Mr. Jones smiled. "Hello, Becca. I wanted to surprise you." "Well, you did," I admitted with a flush. "Good," he replied, touching my chin gently. "You don't have to keep calling me Mr. Jones, you know." I looked at him, startled. "What do you mean?" "You keep calling me Mr. Jones, and while I adore your need to show respect. I really prefer either Sir or my name," Mr. Jones explained. A flush rushed up to my cheeks. Call Mr. Jones by his name? Could I? He stepped close until I was forced to look up at him. Caught by his intense gaze, I felt the rest of the world melt away, and it was just the two of us. "Say it, Becca." "Say what, Sir?" I asked breathlessly. "Say my name," he ordered me. "Oh," I flushed. "Noah." His name came out in a breathless caress,

