Page 51 of Her Suitor
“I realized,” Sette said, “that I might be making decisions without all the information. And that’s unlike me.”
“Very clinical of you.”
“I am a doctor.” She cleared her throat. “You metArtist Settein the coffee shop. Right now, I’m Doctor Sette. Very logical and very practical. No romanticism.”
Miquela’s lips curved. “And what information are you seeking, Doctor Sette?”
She stepped just a fraction closer. “Whether I was an idiot for saying no.”
Miquela’s gaze softened. “I was hoping you would ask,” she said.
Sette slightly moved away from the railing. “You were?”
“Yes.” Miquela shrugged. “I also received encouragement to broaden my horizons.”
“From whom?”
“Someone with very strong opinions about love."
Sette’s pulse kicked up.That’s… interesting.
“So,” Miquela continued, “are you asking me on a date, Sette?”
“I am.”
“A proper one?”
“Dinner. Somewhere you can critique the wine list. I’ll even let you pick the country.”
Miquela’s smile widened. “Bold.”
“Suppose I just let some romanticism through.”
“Then yes,” Miquela said at last. “I’m still interested.”
Relief washed through Sette before she could contain it. “Good,” she said. “Friday?”
“Friday works.”
“Seven?”
“I’ll send a car,” Miquela offered.
Sette shook her head. “No. I’ll take care of myself.”
“Even better.”
From inside the yacht, Zara’s voice rang out. “If I come back up there and you two are planning a wedding without me, I swear—”
Sette didn’t break eye contact.
“Friday,” she whispered.
“Friday,” Miquela agreed.
And for the first time since June’s unsettling phone call, Sette was oddly content.I’ll do it. I’ll prove it.She’d prove to June that she could do whatever it took to be in love with the seemingly wrong woman. And to herself?
She would prove that she could doanything.Including go out with a stranger who was seemingly good for her.
