Wedding Night Stand: A Chic Manila short story (4 page)

He wanted to see her again.

“How about we have lunch on Monday?”

“What?”

“A welcome to the neighborhood, something like that.”

She peered at him, slightly suspicious. “Maybe.”

“How many people do you know in the area?”

“Not a lot. We don’t
have
to be lunch buddies though—”

“We’ve already attacked a wedding buffet all the way to dessert, Andrea. I think we can handle lunch.”

“What are you talking about, Damon? All throughout dinner you were bitching about your Ice Princess.”

He was watching her carefully as she said this, and she didn’t seem to be bitter, or baiting him. In fact, she seemed amused. And a little coy.

What
was
he talking about?

“Just a standing invite. That’s all,” he said.

Andrea’s leg moved up against his. “I told you what happens when I get involved with a guy, right? The serious, steady woman he’s always wanted in his life is going to notice him. This could be a good thing for you after all.”

“You’re feeling serious and steady right now.”

Her eyes dropped, and he felt the hint of a sigh. “You really don’t know me that well.”

“It’s lunch. Don’t let it scare you.”

She looked past him, toward the far wall, and then she smiled, as if she remembered something. “I won’t quit,” she said.

“What?”

“Nothing. Yes, I guess. Let’s see. Maybe I’ll be free for lunch after all.”

Author’s Note

This story was written during the
#buqosteamyreads
class. It features, in case you didn’t catch the references, characters from my novella
That Kind of Guy.

Thank yous: Layla Tanjutco for the edit, Tania Arpa for the original cover, buqo for sponsoring the class, and the
#buqosteamyreads
participants for the support and encouragement. (It takes a village to write a steamy story!)

Mina

About the Author

Mina V. Esguerra learned everything she needed to know about writing romances from Sweet Dreams novels and the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series. When not working as a communications consultant, she writes contemporary romance, young adult, and new adult novels. When not working and writing, she’s hanging out with her husband and daughter. Visit her site http://minavesguerra.com.

Chic Manila series

My Imaginary Ex | Fairy Tale Fail | No Strings Attached | Love Your Frenemies | That Kind of Guy | Welcome to Envy Park | Wedding Night Stand | Young and Scambitious | Properly Scandalous (Scambitious #2)  | Shiny and Shameless (Scambitious #3) | Greedy and Gullible (Scambitious #4)

Interim Goddess of Love series

Interim Goddess of Love | Queen of the Clueless | Icon of the Indecisive | Gifted Little Creatures (short story) | No Roses for Hannah (short story)

Spotlight series

The Harder We Fall | Never Just Friends | Playing Autumn | Rules We Like Breaking

Anthology contributions

Say That Things Change (New Adult Quick Reads 1) | Kids These Days: Stories from Luna East Arts Academy Volume 1 | Sola Musica: Love Notes from a Festival

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Wedding Night Stand

Mina V. Esguerra

This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Copyright © Mina V. Esguerra, 2014

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