Page 67 of Enchanting the CEO

"This is so much better than mine," Gabe said.

I barely held back laughter. His usually added far too many tomatoes, so it was a bit watery, but the man had made me breakfast for three days and took care of me, so I wasn't about to critique his cooking skills.

"Do you have plans for today?" he asked. "You said something about your tutoring clients."

I sighed. "I actually have three of them tomorrow, but none of them wanted to do a makeup session today."

Saturday was usually a busy day for tutoring, but not today. And my boss didn’t have any tours for me. Understandably, he’d assigned all of them to the other guides, not knowing when I’d be available.

Gabe put two fingers under my chin. "So you're free today?"

I nodded. "Why?"

"I was thinking we could go out for a bit."

"Really? And do what?"

"Go on a date."

I nearly swallowed my tongue. "I’m on board with that." I rose on my tiptoes, kissing one corner of his mouth. I liked pressing myself against his chest. I still couldn't believe it was so strong and muscular. Gabe was the whole package.

"All right," he said. "How much time do you need before we leave?"

"I haven't had a shower in a million years."

He glowered at me. "You showered yesterday, against my wishes."

"Because requesting someone not to take a bath when they're sick is so normal.”

"That's what my mom always said when we were little. We shouldn't wash until the fever broke.”

That was cute, and I completely lost my sass. I smiled. "How about half an hour?"

"That works," Gabe said.

I did not, in fact, only need half an hour; it was closer to an hour, but Gabe was great about it. He was on the phone when I came downstairs, and the second he noticed me, he straightened up, eyes fixed me on me. "We’ll talk Monday morning." He lowered his phone. "You look stunning."

"I know, right? The miracle of showering." I'd applied more makeup than usual. I wasn't even subtle about it. This wasn't exactly morning makeup, but I wanted to highlight my best features. I'd put on a dress too—one that showed my boobs and was very tight around my waist. It was my favorite color: bright yellow, like a daisy.

"Diane." His voice was a bit rough as he came closer. "This is what you want to wear today?"

I nodded. "Yeah."

As I took a step back and turned around, he said, "Woman, I want to romance you, not tear your clothes off."

Oh wow. "I trust you can do both. First be romantic and then take my clothes off."

He feathered his lips over the tip of my nose and the corner of my mouth. Then he went into a straight line to my earlobe. "You make it so damn difficult, but I'll do my best."

I was looking forward to spending the day out of the house with him. I loved the building, but I had a bit of cabin fever. "So, what are we doing?"

"First I need to drop by Maddox's house to pick up something."

"Okay."

"And after that, we'll play it by ear."

"Do we need to stop by your new house too?"

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