Focus, Cavallo, focus.He scrolled down on his phone where he’d made a note of the names and telephone numbers of the men he was hoping they could see today.There was another number he wanted to phone first.This would be their first stop.
Chapter Eight
“Where are wegoing now?”Dana asked when David took a turn to the left.“The N2 is that way.”She pointed ahead of them.
“We’re making a quick stop—I want to show you something.”
She frowned but didn’t say anything.The place was only two streets down, and a few minutes later he stopped in front of a big showroom full of cars.
Dana looked at him.“Why are we stopping here?”she asked, ice lacing her voice.
He got out of the car.“To look.We have time.You need a car; they sell cars.”
“These are brand-new cars.I can’t afford any of them,” Dana said and stared straight ahead.
David walked around the car and opened her door.This had seemed such an obvious solution that he didn’t understand why she was so stubborn.
“You can’t know that if you don’t look.Besides, they also have secondhand cars.Just look.You don’t have to buy anything.”
She sat, obviously fuming, for a few minutes more before she got reluctantly out of the car.
Clutching her bag under her arm, she turned to him.“I told you I can take care of myself, I can buy my own car, I can—”
He bent down and kissed her.It was the only way he could think of to shut her up.He lifted his head slightly and smiled down at her.
“I know.But here we are.Let’s see what they have that might suit you.”
She inhaled sharply and put one hand on her hip, but before she could say another word, he kissed her again.It seemed to get her to be quiet at least for one minute.
“You can’t keep doing that.”She hissed.“I’m—”
Before she could utter another word, he simply kissed her again.But this time, she bit his bottom lip again, as she had done not so long ago when he’d kissed her for the first time.And, like that time, his body reacted instantly.Blood pooled below his belt, leaving him breathless.
With a triumphant glint in her eyes, she turned way and walked toward the showroom.The little minx; she knew exactly what she did to him.
Groaning, he stood still, willing his body to return to normal.With a mocking glance over her shoulder, Dana entered the showroom, making it clear she knew exactly why he wasn’t already following her.
He smiled and slowly followed her.She knew what she did to him and blatantly used it.But two could play this game.There was no way he could leave her with the upper hand.
When he entered the big showroom, she was already talking to one of the salesmen.One who was standing way too close to her for his liking.He quickly joined them and slung an arm around her shoulders, staking his claim.
With a nod, the salesman smiled in his direction, indicating he’d received the message.
While Dana explained what she was looking for, David looked around and played with her hair with his fingers.She tried to move away, but he moved so he was behind her and put both his arms around her body.
“Well, sweetheart,” he said, pulling her close to him, “I’m sure you’ll find something here.”
Dana turned her head and smiled up at him.
He didn’t trust the light in her eyes, and a second later he knew why.She touched his face, and when he lifted his arms to pull her even closer, she slipped under his arm and skittered away to the secondhand car section.
“What can you tell me about this one?”she asked the salesman, smiling up at the guy.
*
Dana was beginningto enjoy the whole thing.
David was obviously used to having his own way most of the time.But she could manage her own life and didn’t need a rich man to help her out.He was probably trying to ease his conscience this way, but it wasn’t necessary—she was fair enough to understand he wasn’t the one responsible for what had happened to her dad.
