”He raises his hand to flag down the bar tender. “Before I go falling for you any further, you don’t have a boyfriend, do you?”“Nope.” I s...ile, holding his gaze. “Single as a pringle.”“Best news I heard all year.” He turns to the bartender. “A Miller and four shots of whiskey, good sir.”The bar tender nods then heads over to the liquor shelves.“I’m Blake by the way,” the hunk says, offering me his large hand.“Lena,” I say, shaking it. God, having his skin against mine sets me on fire, and I end. I wanted to fuck her so bad that my balls ached just thinking about it! And then I wanted to write down every last detail in my journal so that I could re-live it over and over again. The fact that I’m describing my feelings in such rough, crude language reflects level of my cravings. There was no romance involved, just a raw, primitive animal NEED!But did Laurie want what I wanted? I had no way of knowing if she was even interested in finishing what she started. She was so unpredictable, so. ”We came outside and Captain Maes was waiting to give me his arm. I smiled at him. “I’m an engaged woman now. I want to walk with my fiance. Thank you.”The three of us walked down the hall. I held Jam’s hand. When we came to the door, the Captain opened it and stepped inside. He announced, “Their Graces, the Duchess and Duke of Meuse, Joycelyn and James.” We stepped inside to join those in the room.Next, he announced, “Princess Anna and Mister Mason Anderson.” They stepped in and joined the. I had clearly underestimated the effectiveness of what I had been saying to this girl while time had been frozen. To my surprise though, I didn’t feel unduly worried about this unexpected development; after all, I could deal with anything that came up the same way that I had caused it. It made me smile to be honest - having a young woman coming on to me would have made me very uncomfortable not all that long ago.I had closed the door and gone back to my home office, when it suddenly occurred to.