Stefan knew he was being a little devious, but with the way Alana had reacted to him yesterday he knew she'd try her best to keep him out of her life. He wanted in. He told himself it was to see his daughter, that he'd already missed too much of her life and needed to catch up. But the truth was, there was more to it, and it had everything to do with Juliana's mama.

He added a splash of water to the sauce and thought about how Alana had looked when she arrived; businesslike, confident and sexy ...