“Duce peese.” The server grinned. “Orange or apple?” He wisely gave her only two choices, and she opted for the apple. When the man trotted away, Jack looked meaningfully over at Alice. “You know that I’m as hard as a steel pipe for you right now, don’t you?” “Jack,” she squeaked, tossing a scandalized look over at Kayla. The little girl was oblivious to them and craning her neck to see where her new friend—the server—had gone. “And it’s always been that way between us. From the very beginning,” he pointed out, ignoring her shock. “That’s another thing I never told you. While I was riveted, charmed, fascinated, and all of that, I was also turned on beyond belief. Aside from not wanting to leave when Pierre did, my body didn’t give me much choice in the matter. I was pretty much incap

