Dana stared at the beautiful pair of blue sandals in the exact same color as the dress.In awe, she touched them.“They’re beautiful, but where did you get them?”
“Just something I picked up later today.Aren’t they beautiful?”Caitlin breathed.“Come, we wear the same size.You can be the first to wear them.”
“Caitlin, really, I have shoes,” she said crossly.
“I know, but you’re only borrowing these—what’s the harm in that?”Caitlin smiled.
Dana sighed and took the shoes from her friend.“I know manipulation when I see it,” she grumbled but put on the shoes.They were, of course, a perfect fit and looked gorgeous with the dress.
“Dana!Caitlin!”Don called from downstairs.“David’s here!”
“Come on, I’ll comb your hair, and you still need lipstick.I can’t wait to see David’s face when he sees you in this.”
Dana stared at her reflection for a few seconds.
This was all just make-believe.Tomorrow morning she’d wake up, the shoes and dress would be gone, and she would go back to her normal life.
“Thanks, friend.But please remember, this is just a dinner date.David is helping me because he still feels guilty about my dad.As soon as he has unraveled the story, he’ll move on to the next woman—you know that; I know that.”
“I know nothing of the sort.From what I’ve seen so far, he can’t keep his eyes or hands off you.Come on, you look beautiful!”she sang and pulled Dana out of the room.
*
“Drink?”Don askedbut David shook his head.“No, thanks, I’ll be driving,” he said and looked toward the top of the stairs where Dana would appear any minute now.
Don laughed and slapped him on the back.
“You’ve got it bad, man,” he said and poured a glass of wine for himself.
David shrugged.“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Don pointed toward the stairs.“You’ve been staring at those stairs ever since you arrived.”He cocked his head.“You got a thing for our Dana?”
David frowned.“No one’s got a thing for anyone.I’m helping her find out what really happened with the Hastings case.As you very well know, I feel I owe it to her.I’m taking her for a meal.That’s all there is to—”
A movement on the stairs caught his eye, and there was Dana.Something hit him in the gut—hard.A gasp escaped before he could prevent it.She looked gorgeous and sexy as hell.Pale blue lace gently hugged her generous breasts, fitted perfectly over the rest of her body, and ended high above her knee, leaving her gorgeous legs bare.
His fingers tingled, and before he knew it, he was standing at the bottom of the stairs, holding out his hand to her.She descended, one step at a time, and he noticed the shoes.He was a dead man.The high heels made her legs look even longer, even sexier.
Don barked out a laugh, but David ignored it.Caitlin called out a greeting, and he nodded but his eyes never left Dana.
A small smile hovered on her lips when she reached the bottom of the stairs.
“You look amazing.”He bent down.He simply had to kiss her.
He swallowed the small gasp on her lips and pulled her closer.
“Well, are you two sure you want to go out?”Don asked behind him.“We have a few empty rooms upstairs.”
David kissed Dana again.“Yes, we’re going out.”He pulled Dana’s hand through his bent arm.
Chapter Fifteen
When Dana slidinto the small sports car, she was still trying to get her breathing under control.She’d always thought a man in a white shirt was nice, but nice didn’t begin to describe David Cavallo wearing one.
He looked sexy as sin, and she had to force herself to look in front of her when he got into the car.She didn’t want to be slobbering over him even before they left.Then he closed the car door, and his scent wrapped around her, caressing her skin.
“I made a reservation at an Italian place in Camp’s Bay.It’s not far from my place in Fresnay.We could have a nightcap there afterward if you like,” he said as they drove away.
