CHAPTER TEN
Inviting Blaser to dinner with Mattie may be a mistake she would live to regret. From the first glance at Mattie in Marco’s, she could tell he was angry. The private table lit by candlelight was a good clue he’d intended for the night to be more romantic than he’d admitted. Though it was because a part of her suspected his motives weren’t entirely familial that she’d asked Blaser to come along in the first place.
Asking Gus to join them was a smart move. Having only Blaser there would’ve put Mattie on the defensive; it would have seemed predatory. With Gus there, the misunderstanding seemed more innocent.
“I should’ve called ahead and changed the reservation,” she mumbled to Blaser who rested a reassuring hand at the small of her back to guide her through the tables.
“Let h
