Unshaken Affection

She should make time to appease him.

"How about I take you out for dinner tonight?" Celine offered.

It looked like she'd have to postpone her plans with the girls for a little while.

The immediate softening in Vance's expression let Celine relax—he'd been close to slipping back into one of his quiet, brooding moods again.

"Then I'll leave the arrangements to my wife," Vance said, a slight smile to