Free Lawful Lover (Eternal Bachelors Club #2) by Tina Folsom Page B

hovering over Sabrina’s plate, spoon poised and ready to scoop out more food.
    “Oh, no thanks.” Sabrina put her hand on her stomach. “I’m stuffed. I couldn’t possibly eat another bite. But thank you, Raffaela. Everything was delicious.”
    Raffaela turned to her son. “Daniel?”
    “No thanks, Mom.” Daniel set his napkin on the table, indicating he was done eating. He reached over and put his hand on Sabrina’s leg, giving it a gentle squeeze and smiling at her.
    “You two barely ate a thing,” Raffaela exclaimed as she sat back in her chair. “Well, Sabrina and I made dessert this morning, so I hope you saved room for cannoli.”
    Daniel laughed. “I always have room for cannoli, Mom, you know that.”
    Sabrina smiled at the look on Daniel’s face. He seemed very excited by the idea of cannoli. Maybe she really would have to make them one day as a surprise for him. He’d come home from work one night and she would be wearing some sexy lingerie, holding a plate of freshly made cannoli in her hand.
    “You know, the fair is in town this weekend. You should take Sabrina,” Raffaela said as she stood and began to clear dishes from the table. “Show her around town. There will be a lot of people out and about.”
    Daniel turned and looked at Sabrina. “What do you say? Would you like to go to the fair?”
    Sabrina smiled. “That sounds like fun. Let me help your mom clean up first though, okay?”
    “Nonsense.” Raffaela waved her hand dismissively. “You two go and enjoy yourselves. I’ll clean up and when you get back, we’ll have cannoli.”
    “Are you sure?” Sabrina asked.
    “Yes, of course.” Raffaela laughed. “Now, you two get out of here and go have some fun.”
    “You don’t need to tell me twice.” Daniel stood, pulled out Sabrina’s chair and offered her his hand. She took it and stood.
    “The best part about living here is that we’re within walking distance of the town and the fair,” he said once they were outside and started to walk along the street with its old style street lamps.
    “It’s a beautiful night for a walk,” she agreed.
    The air was warm, the stars were bright, and the moon was full.
    Daniel laced his fingers with hers. “How did you enjoy your time with my mom?”
    “I had a lot of fun,” she said honestly. “She’s a great woman.”
    “That she is. I’m glad you and she got on well.” He smiled.
    “We did. She talked about you a little. About how you love cannoli.”
    He chuckled. “I love more than just cannoli.” He tossed her a hungry look.
    She decided to ignore it, considering that they’d already reached a more populated area with people walking on the sidewalks and cars passing. This was not the place for a passionate kiss. Instead, she changed the subject.
    “It must have been wonderful growing up here. It’s so peaceful.”
    “It had its perks and its disadvantages.”
    “Disadvantages?”
    He motioned to the people around them. “Everybody knows everybody.”
    “And that’s not a good thing?”
    “Not when they constantly poke their noses in your business. Like the Boyds.”
    “Oh.” She knew Daniel had a point. But every town had people like the Boyds. It was unavoidable. Though she wished the Boyds didn’t know Audrey. Would Daniel’s ex-girlfriend always come up whenever they came to visit his parents?
    “Are the Boyds very good friends of your parents?”
    Daniel shrugged. “Rather acquaintances, I’d say. Mom never got very close to Linda. She finds her too cold and superficial. But dad likes to play golf with Kevin, so Mom often gets stuck with entertaining Linda.”
    Sabrina sighed. “I feel for your mom having to be nice to Linda when she doesn’t really like her.”
    “She does it for Dad, really. I guess that’s part of being a couple, accepting the other’s friends, or at least tolerating them.”
    Daniel’s words made her think. Would she have to put up with friends of Daniel too and pretend to be