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The others were joking and talking, and even Jan, my very lovely, very blonde, and very bubbly friend, dropped by to pick up an order she’d placed with me for her parents.
“I could have mailed that for you, Jan,” I told her when she came to say goodbye.
“I know, but I am sending them some other things, I figure I could just send it myself. Hey, come with me to the ladies’ room.”
I didn’t have any time to respond, since she’d grabbed my hand and pulled me away. Laughing, I followed her in, and she closed and locked the door, like she used to when we were younger, and she had a secret to share.
“Well?”
“Well, what?” I asked.
“You are head over heels for this guy, Del! Admit it!” she accused, but all I could do was giggle.
“Tell me about the three dates,” she demanded, and before I knew it, I’d told her about the time I’d spent with Sonny.
“Look, we get along wonderfully, but these aren’t exactly dates,” I said, feeling kind of bummed.
It wasn’t that I needed him to take me out, but I didn’t want to hear Jan speak ill of Sonny. I really cared about the man. A lot. Like a lot a lot.
“Well, great sex can count as a date,” she started, and I shook my head.
“Fine, but lunch certainly does. And dinner at his house did, too. This was date two.”
“Okay,” I conceded.
Sonny and I had spent quite a bit of time alone before we invited the others to come eat.
Yes, I thought, feeling better about it all. This was date number two, and Sonny was doing just fine.
We returned to the party room, and Jan left soon after. There were half a dozen people still sampling the food and drinks, and I went to find Sonny.
“There you are,” he said, nipping my neck playfully and tucking me into his side.
“You ready for the finale?”
I nodded at his question, and he winked, sending my heart pounding. He was just so damn sexy and the idea he was giving me all his attention was leaving me breathless.
“Okay, folks, thank you for coming. This has been a great test run for the big Valentine’s Day Tasting. Now, I have plans to convince my sweet Delani here to have dinner with me and I need you all to beat it, but first DESSERT!” Sonny announced.
I wasn’t sure how to react, but I didn’t have to worry, Sonny turned and caught my hand, and all the momentary panic I’d felt fled in an instant.
He was just that damn good.
I was getting closer to completely and totally losing my heart to him with every single minute I spent in his company.
Buck came in with a carafe of espresso, a bowl of what looked like freshly whipped cream, another of cherries, and a bottle of Whiskey Neat Dark Label.
It definitely piqued my interest since there was also a bowl of some of my own dark chocolate. It had been shaved into flakes, my guess was to sprinkle on the coffee, but next to it was a plate of my signature Decadent Dark truffles.
I was not disappointed.
“Alright, who wants some of the best damn Irish Coffee on the east coast?” Buck asked, and everyone’s hand shot up, including mine.
A few minutes later, I had my drink and a truffle, and I was snuggled on Sonny’s lap, as he insisted on pulling me close when I made the mistake of trying to snag my own seat.
This was better.
In fact, I loved it.
