Chapter 29

Per Derek’s word, they had spent the day together at Hilltop House. Not only did they talk, they ended up making love on top of the dining room table. Derek had sat her on the edge of it and they went to town.

Afterwards, they lazily went into the kitchen. Derek cooked dinner. Shrimp alfredo, chef’s salad, and homemade garlic bread. During the preparation, he had Chelsea help him. She did all right, listening to his careful instructions. That’s when she entertained the idea of taking a cooking class. Then again, there was something so hot and sexy about a man who knew how to cook.

Derek was whispering sweet nothings in her ear on the sofa when his phone jingled. “Hold on, love. It might be Murray at the club.” He picked up his phone and looked at it.

Chelsea waited patiently.

Derek sighed with a little smile.

“What is it?”

“It’s Q. He’s trying to goad me into driving out to the Floyd Bennett Field toni