I smiled at the picture he painted, feeling every inch the queen that he thought I was. In the back of my mind, I wondered if he treated all of his lady friends this way. I quickly brushed the thought aside, not wanting to think of him with anyone else. "Well, then, what are we waiting for?"

Lance smiled. "Just one more thing," he said, then lifted a slender box from the counter.

"Lance, you didn't "

"Shush," he said then added, "These are for you to wear while ...