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her eyes as she replied, “As you can see, I’m out with friends tonight.”
Simon was about to intervene when Chad leaned down and whispered, “Do you really want to have the conversation here? I know your secret, Dani.” He knew he was taking a chance, by insinuating she had a secret, but it was worth it when he observed her startle. If he had any doubt about what Miriam intimated, it disappeared the instant he saw Dani’s reaction to his words. Her eyes flew open, their green depths wide with surprise…as her hand flew to her stomach.
“How…what…”
Taking her by the elbow, he assisted her up. Reaching for the sweater hanging on the back of her chair, he was halted by Simon’s hand.
“Now wait just a minute,” Simon said, his face flush with anger. “You can’t just come over here and disrupt the lady’s evening.”
Dani felt the sizzle pouring off Chad and immediately turned to Simon. “No, it’s fine. We’re old friends.” Turning to Aaron and Melissa’s surprised faces, she said, “I’m so sorry to leave in a rush, but I do wish you a happy anniversary.”
With Chad’s firm, but painless, grip on her arm, she was propelled out toward the front door. Glancing back at the table he had left, she noticed the grins from every person sitting there, which only made her angrier. Who the fuck does he think he is?
“I can hear your thoughts as loud as if you were speaking,” Chad said, as he led her to his old truck. “Did you drive?”
“No, I rode with a co-worker. Why?”
“Cause we’re taking my vehicle and now I don’t have to worry about yours.”
“You know, this caveman act isn’t quite the Chad I remember,” she quipped as he assisted her into the passenger seat.
He walked around the front and pulled himself in. Turning to look at her face, he recognized the irritation plainly written in her expression, and replied, “A lot has happened in the last year, Dani. Time to get used to the new me.”
Chapter 7
T he ride was silent—uncomfortably silent. Dani stewed as she worried her bottom lip. Chad drove with a purpose, and with her mind in a whirl, she barely paid attention. Suddenly, sitting up straight, she noticed he turned into her neighborhood.
“How did you know where I live?” she bit out, surprise overriding her concern.
“I’ve been keeping tabs.”
“Keeping tabs? What the hell does that mean?” She glared as he turned into her driveway, parking behind her car. Jerking her head around, she said, “Oh, yeah. You work for a fancy security company now. I guess spying on people is commonplace to you. Well, listen up, budd—”
He exited the driver’s side, slamming the door in the middle of her tirade, walked around and jerked open her door. “Let’s go, Dani,” he ordered. Seeing her sitting with her arms crossed over her chest, he softened his voice. “Please, Dani. Let’s go in and talk. We owe each other at least that.”
Secretly agreeing, she nodded. Glaring at his proffered hand for a moment, she relented, allowing him to assist her down from his tall truck. Walking stiffly to the door, she ignored his upturned hand, unlocking the door herself and walking in. Tossing her purse onto the table by the door, she kicked her shoes off, wiggling her toes. She bypassed the living room and walked straight into the kitchen. Continuing to ignore the large man leaning against her kitchen counter, she took out her frying pan and opened the refrigerator. Cracking a couple of eggs, she popped a piece of bread into the toaster.
Looking over at him, she said, “Since you interrupted my dinner before it was served, I assume you don’t mind if I eat something.”
Sighing, he walked over to the refrigerator and grabbed three more eggs, adding them to the frying pan. “I’m sorry, Dani. I would never keep you from eating. Here…” he gently moved her over to the stool, “let me finish.”
Irritated at his take-charge attitude, she mentally shoved it aside
Simon was about to intervene when Chad leaned down and whispered, “Do you really want to have the conversation here? I know your secret, Dani.” He knew he was taking a chance, by insinuating she had a secret, but it was worth it when he observed her startle. If he had any doubt about what Miriam intimated, it disappeared the instant he saw Dani’s reaction to his words. Her eyes flew open, their green depths wide with surprise…as her hand flew to her stomach.
“How…what…”
Taking her by the elbow, he assisted her up. Reaching for the sweater hanging on the back of her chair, he was halted by Simon’s hand.
“Now wait just a minute,” Simon said, his face flush with anger. “You can’t just come over here and disrupt the lady’s evening.”
Dani felt the sizzle pouring off Chad and immediately turned to Simon. “No, it’s fine. We’re old friends.” Turning to Aaron and Melissa’s surprised faces, she said, “I’m so sorry to leave in a rush, but I do wish you a happy anniversary.”
With Chad’s firm, but painless, grip on her arm, she was propelled out toward the front door. Glancing back at the table he had left, she noticed the grins from every person sitting there, which only made her angrier. Who the fuck does he think he is?
“I can hear your thoughts as loud as if you were speaking,” Chad said, as he led her to his old truck. “Did you drive?”
“No, I rode with a co-worker. Why?”
“Cause we’re taking my vehicle and now I don’t have to worry about yours.”
“You know, this caveman act isn’t quite the Chad I remember,” she quipped as he assisted her into the passenger seat.
He walked around the front and pulled himself in. Turning to look at her face, he recognized the irritation plainly written in her expression, and replied, “A lot has happened in the last year, Dani. Time to get used to the new me.”
Chapter 7
T he ride was silent—uncomfortably silent. Dani stewed as she worried her bottom lip. Chad drove with a purpose, and with her mind in a whirl, she barely paid attention. Suddenly, sitting up straight, she noticed he turned into her neighborhood.
“How did you know where I live?” she bit out, surprise overriding her concern.
“I’ve been keeping tabs.”
“Keeping tabs? What the hell does that mean?” She glared as he turned into her driveway, parking behind her car. Jerking her head around, she said, “Oh, yeah. You work for a fancy security company now. I guess spying on people is commonplace to you. Well, listen up, budd—”
He exited the driver’s side, slamming the door in the middle of her tirade, walked around and jerked open her door. “Let’s go, Dani,” he ordered. Seeing her sitting with her arms crossed over her chest, he softened his voice. “Please, Dani. Let’s go in and talk. We owe each other at least that.”
Secretly agreeing, she nodded. Glaring at his proffered hand for a moment, she relented, allowing him to assist her down from his tall truck. Walking stiffly to the door, she ignored his upturned hand, unlocking the door herself and walking in. Tossing her purse onto the table by the door, she kicked her shoes off, wiggling her toes. She bypassed the living room and walked straight into the kitchen. Continuing to ignore the large man leaning against her kitchen counter, she took out her frying pan and opened the refrigerator. Cracking a couple of eggs, she popped a piece of bread into the toaster.
Looking over at him, she said, “Since you interrupted my dinner before it was served, I assume you don’t mind if I eat something.”
Sighing, he walked over to the refrigerator and grabbed three more eggs, adding them to the frying pan. “I’m sorry, Dani. I would never keep you from eating. Here…” he gently moved her over to the stool, “let me finish.”
Irritated at his take-charge attitude, she mentally shoved it aside
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