Dante: Chapter Eighty

DANTE

There was an appeal to the restaurant that would have said a lot, especially to a woman who works shifts at a bar. Yet Jackie seemed impressed by none of it.

Who was this woman? Dante wondered.

She did not seem to have come from an affluent background if anything—the rich did not work in bars for one—and the fact that she did not seem consumed and in awe of this new world that she seemed to have been dragged into increased her appeal. Since his ex, Kath, Dante had not been this captivated.

Where did Neil find this one, and why the heck was he so willing to let her go?

He made a silent pact with himself to take all necessary caution until he knew what her deal was exactly.

'So, this is a date?' Dante asked before starting with his meal.

'This is just a meal, Dante.' She lifted one shoulder and the sides of her mouth ever so attractively. 'That's all.'

That was fine. Just fine. The only problem being that dinner with this woman, Jackie Torres, could never be ‘just a meal’ for hi
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