Page 29 of Her Billionaire's Baby Secret

“I don’t want just any girl. And until recently, I didn’t think I wanted anyone for a while.”

“Are you saying you want me?” Why did she have to say that? She was pushing things too far too fast.

He cleared his throat. “I’m saying I want to see how it goes.”

She relaxed into her seat. “I’m okay with that.”

“Good.”

She looked over at him, her cheeks heating. She hoped he didn’t think she was prying. “What do you mean when you say you didn’t think you wanted anyone until recently?”

“My divorce has been hard on me. I didn’t think I’d want to date for a long time, even though a lot of people have been pushing me to go out there and date again.”

She swallowed and wiped her palms on her pants. “Then what made you decide you wanted to ask me out?”

“That’s a fair question. You’ve been there for me a lot lately. It’s meant the world to me.”

She grinned. “You could say the same thing to my grandma, but I don’t see you asking her out.”

Kane laughed. “Okay. Fair enough. I find you rather…attractive.”

Her heart fluttered. “You do?”

He pulled up to a stop sign and looked over at her with tenderness in his eyes. “Of course. You’re gorgeous. But it’s more than that. We have history, Sariah. I can’t forget how good things were between us all those years ago.”

“They were good,” she said softly. “We were good together. But I’m not looking to get into something too serious.” She didn’t want him getting the wrong idea.

“Neither am I. But if I were to ever get into something serious, I’d consider you before anyone else because I know what I’m getting with you.”

“But it wouldn’t work out between us. We live too far apart,” Sariah pointed out. “We said before we didn’t want anything long distance. I can’t see that it would be different now.”

“Then it’s a good thing this is just dinner,” Kane said. He pulled into the Hadley’s parking lot.

Sariah let out a pent-up breath. He was right. She was getting ahead of herself, letting her mind jump to all kinds of crazy conclusions. They were just going to grab some really yummy food. That was all. It wasn’t like he’d meant anything too serious when he said she was gorgeous. He probably said that to lots of women.

The only reason he’d even bothered to ask her out was because they’d dated in high school. Still, it was flattering.

They walked into the restaurant together. It was hard to believe she was on a date with Kane again after all these years. Even if it wasn’t anything serious. She’d given up hope that they’d ever work something out after he’d married Orchid. But now there was a small possibility that something might be sparking between them again.

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