Free The Look In His Eyes (Jasmine & Zack, #1) by Iris Deorre Page A

my future wife and share an amazing time. My dream is to build this dream home with her.’
    Jasmine felt shy a little while, it sounded so romantic so huge.
    ‘I guess she will be a lucky lady.’
    He laughed at her statement, deep down he wanted her to be that woman but at the same time he didn’t want to frighten her away by mentioning it too soon.
    ‘I think I’ll be a lucky man to have her.’ He gazed into her eyes to send her the message.
    Jasmine lowered her lids and gazed at the table, for a moment she fiddled with her hands and then looked back at him.
    ‘What about you, why accountancy?’
    ‘Numbers, I’m good with numbers and for some reason when I’m working with numbers, I’m at peace. My mind goes into this state of calm and all that occupies it is numbers.’
    ‘That sounds interesting.’
    ‘It is, I figured that out while I was at school dealing with stuff. When I focused on my maths, did maths problems nothing else mattered, everything was just on the problem. The thing is though, I must make sure it’s perfect and this drives my boss insane.’
    ‘Well it can’t be that bad otherwise he would’ve fired you.’
    ‘Believe me, he’s wanted to do that for so long but our clients keep me in my job. If I move they move with me.’
    ‘You must be good.’
    ‘I suppose I am, I mean it’s kept me in a very good job.’ She smiled.
    ‘I guess things aren’t as bad as they seem.’
    ‘Maybe not.’ Jasmine had never thought of it that way.
    The waiter arrived with the drinks and not long after that the food arrived. Jasmine pulled out her little bag with cutlery and pulled out a fork. Zack smiled gently as he picked up his knife and fork but made no comment, instead he started to eat as if nothing odd had just happened.
    Jasmine started with the salad, it was easier because she’d done it before. The move onto the chips was harder but she picked up one and slowly placed it in her mouth. As she chewed and tried not to think about how it had been prepared and the damage it could do to her body, she felt her throat restrict. Zack noticed the change in her face and reached out and took a chip from the bowl.
    ‘I am going to demonstrate how good and how clean these chips are. They’ve just come out of extremely high heat that is able to kill any bacteria that was on them.’ He pushed it into his mouth and began to chew.
    ‘Hmmm, they taste so good.’ He chewed a little longer then swallowed. ‘There, everything’s perfect.’ He started back on his own food as if nothing was wrong.
    The whole act had tickled her and set her at ease. Nothing had happened to him and it was safe to say nothing would happen to her. The chip slid down her throat and soon Jasmine began to enjoy them.
    ‘Do you ever wish you were a different person?’ she asked suddenly.
    Zack looked at her a moment with kind eyes then said, ‘When I was younger yes, but now...no. I love who I am and who I’ve become. Why do you ask? Do you?’
    ‘All the time! I wish things had been different growing up. If I had been a different person then things wouldn’t be this way.’
    ‘Believe me you wouldn’t want to be a different person. Everyone has their own story and sometimes theirs is worse than yours. You’ll discover that your life is better in comparison.’
    Jasmine tried to think how that could be. How could anyone’s life be worse than hers? The torture she lived with each day and not truly understanding herself was the worst feeling in the world.
    ‘You are a beautiful woman, don’t ever let anything or anyone tell you otherwise.’
    Jasmine felt a little shy, being with Zack almost felt like being under a spotlight. But under that spotlight she wasn’t being judged, rather being adored for who she was, it was confusing indeed.
    The rest of the evening eased onto small talk, talk much more comfortable and soon they were walking through the busy streets of Leeds heading for the car. The ride back to Jasmine’s