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Cooper thought of the scars he’d seen Of how she froze as soon as he’d touched her And that led to so , why did he care so ued hi in his truck, in her driveway, uninvited and unwanted, racking his brain for a way to make her come to dinner with him?

“Shit,” he nition He should just leave

He was just about to start up his truck when the front door flew open and Morgan appeared Her hair swirled in the wind, and she grabbed at it, sla the door behind her as she took a step down It was then that she saw him

Then that she froze

Then that his chest constricted and his heart began to beat faster What the hell rong with him?

The two of the ht, fuck it Sure she’d already shut hiive up, especially when he was going after so he wanted She would say yes or no

He would end up at La Spagatt with or without her

Cooper opened his door and slid froe of his coat as the wind rattled toward hi old, rotted leaves He walked toward the house, noticing for the first tian had no coat Her skin was pink, that thick silky hair all over the place, and those eyes of hers looked like

She’d changed Gone were the sweatpants and oversized sweatshirt Instead, she’d pulled on black jeans tucked into knee-high boots and a ht-blue turtleneck

Her lips were parted and she was breathing hard when he took the first step

“I…” She looked confused “What are you doing here?”

“I thought ht like to join me for dinner after all”

She opened hercaed to surprise the hell out of her It was now or never Cooper used the one tool that never failed hiled his head and smiled up at her It was the kind of smile his mother said meant trouble, which was funny, because truthfully, it was the kind of sot him out of trouble

It was the kind of smile that had never been practiced—it came naturally to Cooper Not his fault the ladies lost their senses when he directed it their way And sure, it ht now, but…

But nothing She stared down at hi