AllFreeNovel
Share Us
I nod.“Yeah, and I might even feed you while we recover.”
“Well, I mean, since this is a date, I should hope there will be food involved.”
“You skipped the date, Ace.Remember?”
“I did no such thing.I just made it so we’re a little bit late to it.”
I lift my chin at her.“Get your ass in my shower so we can get to the food part.”
She doesn’t move.“What food are you thinking?”
“Your favorite food.”
“But I have so many favorites.How will we choose?”
“I’m not letting you choose.We’ll be here all night.”
She pouts.“That was mean.”
I brush my lips over hers.“It was the truth.”I tap her ass.“Go.Get in the shower.I’ll be there soon.”
“Make sure you order me two desserts.”
“I wouldn’t dream of anything less.”Olivia always orders two desserts for dinner.She refuses to narrow her choices down to one.And I’m the one called upon to eat half of each because, “My hips do not need two desserts tonight, Callan.”
I always beg to differ.
Her hips are one of my favorite things about her.
I watch her make a quick detour on the way to my bathroom so she can swipe one of my T-shirts from my closet.
Fuck, I want so much more of this in my life.
22
OLIVIA
Callan somehow managed to have a dinner picnic set up on his terrace while we were in the shower.A dinner filled with all my favorites.
His condo is dark when we exit his bedroom, lit only by a trail of candles out to the terrace where we find cushions, throws, twinkle lights, more candles, and the picnic.
I look at him and find him watching me.“Was this the date all along?”Putting together all my favorite food at the last minute seems unlikely, even for a top chef.
He shakes his head.“No.I’d planned for dinner on a private yacht.However, I suspected we might not get as far as the yacht, so I had a back-up plan.”
I adore his back-up plan.Knowing that he put great thought into tonight makes me feel special.
We eat dinner and talk about our days.He knows mine was difficult but I omit the part Penelope played in it.He told me last weekend that he won’t stand back and watch it happen if she fucks with me again.I don’t want to drag him into this, so I keep that to myself.
Callan tells me the investor he went to see in Florida has decided not to invest in his company.
“I’m sorry,” I say as I reach for one of the truffle-infused deviled eggs.“What will you do now?”
“I’m reworking the proposal to present to other investors.”
“Oh my god.”I pick up another deviled egg and pass it to Callan.“You need to try this.It’s divine.”
He takes the egg and eats it.I can tell by the expression on his face that he agrees with me.
