Chapter 138

Shopping with Nolan was fun. Dangerously fun. If nothing else, Candace would try to put more of this type of fun into her daily life from now on. A lesson well learned. And a way to take part of Nolan to Rosehill with her. Which she might as well admit she wanted to do, even knowing his image and her fascination would fade within a week or so after leaving.

At the meat counter, he casually piled five or six steaks in the cart to make her laugh. They settled on a thick ribeye big enough for three or four, two if you listened to Nolan, then pushed the cart down the cookie aisle where they both reached for Nutter Butters at the same time.

“My favorite.”

“Mine, too.” He held on when she tried to pull them toward the cart, which left them close together holding the crinkly plastic package aloft.

Candace should move, but his eyes seemed to be holding her where she was. “Candace, you are denying fate. We passed the Nutter Butter test. We are clearly destined for eac