I chewed on my lower lip as I did when I was nervous. “No, but I don’t know him. What if he’s an evil person? A criminal?”
As she leaned over the table, the mischief in her eyes was more than I’d seen before. “Well, you should know since you did a little hanky-panky with him. And he did run over your flowers. Plus, that would make for excellent dinner conversation and piss off your father.”
“Oh, God. Don’t remind me. However, I wouldn’t mind ruining my father’s big evening.”
“Then why not ask Danny to go with you? You hit it off and who knows, maybe you’ll find out he’s a chivalrous man and you wouldn’t mind going out with him again. What could it hurt?”
“Three’s just one little problem with that.”
“Which is?”
“I don’t have his phone number.” I glanced at my watch and groaned. Soon I’d be forced to admit defeat, which meant I’d either be AWOL from the very important dinner or my mother would have some rich dick waiting for me when I arrived. Neither choice was palatable. “I need to get to class.” I rose from the chair, the complete loss of appetite in full affect.
Including a huge knot forming in my stomach.
Tawny was the most dramatic woman I’d ever met in my life. With the corners of her mouth upturning, she stood as if ready to answer the final question during the Miss America pageant.
“No, but you do know where he works.”
Sadly, she was right. Maybe all the bravado I’d shown earlier had vanished. In fact, I knew it had.
“True.”
“Is he handsome?” she asked, still offering her salacious look.
“Very. In all departments.”
“Well built?”
I licked my lips and she fanned her face. “Very.”
“Can he carry on an intelligent conversation?”
“Oh, he’s very articulate. He’s also funny.” Which was very true, even if in a childlike way.
“Even better. Sexy. Handsome. Well built. A good conversationalist. Maybe he’ll make your sister jealous.”
“An added benefit.” I tossed my items into the trash while a tiny tickling sensation washed over me. “What if he says no?”
“Did he spend the night?” Tawny folded her arms, blocking the doorway.
With my nose wrinkled, I threw her a hateful look that I didn’t mean. “Fine. Yes. But he left without saying anything.”
“Maybe he had to get to work and didn’t want to disturb the fairy princess.”
As soon as she used the same phrase he’d done with me, a jolt of electricity shifted through me. “Maybe. Should I?”
“I think you should. Live a little. Live dangerously. Who knows. Maybe he’s a furry beast and that will really get under your father’s craw.”
We both laughed as we walked out, heading to our respective classrooms, but wouldn’t that be a hoot? I could see the headlines now.
Daughter of Prominent Senator on a Mission to Eradicate All Shifters Dating a Beast.
It had a lovely little ring to it.
CHAPTER 15
Steven
