Chapter 19

Luc’s body tensed. “Shit. Sorry. I wasn’t paying attention.”

“Did He-Man say something to upset you?”

His hands tensed on the wheel. “Deke is still looking at your security system. He’ll call in a few when he’s done.”

A non-answer. Luc was good at evasion. Then again, maybe this had nothing to do with his cousin.

“Look, if your foul mood has anything to do with what happened in the kitchen earlier—”

“It’s over, it’s done, and it’s not happening again.”

Like hell. She crossed her arms over her chest. “I gotta tell you, Chef, I don’t think your new girlfriend is keeping you satisfied.”

“Keep her out of this.”

“If there’s one thing I know, it’s men. And if you were happy, today wouldn’t have happened.”

“Nothing happened.”

“Something almost did.”

Luc was quiet for long seconds. Alyssa cursed under her breath. She’d pushed too hard. Maybe tomorrow would be a better time to talk.

“We haven’t been seeing each other lon