“Are you all right?”
She took a deep, steadying breath—well, it was supposed to be steadying, but instead she inhaled Ric, his spicy aftershave and the underlying scent of him, that was so masculine and personal and just plain sexy.
“I’m fine.” Wow, she sounded almost calm. “Are you ready to order?” Her voice squeaked slightly as the last few words slipped out. She coughed to cover it up, grabbed her glass of water and sipped. It didn’t help.
“I know what I want.” His voice was husky and seemed impossibly closer to her ear. Shivers danced down her spine and heat bloomed low in her belly.
She shifted, trying to edge away from him without looking like she was trying to edge away from him. Even an additional quarter inch should help.
It didn’t.
“Sam?”
She had to swallow dryly before sh
