“This looks delicious,” he praised.
“Thank you.”
They ate, and she thought about asking him where he’d gone, but decided it wasn’t important.Besides, it wasn’t her place to be curious about his private life.If he was picking women up, he had amazing stamina.Once they were finished, he helped her load up the dishwasher and then they headed into the den.
“Would you like some wine?”
“Yes,” she replied.
He walked over to the bar and pulled out a bottle from his wine rack.
“Well, I do have an exceptionally magnificent vintage of German Riesling.”
He grabbed two wine glasses, opened the bottle, and filled each up.
“Trying to get me drunk?”she asked dryly as she eyed the rim of her glass.
“Not at all.I just thought you could use a bit of relaxing.”
They toasted carefully and she took a sip, impressed with the flavor.She wasn’t much of a wine drinker, but she had a need to get a little tipsy.Her love life was a mess, and getting the hots for her boss wasn’t a smart thing to do.Max was smart.Gorgeous.Muscular.With big ...muscles.Lots and lots of muscles.How do I get his shirt off without him realizing I’m trying to get his shirt off?
“What are you thinking?”
She jolted out of her thoughts.“What?”
“I asked what you were thinking about because you’re blushing.”
“Uh.”That’s as far as she got because to hide her embarrassment, she took a very large swig of wine.He raised an eyebrow, waiting.“Um.”
“So eloquent,” he teased.
Quinn sighed.“Fine.I was thinking of you.”
“Why?”
“I was thinking you’re the type of man who breaks hearts, not the type of person who gets one broken.”
“Now that’s just plain silly.”
She sighed and took another deep sip of wine.“Is it?Just look at you.I bet you’ve never been hurt.”
“Not true.”
She narrowed her eyes as she judged him.“You’ve been in love?”
“No.I don’t think it exists.”
“You don’t think love exists?”
“Not the kind that romance novels write about.Name me one couple still in love after the honeymoon phase ends.”
She cycled through everyone she knew but couldn’t come up with one.Even her own parents divorced years ago.
“Well?”
“Captain America and Agent Carter.”
“You used two fictious people as proof?”
