•30•Giving In

"Come on, you've gotta give me something, Luca." Skylar pleaded obstinately as they stepped out of a restaurant. "You checked us out of the hotel, and now you've made us order takeout instead of just eating in the restaurant. What is going on?"

Luca smiled at the look of innocent curiosity in her eyes. What he hadn't told her was that he'd gone grocery shopping in the afternoon when he'd forced her to review the reports he'd been given at Reynolds and Associations, New Jersey branch, and he'd already brought the items to where he intended for them to spend the rest of the trip.

Even though he wanted to keep his plans a secret, the look she was giving him broke his resolve, so he raised both his hands which held their takeaway bags of food and admitted defeat.

"Fine. You aren't going to relent until I tell you, are you?"

"You know me." She crossed her arms on her chest with a victorious look, smacking her lips in a smug manner.

The action reminded him of hot, wild kisses, the kind he