Melting Defenses

★★★

“For whom?” Dario narrowed his eyes when a bowl that contained the noodles she made had been packed for someone.

“For my friend,” Chiara answered, twirling noodles around the fork in her hand. Her mind was ricocheting the images of him stirring the vegetables were breathtaking. Everything about him panned out, stunning her.

“Is she a lesbian?” Dario asked, stabbing some vegetables with his