Tyler's Blind Date Experiment

by Alicia Street

  Trinity fixed her gaze on Finn and that part of her that had always wanted to be at his side every minute of the day came surging forward. “You’re one of a kind, Finn.”

  His warm brown eyes met hers. “So are you, Trin.”

  She shook her head. “No, I’m not. One of the things I learned over the past few years is that I am quite ordinary.”

  “Everyone is ordinary from a certain perspective. Except maybe deviant serial killers.”

  Trinity snorted a laugh. “You are so philosophical.”

  “Not really. Being ordinary is how we get through our day to day lives.”

  “You know what I mean. I used to act like I was such a big deal.”

  “Hey, I’ve thought you were awesome since we were six years old. That’s why I came to see you. I’ll be here for a month. Let’s try to be friends again. Whaddya say?”

  Friends. God forbid he’d ever ask her on a date. Trinity almost answered with a wisecrack. But her sarcasm and games had screwed things up when she was a teen and only resulted in losing him. This was probably her last chance to see if there was any truth in her crazy notion that he was the only man who was right for her.

  “Okay. We used to do so many fun things at the Christmas season. Maybe we can—”

  “Trinity! What’s up, babe?” a deep voice called out as the bells jingled over the opened cafe door. “You said you were gonna meet me at the club at six thirty.”

  Oh no. She had forgotten about agreeing to meet with Ray to talk about the food concessions in the upcoming North Cove holiday bazaar. “Sorry, I forgot—”

  “Hey, I remember you,” Ray said, pointing to Finn. “You’re the ballerina dude.”

  Wait a sec. Had Ray been one of that group of guys in their high school that used to corner Finn and shove him around, teasing him about his dancing?

  Finn’s look of suppressed fury said it all. “Yeah, that’s right.” He stood and Trinity enjoyed the fact that the twenty-five-year-old Finn was a lot bigger and broader and more confident than the wiry sixteen-year-old he had been. Not that one guy could ever have much of a chance against four or five. But at least he dwarfed Ray now. “Excuse me, I’m on my way to a meeting with a room full of gorgeous female dancers,” Finn said.

  Oboy. Somebody’s pissed. Trinity was about to launch into a mini speech about Finn’s accomplishments, but Finn gave her a curt nod—was that a look of disgust in his eyes?—and he was out the door before she could utter a word.

  Her heart dropped and she almost wanted to run after him. He probably thought she was dating Ray. Yeah, she had gone out with Ray in high school, but she had been a total immature asshole then.

  And judging by the smirk Finn gave her before he left, he thought she still was.

  © Alicia Street

  Also by Alicia Street

  All series books can be read as stand-alones

  Dance ‘n’ Love series

  Kiss Me, Dancer

  Touch Me and Tango

  Stars, Love and Pirouettes

  Snow Dance

  Dance ‘n’ Luv Contemporary Romance Boxed Set

  Tomboy Bride

  Tomboy Bride is a bridge story connecting all of my series and it is the first book about one of the Rocklyn clan - Kendra Rocklyn

  The Rocklyns

  Lovers in Training

  Maybe Lovers

  Rainy Day Lovers

  Encore Lovers

  Never Lovers

  Windswept Lovers

  and don’t miss Kip Rocklyn’s book

  Kip’s Resolution

  It is part of the Hot Hunks Collection

  that also features

  Finn’s Christmas Dilemma

  North Fork Series

  Fire Me Up

  Keep Me Warm

  Holiday Luv series

  Be Mine For Christmas

  The Christmas Honeymoon

  The Christmas Wedding Cake

  His Christmas Promise

  Her Christmas Secret

  O Christmas Tree

  Holiday Luv Bundle boxed set

  Miracle on Christmas Tree Street

  Peconic Bend series

  The Sweetheart Test

  The Christmas Sparkle Test

  The Leftover Bride

  About the Author

  Alicia Street is a USA Today bestselling author and a Daphne du Maurier award-winner. She writes both sweet and steamy romances and sometimes collaborates with her husband, Roy. She spent many years as a dancer, choreographer, and teacher and is a compulsive reader of every genre.

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