I’m going to get attached to you, because you’re this big, sexy actor who I’ve had a crush on for years. And then you’re going to get bored, and you’re going to move on to someone else, and I’m still going to be sitting here, my heart ripped to shreds. There’s no way this ends well for me.”
His eyes sparkled. “You think I’m sexy?”
She sighed. “Did you listen to anything else I said?”
“I did. And you’re wrong. I’ve never pursued a woman this way, May. I saw you in that airport, and I knew you were special and I wanted to get to know you better. I was relieved when you sat down beside me, because it gave me an opportunity to talk to you.”
“Bob, I appreciate your kindness. I do. I just don’t think my heart can handle being broken by you.”
He sighed, realizing he wasn’t getting through to her at all. “Let’s make a deal.”
She frowned, taking a bite of her potato. “What kind of deal?”
“You give me two weeks. During that time, I get to do everything I can to convince you that I’m not going to break your heart. That I want forever with you. If it doesn’t work, at the end of two weeks, you get to tell me to go away, and I’ll listen.”
“And if it works?”
“You marry me.”
“Are we back to that? Really? You don’t want to marry me!”
He took her hand, bringing it to his lips. “I do want to marry you. Is it a deal?”
She made a face. “With some ground rules.”
“What kind of ground rules?”
“No sex. You can’t pressure me into bed.”
He nodded. He’d already determined that pushing her into sex before she was ready was the way to lose her. “No problem.”
“Two hours per day. I can’t spare more than that and still hit my deadlines.”
“So you’ll give me two hours per day? Any hours I want?”
She bit her lip. “Mostly any hours you want. I need to be able to sleep my normal hours, or I’ll be cranky and not get my work done.”
“And no one wants a cranky May.”
She shook her head. “You’re right about that.”
“What about kissing?” he asked.
“What about it?”
“Am I allowed to try to convince you that I need you in my life with kisses?”
She bit her lip. “I’m not going to spend two hours per day making out with you.”
He laughed. “Well, that sounds like something I’d enjoy a great deal, but that’s not what I meant. Am I allowed to kiss you when I see you? And when I’m about to leave, can I kiss you goodbye? Is kissing allowed?”
She thought for a moment about it. The more he kissed her, the better chance she had of getting her heart broken. But, the more he kissed her, the better she would be at describing her kissing scenes as well. It wouldn’t hurt her to let him kiss her. Besides, she kind of liked kissing him.
Slowly, she nodded. “Yeah, kissing is allowed. But you only get one week to convince me.”
He frowned, knowing he’d have to accept her terms. “I accept your conditions then.”
She sighed. “Then I accept your challenge.”
He kissed the palm of her hand, his eyes steady on hers. “That’s all I’ll need.”
Chapter Five
After they’d eaten, May quickly loaded her dishwasher. She’d learned early on that if she didn’t do something immediately, she wouldn’t do it. She had someone come in and do the big cleaning once per week, because she would never remember to dust or vacuum, but she tried to keep up the little things.
She turned to Bob then, wondering what she was supposed to do with a big, handsome man in her home. Oh, she could figure out what to do with one in a book, but in real life? She was clueless.
He was still sitting at the table, watching her clean up after the meal, his dark eyes following everything she did. He caught her hand, pulling her toward him. “I have an hour of my time with you left, right?”
She nodded. “That sounds about right.”
“And I can use it any way I want?”
She bit her lip, suddenly cautious. What
His eyes sparkled. “You think I’m sexy?”
She sighed. “Did you listen to anything else I said?”
“I did. And you’re wrong. I’ve never pursued a woman this way, May. I saw you in that airport, and I knew you were special and I wanted to get to know you better. I was relieved when you sat down beside me, because it gave me an opportunity to talk to you.”
“Bob, I appreciate your kindness. I do. I just don’t think my heart can handle being broken by you.”
He sighed, realizing he wasn’t getting through to her at all. “Let’s make a deal.”
She frowned, taking a bite of her potato. “What kind of deal?”
“You give me two weeks. During that time, I get to do everything I can to convince you that I’m not going to break your heart. That I want forever with you. If it doesn’t work, at the end of two weeks, you get to tell me to go away, and I’ll listen.”
“And if it works?”
“You marry me.”
“Are we back to that? Really? You don’t want to marry me!”
He took her hand, bringing it to his lips. “I do want to marry you. Is it a deal?”
She made a face. “With some ground rules.”
“What kind of ground rules?”
“No sex. You can’t pressure me into bed.”
He nodded. He’d already determined that pushing her into sex before she was ready was the way to lose her. “No problem.”
“Two hours per day. I can’t spare more than that and still hit my deadlines.”
“So you’ll give me two hours per day? Any hours I want?”
She bit her lip. “Mostly any hours you want. I need to be able to sleep my normal hours, or I’ll be cranky and not get my work done.”
“And no one wants a cranky May.”
She shook her head. “You’re right about that.”
“What about kissing?” he asked.
“What about it?”
“Am I allowed to try to convince you that I need you in my life with kisses?”
She bit her lip. “I’m not going to spend two hours per day making out with you.”
He laughed. “Well, that sounds like something I’d enjoy a great deal, but that’s not what I meant. Am I allowed to kiss you when I see you? And when I’m about to leave, can I kiss you goodbye? Is kissing allowed?”
She thought for a moment about it. The more he kissed her, the better chance she had of getting her heart broken. But, the more he kissed her, the better she would be at describing her kissing scenes as well. It wouldn’t hurt her to let him kiss her. Besides, she kind of liked kissing him.
Slowly, she nodded. “Yeah, kissing is allowed. But you only get one week to convince me.”
He frowned, knowing he’d have to accept her terms. “I accept your conditions then.”
She sighed. “Then I accept your challenge.”
He kissed the palm of her hand, his eyes steady on hers. “That’s all I’ll need.”
Chapter Five
After they’d eaten, May quickly loaded her dishwasher. She’d learned early on that if she didn’t do something immediately, she wouldn’t do it. She had someone come in and do the big cleaning once per week, because she would never remember to dust or vacuum, but she tried to keep up the little things.
She turned to Bob then, wondering what she was supposed to do with a big, handsome man in her home. Oh, she could figure out what to do with one in a book, but in real life? She was clueless.
He was still sitting at the table, watching her clean up after the meal, his dark eyes following everything she did. He caught her hand, pulling her toward him. “I have an hour of my time with you left, right?”
She nodded. “That sounds about right.”
“And I can use it any way I want?”
She bit her lip, suddenly cautious. What
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