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Unfortunately for her, this date, like many dates before, had ended poorly It also had the added bonus of reed to go out on a date with her neighbor She closed her eyes and dropped her head in defeat This had been a mistake, one that she should have known better than to repeat after Jerry, but here she was in her kitchen, alone with an extra large pan filled to the bri toa her face "No, just leave it, Tinkerbelle," he said when she reached up to push the blindfold off

"What are you doing?" she asked when she felt Danny’s large hand wrap around hers

"Moving on to the second portion of the date," he explained as he gently pulled her to her feet

"Where did you go?"

He sighed heavily seconds before she felt his lips brush against hers, which pleased her bruised ego "I’ether than I’d thought"

"Pull what together?"

"You’ll see," he said, sounding a bit excited, which actuallywho she was dealing with here

"Is it going to leave a perhed heavily "It ht"

"Should I send up a silent prayer for help?" she asked, s room

"I’d send up two"

"Maybe I should put up a struggle?"

"It wouldn’t help"

"Should I leave a trail of breadcrumbs behind so that I can find my way back later after I escape?" she asked as she heard hione in less than ten minutes"

"Birds?"

"My cousins," he answered with a soft shiver-inducing chuckle

"I see," shetheir playful banter "Then perhaps I should put up some sort of resistance?"

"You could, but then you wouldn’t get your surprise," he teased as he guided her to sit down

"Will the surprise be worth a kidnapping charge?"

He chuckled as he double-checked her blindfold "Absolutely"

"Then I suppose I could wait a fewfor help"

"I would appreciate that," he said, pressing his lips against her forehead "Stay still and try to behave while I’one and she was left sitting in what she assu roo that gave away Danny’s plans She did however sht floral scent mixed with smoke Candles? She was tempted to peek, but she didn’t want to ruin the surprise She didn’t care what it was The only thing that she cared about was that Danny had done so special for her She wanted to savor the moment, but all too soon Danny returned, and with her casserole by the smell of it

"I wanted to take you to a nice restaurant, but………," he let his words trail off with a sigh that had her biting back a s to tellto hide her a," he muttered as she listened to him move around the roo how an entire family could be banned froain, she had a hunch that the nuher

"Don’t worry I’ll plan better next ti her bite back a smile

"Who said there would be a next time?"

"You did"