When Noel and Shelby called to invite him over for dinner, he begged off. Yes, he had to leave the house for shopping and to walk the puppy, but that was it, the limit of the time he was willing to spend away from Evie. He hummed a sultry jazz number as he drove to the store.

Tonight he had forty-five whole minutes with a solid Evie.

Though he enjoyed talking to her during the day, he was rapidly becoming addicted to being able to touch her at night. And tonight he had ...