Chapter 122

Justin shrugged. “Maybe, but not right now. I don’t want this to end.”

Allena touched his jaw. “I think that’s the most romantic thing I’ve ever heard you say.”

He smiled sexily. “You don’t think I’m romantic, do you?”

“Not especially,” she replied, still smiling. “You’re very practical and sensible, which is why you make an excellent office man. But romance isn’t your thing. I can’t imagine you raiding a flower bed to pick a bouquet or reciting a poem, can you?”

He frowned mockingly. “Guys actually do that?”

“Some,” she replied. “For example, how often did you buy flowers for that woman you dated last year?”

He knew she was well aware of the other woman’s name and seemed amused that she didn’t want to say it. “Rachel wasn’t the type of woman who liked flowers.”

“What type was she?”

He traced a long finger down her cheek. “What difference does it make? She was very focused on her career, which is fine, but she wasn’t interested in making room for family and kids. Which is a big part o