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“Allow me to reveal my plans in sequence”

She should have guessed he had an agenda of some sort It was so like hi ways he reminded her of her father She didn’t dislike it exactly, but it worried her a little Were his agendas as coldly determined as her father’s?

“By allto divert your schedule”

He took a sip of wine, his dark eyes filled withat me?”

“Maybe, a little Spontaneity is not your thing”

“You knoell”

“As well as can be expected after dating three months”

“Well enough” There wasbehind his words, but she wasn’t sure what it was

“Aren’t you going to have any of the shrimp?” she asked

“I suppose, but the real pleasure co you eat them”

She had just taken a bite and her eyes closed in blissDivine “To each their own”

He laughed “I assure you, I am very happy with my own appetizer”

They were sharing the shri any, so it took her a second to understand hisat her with a distinctly predatory light in eyes that had grown dangerously dark

She took a deep breath, trying to calht-headed Oh,back She could not wait for later Tonight, he would not leave her with a good-night kiss thatNot with that look in his eyes

The appetizer was followed by butternut squash soup She’d never had it at this particular restaurant before “The chefnew”

“At my request”

“Youdid preorder the meal”

“Yes”

“Why?”

“Tonight is special, I want every aspect to be right”

“Special?”

“Yes”

“I like the sound of that” She smiled and took a bite of the soup he’d had one of the most temperamental chefs in Boston make just for her “It’s delicious”