He didn't know if she'd want to see him tonight or not. She'd sounded pretty miserable on the phone which is why he'd thought the flowers might cheer her up. He'd grown up with two sisters and been married, though briefly and long ago. While he knew he never stood a chance in hell of understanding the female mind, one thing he'd learned was that when it came to feminine functions every woman was different.

In the end, the magnetic pull of seeing Lydia proved too strong for ...