When Ivy made it home that night, she was on top of the world. They had met their goal and more. She and Roman had danced, drank a bit too much champagne, and before she knew it, Elaine was announcing their fundraiser had been a success.
Ivy wanted to spend the rest of the night on the dance floor, but she could see that Roman was getting tired. Even though he’d said he had fully recovered from his surgery, she knew he was pushing it. After calling it a night, with a hundred promises to meet people for lunch, she and Roman were on her front porch.
He had tried to convince her, with kisses and copious amounts of naughty words, that he was fine and could stay with her that evening, but she had sent him home. She wanted him to stay. Harper was with Eva and Max so he could have, but he was
