Planning the class science fair with my daughter's best friend's dad, the emotionally unreadable billionaire who watches me like he sees everything I try to hide? Disaster.
Falling for him? Even worse.
Gage Black is the last man I want to spend time with.
He's ruthless. Calculating. The kind of man who doesn't ask; just decides.
And now I'm stuck planning a first-grade science fair with him.
Our daughters are inseparable.
We are... not.
I like quiet mornings, detailed plans, and knowing exactly what comes next.
He's all intensity, silent stares, and "I'll handle it" energy that scrambles my brain.
I tell myself he's just focused.
That the tension is a me problem, not a him problem.
And I almost believe it. Until he looks at me like I'm the most important person in the room.
Which is wildly inconvenient.
Because this was supposed to be about science.
Not... whatever this is.
Then someone comes after me, twisting the truth, threatening my career.
And that's when Gage steps in.
Quietly. Powerfully. Like I already belong to him.
He protects me. Stands beside me.
And makes it dangerously easy to imagine more.
But Gage isn't looking for casual.
And I don't know if I'm ready for forever.
