Donald Lancaster's POVIt had been a long time since I'd been interested in anyone, and women usually didn't impress me like this. But Adele was so fun, spontaneous, and beautiful that it was impossible not to be enchanted. Conversation flowed easily with her; she was an intelligent woman with quick thinking and a sharp sense of humor.The irony of the whole thing was that Adele was a Fontes, and I could have problems with her father. Mine would certainly be furious, but I didn't care about him. However, I did care about what he might do to her, and that bothered me. She would be an easy way for him to get to me, Richard, and Mr. Fontes all at once. I needed to keep her away from his eyes and ears."Well, my dears, I need to go." Adele stood up, and I realized it was already quite late."I'll take you home, Del." Richard stood up."Rick, don't be overprotective. I'll call a taxi," she complained."It's late, Del," Rick protested, and I dared to intervene."Look, Del, we can share a tax
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