She looked up from her phone and gave me a sad smile, and I had a sneaking suspicion I knew what she was doing. “Then how did you know his name?”
“The three I’ve met so far have been named John. After what felt like an eternity, Emily finally looked back at me and gave me a tight-lipped smile—the first I’d seen from her in days. I don’t want to risk anyone’s life.” I’d had too many guns in my face and powerful men threaten me to not take security seriously anymore. If I invited Danielle into a relationship while in the middle of all this, I wouldn’t be doing her any favors, nor would I be able to give her the kind of attention she deserved. “So, that’s it, then?” She finally asked as she stared at me with red-rimmed eyes. Then there were all the other possibilities on the horizon—Astrid, Carla, Camille, Tara… Chloe. If I couldn’t kiss her, I’d find plenty of other ways of stealing her breath away. “Are you saying you don’t want to date me?” Danni said, looking out toward the street. I could tell she really wanted to let loose and cry. The entire way home, I’d debated whether or not I was making a mistake and had to talk myself out of calling her more
