Because I’d scared him, she marveled again. I really scared him.
She reached out and put her hand on his. She squeezed. “Thank you for coming.”
Color rose in his cheeks. “You’re welcome.”
“I’m sorry about dinner.”
He sighed dramatically.
“I had wanted to date you before Adams had the chance, but I’ll settle for ending up in your bed first.” He stretched himself long at the foot of her bed.
“I didn’t realize you were competing with Adams.”
“Your mother is right about him wanting you. I’ve been watching him watching you.”
Grace grimaced.
“I’m delighted to see you’re disgusted by the prospect.”
“Here come the jokes,” she said. “You couldn’t hold back for long.”
“Then you know me well.” He put his chin in his hand. Grace looked at those Tahitian-blue eyes, made dark by the room’s sh
