“THE FOOD WAS AMAZING,” Donny said as they walked back to her car. “Thanks so much for bringing me.”
“You’re welcome,” she smiled. “Ready to see the house that I hate?”
He chuckled. “When you put it like that, how can I resist?”
But he noticed the way Lizzie’s eyes darted around the parking lot to make sure her ex-fiancé hadn’t followed them, and Donny’s emotions multiplied.
Satisfied that Jeff wasn’t around, she unlocked her car and they climbed in. Donny could sense she was a bit unsettled, and the urge to protect her at all costs threatened to consume him. With effort, he dialed back the instinct to wrap his arms around her as a physical shield.
“You all right?” she asked as she drove.
“Honestly?”
“Of course.”
“Well,” Donny said, “Honestly, I was just thinking I’d really like to
