Read this installment of our new contemporary serial in the Dec/Jan 2016-17 issue of InD'Tale magazine.

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