“You look stunning,” Russel said, his eyes traveling the entire length of Lola and then coming to rest back at her eyes.

Lola blushed deeply and smiled a wide, beautiful one that made her already pretty face even more so.

“You don’t look so bad yourself,” she said, which was an understatement. He was handsome, she knew that, but she had never seen him looking quite so…distinguished. His hair and beard had even been professionally styled and trimmed. He looked less ...