Chapter 11
Mateu had never suffered from so many incidences of blue balls in such a short time in all his life. But he was willing to tolerate the pain to get the job done. If only he didn’t find the job quite so enticing.
His attraction challenged his focus, but more so was this new urgency to give her something real of himself. Something true. She’d be leaving in a matter of days, and, though nothing would change that, he wanted her to know him.
Even if he shouldn’t.
London’s surprise was a visit to his family orchard. When she’d first mentioned it to him, it had caught him off guard. He never took women to his home. Not to mention one to whom he’d have to make sure his parents didn’t give away his true identity. And that was exactly what he’d have to keep in mind. She wasn’t a woman
