“Now I see why you took the entire day to yourself,” Chase commented, looking around my room. “I would have to admit that it was worth it,” he added in awe. Once again, I mentally thanked Cheryl and I found myself feeling lucky that I met her when and how I did. People did come in handy when you least expected it. Taking a few slow and thoughtful steps, I stood in front of Chase. “You look so surprised, and you haven't even seen the best part yet,” I teased, my cheeks almost hurting from how wide I smiled and how excited I felt. Chase bit his lower lip and stroked his jaw, his eyes darkening by the second. “Pray tell, what exactly may I have missed, Eleanor?” Slowly, I undid my robe, letting it fall to the floor. I had felt sexy and pretty confident in the red lingerie earlier, but th

