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College was mine.”
    “I guess there’s no chance you’ll be picking
up the bill for tonight then,” he teased.
    “Um, no. This is your treat.”
    “Good thing I have a Groupon then.” He
smiled. Dani probably never had anyone who saw her without seeing
her father. That Jerome could understand fully. “Back to the
important thing, what are you going to do after school?”
    “Not take over my dad’s company if that’s
what you think.”
    “I’d doubt he’d give it to you.”
    “You’ve met him then?”
    “No, but I’ve never heard of a successful man
not wanting his children to inherit or take over.”
    “You want your kids to be professional
athletes?”
    “Who knows what my son will be. I have no
influence over him.”
    “Why not?”
    “You know, I shouldn’t have pushed you about
your father.” Rome breathed in deep before, focusing on what was
left of his soup. Looking over his shoulder, he thought they had to
of hit the twenty-minute mark.
    “Did I say something wrong?”
    “No, it’s just this is Tuesday night. A time
when we de-stress.”
    “We.” She smiled and reached her hand to his.
Curling her fingers around his, she stroked her thumb over the top
of his hand. “When did my Tuesday Treat become a duo?”
    “I have a confession,” he said as he locked
eyes with her. “Last week was the first time in I don’t know how
long when I could block out the world and be with someone.”
    No longer able to control himself, he cradled
her face in his hand and leaned in close. Claiming her lips, he
hoped he was claiming more. This week had been excruciating, but he
needed it. Each day, he’d been assaulted with memories of Danika
Albright that brought him to the point he wanted to break his own
rules. He wanted to know more about her. He wanted to feel her skin
against his. Most importantly, he wanted to taste her. His tongue
swept along her lip and she opened, satisfying him in a way he’d
never known possible. Danika was more than he could have ever
imagined a woman could be, lust may be the driving force, but he
could see love on the horizon.

Chapter
Five
     
    With eyes closed, Danika fell into a kiss
that with each passing second moved up in the best of all time
list. Her lips pulsed as his warm hands cradled her face, as if she
were a fine piece of China. In contrast was the force behind his
lips. Jerome was strength and finesse in one delectable
package.
    “My apologies,” Jack said when they broke
their embrace. Dani tucked her head away from the man she first met
at her tenth birthday party cruise. “Your dinner is ready. I
wouldn’t want it getting cold.”
    Dani and Rome separated enough for them to
clear the bowls and put their dinner out. She was still covering
her mouth to stifle her embarrassed laugh. Before them, a
beautifully plated dish sat in the middle of the plate. Chicken
stuffed with crabmeat. Not a combination she would have ever
thought worked, but she knew the chef and there was no way it
wouldn’t. A side of pan seared asparagus with a cream sauce
drizzled artistically over it tempted her more until she saw the
redskin mashed potatoes. If nothing else, Rome wasn’t going to
treat her like some salad eating girl.
    “What was your meeting about in the city?”
she asked after she swallowed a forkful of potatoes.
    “My son,” he said as he cut into his chicken.
“DeMonte.”
    “You have a picture?”
    “No.” Dani noticed his face stayed down as he
took a bite.
    “Alright, new rules, no kid or Dad talk on
Tuesday.”
    “Fair enough.” Rome’s eyes perked up again.
“Any other rules?”
    “Hmm… Let’s see, my phone is off, is
yours?”
    “Yes, I remembered your rule. If I hadn’t, it
would have been going off a few times by now I’m sure.”
    “Tell me about it,” Dani said, letting out a
bit of a sigh. It didn’t matter how many times she told her clients
she wasn’t available on Tuesday evening, when she turned on her
phone at the end of