That’s me. Harper smiled. Your date just arrived. Sophia Lauron. And Sophia heard her own name and looked up and saw the mechanic’s face and watched him turn and see her.
And they both just froze. You’re Jake. Sophia’s voice came out way higher than normal. You’re Sophia. Jake sounded just as shocked. The blind date. They said it at the exact same time and then both started laughing because this was absolutely insane.
They just spent 20 minutes together on the side of the road, and neither of them had any clue they were about to meet each other. Anyway, Harper was grinning like she’d planned the whole thing.
« Well, looks like you two have already broken the ice. Your table’s ready whenever you are. » They sat down across from each other in a corner booth and just stared for a second before Sophia shook her head.
« So, you didn’t know it was me when you stopped? » Jake ran his hand through his hair. My sister didn’t show me a picture. Just said her name’s Sophia. Be nice now.
