Kassie’s hands were still shaking as she pulled into her driveway. The taste of Daniel’s kiss lingered on her lips—unwanted, confusing, infuriating. What the hell had he been thinking? Showing up at Dave & Buster’s like that. Kissing her in front of Marcus. In front of everyone. She sat in her car for a moment, trying to calm her breathing, trying to process what had just happened. The date with Marcus had been going so well. She’d been having actual fun for the first time in months. And then Daniel had to ruin it. She grabbed her purse and got out of the car, her mind already rehearsing what she’d say to him when she called tomorrow. This had to stop. He had to— “Kassie.” She jumped, her keys clattering to the ground. Daniel stepped out from the shadows of her porch. “Jesus Christ!

