Without any conditions.

Becca sat up and stared at him. Her eyes were soft, her heart full of warmth from his words.

“Hmm,” she mused. “Hot, smart, and sensitive? How are you real?”

Damian looked down at his lap and chuckled.

“You’re going to have to stop complimenting me like that. You’re going to make me blush.”

“I could do a lot more to make you blush,” she wiggled her eyebrows.

“Seriously, though,” he looked back at her. “We’re just getting to know each other. I don’t want to overstep any boundaries. But… there is a way I think I can help you.”

“Yeah? What’s that?”

“I hear your father is a building contractor.”

“He is… or was. He’s too sick now to run the business. Once I’m recovered, I plan to try and save it. Why are you bringing that up?”

“I want to add your business as a preferred vendor for my firm.”

Becca’s eyes lit up. She practically sprang up from the bed.

“Damian…”

“Don’t try to say I shouldn’t. I want to. I, um… researched your family’s business and I was impressed with the work. It won’t guar