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“Perfect.” I smile over at him. I can’t hold back, and I do a little dance in my seat. “It’s so beautiful, and every single thing is officially in place and ready for tomorrow.”
“That’s great,” he replies with a grin. “You work fast.”
“My employees came to help today. Not only wouldn’t they take no for an answer, but they wouldn’t let me pay them, either. They wanted to help out, and we had a lot of fun doing it. They’re so sweet. I’ll do something special for them this week.”
“Doesn’t Katie LaRoy work for you?” Jake asks.
“Yes, she does.” I tilt my head, watching as Jake’s cheeks darken. “Are you two friends?”
“Sort of.” Jake clears his throat and seems very relieved when we’re interrupted by Heather.
“Can I take your drink orders?” she asks.
“I’d love a glass of white wine. It doesn’t have to be fancy.”
“Good, because I don’t have fancy, but I do have white wine.” Heather winks at me and turns to the guys.
“I’ll also have white wine,” Jake says, and Ryan and I both gasp, making Jake laugh. “Your faces were priceless. Iced tea, please.”
Heather nods and turns to Ryan. “And for you?”
“Just water.”
“Okay, be right back.”
“I want to talk more about Katie,” I say and smirk when Jake frowns. “But first, what do you guys get on your pizza?”
“Everything,” Ryan says.
“Even anchovies?” I ask in disgust.
“No, they don’t serve them here,” Jake says. “But if they did, we would. Because we’re men.”
“Okay, then.”
“But we told you that you could choose,” Ryan says, reminding me. “What do you get?”
“Everything,” I reply and smile. “But not anchovies, even if they did serve them. That’s where I draw the line.”
“Is that what you usually get,” Jake wants to know, “or are you just saying that?”
“Hey, Heather,” I call out, getting the other woman’s attention. When she looks up and grins, I say, “What’s my usual order?”
“Large everything,” she replies, and I give her a thumbs-up.
“See? Told you.”
Ryan’s grinning at me. Just watching me and smiling, and it does things to my lady bits that are not appropriate for being in public. His grin widens, as if he knows.
Can the man read minds now?
“I’m going to go get the new high score on the pinball machine,” Jake says and scoots out of the booth before walking to the back of the restaurant where the game is.
“I love that he’s so sure of himself,” Ryan says, watching the boy as he walks away.
“Also, I think he’s trying his best to avoid my questions about Katie. He must have a crush on her.”
“He hasn’t said anything to me, but that doesn’t surprise me. Is she a good girl?”
