The Billionaire's Revenge (The Blank Check #6) - Jeannette Winter Page 0,39

is dinner tomorrow.”

“What is there to worry about?” he asked.

“Well, for one, I’m sitting here having dinner with you instead of making my chili. The longer it sits, the better it is. So I need to make it tonight,” she explained.

“I can help.”

She looked at him and said, “You? You can cook?”

“I know how to follow directions. Hopefully you know how to cook it,” he said.

“I’ve made it a million times. Well, maybe more like fifty. It’s easy, just time consuming. I actually might be up all night long preparing it.”

Is that an offer?

“All night?” he repeated.

“The prep is one part, but I simmer it for hours. It sounds like a lot of effort for chili, but trust me, it’s worth it.”

He could tell she was really looking forward to this. It wasn’t what he’d like to be doing, but at least they were going to do this together. An hour ago, he wasn’t sure she’d even speak to him. It was as though they were picking up where they’d left off. Now I just need to make sure I don’t fuck it up again. I don’t deserve a second chance, never mind a third.

“What do you say we eat and get going on that chili?”

“Are you sure you want to stay? I wasn’t joking about being up all night,” she said.

Even if he went home, Jordan was going to have a sleepless night tossing and turning, thinking of her. “I’m game. Besides, if I help, I can take half the credit for it too,” he said giving her a playful wink.

“Maybe I’ll let you make it and I’ll watch,” she teased.

“Then we can save a lot of time and just toss it in the trash now. What do you think? Want to watch a movie instead?” he joked.

“Since this is supposed to be my party, I think I’ll do the cooking and you can watch the movie,” she stated.

“I thought you wanted my help?”

“I also want it to be edible,” she laughed.

Beautiful and smart.

“I’m great with a can opener,” he smiled.

“It’s electric,” Gianna stated.

“Even better. Now let’s get going before you change your mind and send me away.”

Gianna got up and started to clear the table. “Oh don’t worry. You’re not getting off the hook that easily. Do you know how to make coffee?”

“Put the pod in and press the button,” he said.

Gianna rolled her eyes. “Okay, you’re back on can opener duty,” she said and pointed to the counter. “That’s all you.”

There must have been ten cans piled up waiting. “You’re putting all that in there?”

“That’s only part of it. You’re going to be glad you stayed,” she said.

I don’t doubt that for a minute.

Gianna walked into the living room only to find Jordan sound asleep on her couch. She’d only left him for ten minutes while she went to stir the chili one last time and to turn off the stove. She was tempted to wake him, but he looked so…relaxed.

She hadn’t expected him to show up tonight, but she was glad he did. Gianna wasn’t sure how she would face him at the party with things being so…awkward between them. Now things were back to normal. Actually they were better than normal. It was like they had their first bump, a huge bump, and they had overcome it. Many couples don’t.

Yet they weren’t a couple. Actually they’d only been out a few times. It’s so new, but for some reason, it all felt so right. There was a saying that the right person will feel like an old shoe. She never understood what that meant until now. It meant they were a perfect fit. But Gianna knew there wasn’t any such thing as perfect. But at least tonight was damn close. They talked, cooked and laughed for hours. Even though she was exhausted, she hated for it to come to an end.

She opened the closet door, pulled out a blanket and walked back over to Jordan. Gently she laid it on top of him and then tiptoed out of the room. Gianna took a quick shower and put on her ‘save the kitty’s’ oversized t-shirt. She was just about to climb into bed when she remembered she hadn’t bolted the door. The odds of anyone trying to break into her apartment were slim. That didn’t mean she as going to take the chance with just one lock. Tossing the blanket off she went to check.

Jordan was still sleeping as she passed him. Trying to be so