“Yes.” I beamed as a different thought, other than what we were talking about passed through my mind. “I tangoed with Alden, had a spa treatment with Aiden, and even went shopping together.”. “I can see how caring they are,” he smiled at me. And I smiled back. “Tell me, what else did they help you do?” He suddenly came closer, his eyes burning into my skin. “They helped me dress up,” I responded, unsure of what I was doing or why I pushed this. “They helped you dress up?” He neither sounded angry nor pleased. There was an edge to his tone, a tease there too that ran through my body like electricity. I stared at him, liking this game yet, wanting to be cautious. He just came back, I didn’t want to ruin anything, not with this game I was playing, yet, I wanted to push a bit, cross the

