CHAPTER 44

“Hey,” Daniel said quietly to her, nudging her shoulder. “Do you want to dance?”

Peyton looked up and around at the bar. She hadn’t even realized there was a dance floor.

“Sure, okay,” she said.

Daniel slid out of the booth and then offered her his hand. She took it with a smile and let him lead her out onto the dance floor. There weren’t many other couples dancing, so she felt a little awkward. Daniel tugged her into his arms and began swaying to the music with her. It wasn’t like the music at a club, this was more ‘couples dancing’ type music. She tried to relax and just go with it, but she couldn’t help worrying that she was going to flash everybody with her sheer underwear if she moved too fast.

“Are you okay?” Daniel asked, looking down at her with concern.

She smiled up at him. “Fine,” she said.

“Uh oh,” Daniel said, “That’s not good.”

“What do you mean?’ she asked with a puzzled frown.

“A woman is never ‘fine.’ There is always something e