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Kaia threw her head back with a laugh. “Is that really why you wouldn’t book us a table?”
He nodded. “Absolutely.”
“And the second thing?”
“The second is that even a private dinner on the beach isalsopublic.”
She grinned. “You’re really stuck on that. You really need to get over what happened, Grey. I have zero regrets. Besides, we were behind a little cabin. Someone would have had toreallywant to see something to see something, you know?”
“Yeah, well, that’s not how a good man treats the woman he plans to ma ...” he stopped and started to pour water into one of the pots.
“Grey,” she said. “The woman, you what?”
“The woman he plans to make his girlfriend.” The answer was slow in coming, as if he had to make it up as he went along. She didn’t believe him.
Mate.
Marry.
Those were two possible options. Could there be something else he was trying to say? She didn’t know what else it could be. What she did know of shifters could fill the wine glass Grey handed her. That was to say, enough to know it was a good vintage.
“Well, the woman is known to do some crazy things like going zip lining alone and free falling from the sky.”
“Not funny.”
“A little funny,” she returned. “I’m okay with it. It’s one of the most daring things I’ve ever done.”
“I don’t think that’s true. I think you’re all kinds of daring. You were trying to stand up to that demon all by yourself. It was terrifying to watch because he could’ve had you in pieces before I even got to you.”
“You think you would have dove for me like that before we even met?”
“Why do you think I fought him? I didn’t like the way he talked to you.”
“You did the same with Ian.”
“I did,” he agreed. “I need to lead by example and behave like I want others to behave.”
“You’re really hard on yourself. Are you sure those aren’t your father’s words you’re saying to yourself right now?”
He grinned sadly as he started to prepare a homemade Alfredo sauce without even needing a recipe card.Who was this man?CEO, dragon, savior. Good kisser, good in bed ... not that they had actually made it to a bed yet. That was a bigyet, and she was going to get it!
“Can you put the garlic bread in the oven, please?” Grey dodged her question completely.
As she did what he asked, Kaia hummed under her breath. “This cabana is nicer than my first apartment when I went to college,” she laughed. “I’m pretty sure the whole place would fit in this room.”
“Did you enjoy your college experience?” he asked, stirring pots over the stove.
“I did, but I probably didn’t have much of a social life. I don’t remember missing out on anything, but I spent most of my time studying and doing volunteer work in schools.”
“That’s nice.”
“I figured the easiest way to get a job was to make sure the schools in the neighborhood knew I was good with the kids and trustworthy.”
“That’s very clever. Did you get a job right out of college?”
“I did. That’s when my apartment got a serious upgrade. What about you, though? Did you like college?”
“I suppose I did, but I didn’t study half as much as I should’ve. I partied a little too much and spent too much time fooling around with my buddies.”
