Karma (Karma Series) (23 page)

A glass of red wine was placed in front of me and I turned to the bartender.

“I didn't order this.”

“
It was sent by that gentleman.” He pointed to a man sitting at the other end of bar.

“
Please thank him.” I wasn't going to drink it but sometimes a simple thank you was the easiest out.

My aversion to having to speak to anyone tonight spurred my energy and I grabbed my purse from the seat next me to leave. By time I looked back up, he was standing there
next to me.

He was in his late forties
and, in a Clooney kind of way, aged to perfection. Everything about him was well manicured, like he had all the time and money in the world. He was the type of guy that wouldn't have noticed me when I was human.

I still didn't want to talk to him.

“Just a moment?” he asked, not even waiting for my reply before sitting. His impeccable manners encouraged my own.

“
Of course.” I settled in my chair as I tried to get a read on him. I couldn't figure out if he was human or if his karma was in perfect balance.

He pulled out the stool and settled in with more elegance than should have been possible.

Who was this guy? I hadn't met anyone in the building who looked like him but I knew there were still others that I hadn't seen yet.

“
I'd like to offer you a job.”

Hands in front of him, fingers knit, he waited for my reply.

“I'm already employed but thank you.” He didn't even know who I was. He could at least ask a few questions before using a line like that to make it a bit more believable.

“
Yes, Camilla, I know you do. And you could be so much more.”

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