for about a minute, tears rolling down her cheeks, she quickly went insid

mora asked, giving a helpin

ignore “Melissa replied, slumping on

r room to drop Melissa belongings and did not hesitate to sit down with her, to li

Jaden “ she said, knowing that s

the.. “she w

issue, you kn

ight

ing her hip up to her breast, so d

widened her

eady for a three work at differ

look like you are, it seems you

I knew they were into someth

found a somewhat faded, but mostly unwrinkled polo shirt tucked in the back of his closet. It was the best he could do, b

use he let himself think

aiting o

king

ell was h

right now, not her, he sho

oo often, he spent time lost,

material,

, it was dinner. A meal, right? A meal with a pretty, gorgeous lady who could mak

didn’t even have to e

heir separate ways, and maybe, just maybe he could get her

sy

back at the bar with her, shari

he’d asked anybody on a date -it had been months since he’

sa felt easy. Felt… natural, even though

aid as she cut into the roasted chicken.

obvi

ere long… although the last name is familiar. You’re Jaden

ifier here -Jason Bradley, the CEO of Red coffee and a billionaire. Not that he minded. His nanny had been one Ina m

ly lived here going on twenty three years, and I know she is your

s and s

ite, swallowing despite the knot in his throat. “she is a hell of a cook, but how and why did you love makin

s well want me to work for you

that smile had hi

to piss my

fork down and asked “Just how in the hell does bec

der, leaves, flowers and hearts “Melissa drawled. An amused grin curled her lips, amused…

your

nses. “Dad was always pushing me to do whatever I wanted, whatever I could, mom was neglected but encouraged me to try. After he died, well… she reacted by

the ideal date discussion we’re having here “Melissa was a

aid “I ‘m enjoying the conversation, sure as hell beat

laced by a smile “points for using inane ,Jaden, but let’s t

he edge from his voice, he said “I’ve lived in Adam, I just cam

t mon

here to figure ou

ng in his voice,

could hear the strain. And sitting next to him, she had felt the way he’

asn’t goi

d would want to know his next step towards

, it was

asked her

, easy

e verandah that wrapped around the house . She was easy to talk to, looked smar

g the dark, gleaming red strands of her hair around her face, the corner

he stopped just a foot away from her,

d millions of centuries. Trying to understand just what it was that inspired that smile…

e he reached up and brushed that hair back from her face. If he touched her, even in a simple innoc

for the frustra

m g

of figured I'd be bu

“Melissa teased, that smile

y folks might hear about it, “ he sai

living in fear

ot to lean in and cover her mouth with his “Hey, you’ve never

ut your dad? “she

or anoth