“So pay me half of that. Once a month. No deposit.”
I watched as Evelyn stared at me, her amber eyes stunned. The silence in those moments were terrifying— mostly out of my fear that she would say no and go home to her father. I watched her quietly, patiently, as her beautiful face went from speechless to full of emotion.
Big, crystal colored tears formed in her eyes, and her bottom lip began to quiver. For a moment, I thought I’d offended her somehow, until she dove off of her barstool and around the counter to throw her arms around my neck.
“Oh, Slater,” she cried. “Thank you. Thank you. I’ll never be able to repay you for this.”
Now I was the one that was stunned. Mostly because the delicious scent of her was overwhelming my senses and making my mouth water, and the feel of her sm
