Finding Peace (Finding Series Book 1) by K. J. Love Read Free Book Online

when I walk in this place everyone starts trying to pull me here or there. So I’ve been stuck playing pool since I walked in. These girls, that are over here, keep trying to get my attention. Normally, I’d be glad to talk to them, but right now all I want to focus on is this girl. Who is she? She’s never been here because I definitely would have noticed.
    That’s when I see that my buddy, Max is talking to her and another girl who is with her. She’s nice looking too. Total opposite of the blonde though. She’s got dark hair and looks like maybe blue eyes. It’s hard to tell from here. My focus is on the blonde though. I want to know who she is.
    Max is now standing beside me. When did he walk over here? Get it together man. Girls do not mess with your head like this.
    “Hey man. Wanna shoot a game with me when you’re done with this one?”
    “Yeah, sure. Who’s the blonde you were talking to?”
    “Oh. They are from some town two hours away. I think she said her name was Kayla and her friend's name is Tess or something like that. Why?”
    I move so that I can see around him to make sure they are still there.
    “Just curious.”
    “They were talking about you. The blonde asked the other one if she knew you. I guess the brunette’s mom lives here and they are just visiting for Spring Break.”
    Hmm, she was asking about me too. Good to know. I can always count on Max. “Go tell her I’d like to meet her. And make sure her name is actually Kayla. It’d be bad if I called her the wrong name.”
    “Yeah, man. Okay.”
    Taking my next shot, I watch as he walks over to the girls. Don't screw this up Max. I don't want her to leave before I get a chance to talk to her. My eyes keep glancing over in their direction as I wait for my next shot. Max is trying hard not to laugh about something she said.
    He starts walking back to me still trying really hard not to laugh. I give him a puzzled look and he can’t help it any longer he laughs and shakes his head.
    “She said and I quote, ‘Well, I’m not the kind of girl that just walks up to random guys I don’t know. And Mr. Blake looks like a hoodlum to me.’ I’m serious man. I don’t think she is interested.”
    “What the hell did you say to her?”
    “When she asked why you didn’t come over there yourself, I told her you’re not the type of guy that comes to girls, they come to you.”
    I back hand him on the shoulder. “Damn, Max you made me sound like an ass. I didn’t go over there because I’m in the middle of a game.”
    “Look, I thought it would help you out. It works with the other girls.”
    “You don’t say stuff like that to girls like that. That’s not going to impress her.”
    I’m not sure what makes her different, I just feel it. She’s not like these other girls who always throw themselves at the guys. She might be wearing a mini skirt, but she doesn’t look like she is putting herself on display. I can tell she’s shy by the way she keeps blushing every time I catch her watching me.
    I look at her and we lock eyes again. Cocking my head to the side, giving her a smirk, I raise my eyebrows. She in turn cocks her head to the side and shrugs. She wants me to think that she isn’t interested in talking to me, but her body language is telling me a different story.
    Giving her a bigger smile, I nod my head in and up and down motion. Then I change my look and stare deep into her eyes and then lick my lips. Her look turns serious now. Smirking, I now know for sure that I'm affecting her as much as she's affecting me. I walk in her direction and the closer I get I can see her chest is rising up and down quickly.
    Then it occurs to me. She thinks she knows who I am. She has no idea who she is dealing with. Hoodlum, huh? I smile smugly more to myself than her now. There are only a few steps that separate us, she's almost frozen in her spot. With a look of nervousness plain on her face, her face flushes staining her cheeks. It was a