She held out her hand-difficult when she thought of the times he'd touched it-but the last thing she wanted was him coming down here from the gallery afterward, especially if Gabe was here. "I want to thank you for all you've done for me. I want to thank you especially for not giving me away."

He drew his brows down as if her hand was going to leap off her wrist and snap his nose off. Gentlemen shook hands, didn't they?

He huffed out a breath. "I ...But you still have ...