CHAPTER 5
Ivy listened for Mason’s reaction behind her. Sure enough, a scoff came, albeit soft. “Really?” he asked.
“No,” she said with a giggle. She turned back to him and took a step backward, then another one. “Just wanted to see what you’d say.”
An adorable smile lit up his face, and he ducked his head, that cowboy hat covering his eyes. But Ivy had seen them, and they were dark and dreamy and delicious. Things hadn’t started well, but Ivy never judged a relationship on the first date.
She’d known this guy for a couple of hours now, and this lunch would move them into second date territory.
She glanced around at the high-end finishes of the yacht. “This is so nice,” she said, her eyes finding luxury everywhere she looked. “Dining for eight. Wow.”
“Twelve, if I pull out the middle
