Jasper sounded so sure of himself. So another date. You tell me what time, and I’ll pick you up. Like he knew she’d say yes. Like he knew she was dying to say yes. So another date. You tell me what time, and I’ll pick you up. .“It’s impossible to know,” she said instead. “You don’t ever take time off?” He watched her with those intoxicating eyes, and if she kept looking into them, she’d surely be drunk in the next moment. “I only employ two people. It’s hard to run the stand by yourself.” “So you need someone to help?” “There isn’t someone else.” Disappointment cut through her. She wanted to go out with him again, this time for a real meal. A date where she hadn’t changed in the back of her car outside the coffee house. One where she went home to her condo and showered—with hot water

