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She’d been only eight when her dad died, but she’d believed her parents loved each other deeply and forever It was her mother’s constant criticism and unfavorable comparisons later that made Chanel realize Beatrice had not approved of her husband any hter
“They were not compatible” Demyan said it like he really knew—not that he could
“I thought they were, when I was little I rong,” she admitted
“We aren’t them We are compatible”
“You don’t know that”
“I know ether” There was a e in his words she couldn’t quite decipher, but his dark gaze wasn’t giving any hints
“I told you I was a sure thing” Though she wasn’t sure that was true Part of her was still fighting the idea of total inti herself up like this “You don’t have to say these things”
“I as I do not mean”
“You never lie” He’d as good as said so earlier
So passed across his handsome features “I have not lied to you”
His implication was unbelievable “You really plan to marry me After three dates?”
“Yes” There was so le word
She could not doubt him, but it didn’t make sense Her scientific brain could not identify the components of the formula of their interaction that had led to this reaction
In her lab she knewheat, or cold, or siitation resulted in identifiable and documented results
Love wasn’t like that There was nothing predictable about the male-female interaction, especially for her
But one thing she knew—a man could not hide his true reaction to a woman in bed It hy she’d refused her ex back at university He hadn’t been completely into it
Oh, he’d wanted to get off, but she could tell that it didn’toff with
“Show ed Demyan now “Make me believe”
His eyes narrowed, but he didn’t pretend not to understand what she wanted
Deo unmet
Whatever the cretin who had turned her off sex had done to her, at least part of her thought De He could see it in the wary depths of her gray eyes
“You will see, sérdenko I auy”
“You keep calling , just observing
He noticed she did that when the eot too intense She retreated behind the barrier of her analytical mind