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was being
gentler with her. Maybe he detected her angst tonight.
    “I didn’t mean to
offend you. Judging from your full pantry and the new commercial range you
wanted installed, you must like to cook. The new kitchen will make it easy for
you to do that even more, because of the flow.”
    “I love to cook
and I enjoy entertaining. Once you’re all done, I can do both.” She flashed a
quick smile at him.
    “You shut me down
yesterday for dinner, so you still owe me a meal.”
    “What do you mean?
We had a nice dinner. An even nicer night. And my memory does serve me
correctly.” She dropped her voice to sound sexy.
    “Let me take you
out tonight. A real date. Where I put on dress clothes and you put on a nice
dress. We don’t argue over the bill and I get to pick the place. You know, like
real people do?”
    Before she could
reply he continued. “Why don’t you change and I’ll come back for you in an
hour?” The alluring set of his mouth was like a serenade. Desire lurked behind
his eyes. Every familiar emotion surfaced and held her body captive. She
exhaled a little at a time, afraid to say yes, because doors would open that
she could never close again and walking through to the other side was both
scary and exciting.
    With his stance
wide and his muscular arms folded across his chest. He appeared comfortable and
relaxed. Yet she was a bundle of nerves.
    She pressed her
weight against the counter for support. For a moment, she thought she
misunderstood him, but he continued to stare at her. She nodded her head before
she could get the words out. “Okay,” she managed. Maybe tonight she could live
out the fantasy that had chased her all day. The one where he gathered her up in
his arms cleaned away all the old relationship cobwebs. The one where they were
a real couple on a real date. Even if it was a single date.
    “For a moment I thought
you were going to turn me down and break my heart.”
    “Break your heart?”
    “You heard me right.”
He pressed her body against his. She could see a tiny imperfection under this
chin, a small half moon scar that resembled his smile. “I’ll be back in an
hour.”
    Her eyes never left his
masculine physique while he collected his tools and walked out. The invitation
stunned her. As soon as his truck pulled away, she dialed Cat’s number.
    “He asked me out, again,”
she yelled as her friend answered the phone.
    “What did you say?”
    “I said okay. I can’t
believe I agreed. He gave me this look, this intense stare that almost dared
me to say no.”
    “Maybe you’re coming to
your senses.”
    “This is crazy. But he
seemed so confident and sure of himself. The way he looked at me was enough to
get me excited. This feels so right. I’m so excited my stomach is doing
somersaults. You would think this is my first date,” Yani groaned.
    “When are you going
out?”
    “Tonight. He’ll be back
in a few minutes. I’m supposed to change into a dress.”
    “Then you better get
off the phone and put on something sexy. Forget the uptight suits you wear to
work.”
    “Cat, all day long
all I thought about was Drew. I have never had my thoughts so preoccupied by a
man before. Now I know what you and Phoebe must feel for your men. I know
you’re going to think I’m crazy, but I think I’ll pursue this. If Drew is
halfway serious about me I’m going to do it. I can’t believe how close I came
to letting him slip out of my life. I don’t care what my parents think. As a
matter of fact, today I actually told my father he couldn’t come early for the
wedding. So somehow, I’ll deal with my mom and dad. Once they get to know Drew,
they can’t help but know he’s different. They can’t stay mad at me forever.
Besides, maybe my brother will do something really stupid and then they can
turn their attention on him. What was I thinking?”
    “I knew you would
come to your senses. Now go and have fun. And do everything I’d do, if you
know what I mean.” Cat