The weather man had been right for a change. THey had said this was going to the hottest summer in Chicago in several decades, and they were definetly right...
Neela Rasgotra paced around her apartment. God, it was hot out. The air conditioning in the hallways and stairways weren't working. They had died out three...
"Hey Neela," Michael tried not to let his eyes bug out of his head when she opened the door. She looked fantastic! He always knew she was beautiful, but it...
"Hi, Michael," Neela said smiling. He looked handsome. Even in blistering heat, he is one of the most handsome men that she has ever seen. "Come on in. Do you...
"That would be great," Michael smiled in return. "Thank you." He suddenly felt a little awkward and wondered what to say next. He had a habit of putting his...
Neela opened her refrigerator. "I have Peach Snapple, diet Pepsi, and water. Which do you want?" She remembered that he like Peach Snapple. She got a glass...
"Do they?" Michael laughed a little himself. "I watch Trading Spaces sometimes, and they're always putting something crazy on the walls like hay or feathers." ...
Neela laughed. "I didn't know that you watched Trading Spaces," Neela said. Most men didn't watch Trading Spaces....or at least didn't admit to watching...
"That's sweet," He smiled and took another drink of the pink liquid, smiling at her over the top of the glass. "That's good stuff...and now we can get down to...
"It's an old habit, I guess," He laughed a little and picked up the instruction manual. Flipping through it, he raised an eyebrow at all the languages in the...
Neela watched Miohael bend down and look at the instruction manual. He was very handsome. He made her stomach do flip flops. She really liked him. He probably...
"Alot," Michael looked up at Neela with an impish smile then turned back to the manual to look up the lanagauges. After scanning through the pages, he handed...
Neela watched Michael as he studyed the manual trying to figure out which languages were which. She giggled as he handed her the manual, "Well, which do you...
"Well," He paused a moment, deciding if he should make a move here. She wasn't going to figure out he was interested in her if he didn't give her some clue,...
Neela smiled. He liked her....well, at least she thought he liked her. That's what it sounded like. "Well, French it is, then," Neela said. She opened the...
"Beautiful," Michael grinned at her dreamily, watching her with big, brown, puppy dog eyes. She was gorgeous and her voice was gorgeous and life was gorgeous....
"Well, maybe I can give you French lessons sometime," Neela said smiling. French lessons or "French lessons"......either works. She'd get to spend time with...
"I think I can do that," Michael laughed slightly and smiled at her. French lessons, huh? There was another type of french he was more interested in, but it...
"Maybe we can start later," Neela said. He wanted to actually learned the language. Oh, well. Myabe that can lead to something better. "I think that we need to...
"Or you could let me take you to dinner tonight, after we get this air conditioning business done," He smiled at her sweetly, his heart pounding in his chest....
Neela's eyes went wide, "You..You want to take me to dinner? Like a date?" Had he just asked her out? Neela's heart pounded widely in her chest. Neela watched...
"Neela?" Michael called as he eased the air conditioner back onto the floor. He didn't want her to trip over something and hurt herself. Picking his way...
Neela closed the refrigerator door to keep everything cold. "I'm in the kitchen." She heard Michael walk into the kitchen and felt his hand on her shoulder....
"Okay," Michael stood there for awhile, concentrating on the feeling of her shoulder under his hand. So warm and soft... "Uh," He broke contact after a...
Neela looked out the window a little upset that they had broken contact. From the looks of things, the whole city was out. "The whole street is out." Neela...
"Right here," Michael held up the tealights in their glass holders. They were little but they would give off at least enough light to get through the rest of...
Neela watched Michael light the candles on the table. It was so romantic. Not that anything was going to happen, but still...... "You don't have to make dinner...
"No, I don't have to," He agreed and sat down at the table, smiling at her gently. "But I want to." Michael hoped that had been a blunt enough answer that she...
He wanted to make her dinner. That was a good sign. "Well, I'm not sure how much food I have....or how much food is going to be good by dinner time. How about...