Torrent shrugged as he put the tray down on the table. He pulled a chair out and motioned for her to sit. “You require the items. They will collect them. There is nothing to be ashamed about. I had a look at the list myself.”

Her cheeks went from hot to inferno. Candy took a seat across from him, she busied herself with dishing up her food.

Oh shit!

He’d looked at the list!

He was going to get the wrong idea. Arghhhhh!

When she finally looked up, she met Torrent’s amused gaze. She looked down at her plate and lifted her fork.

“Hungry?” he asked.

Oh god, Candy had piled her plate high. A whole burger, two slices of pizza and a taco. There was just no way in hell she was eating all of this. No damned way.

Her mind was on other things. “Starving,” she managed to eek out. All of a sudden her stomach felt wound into knots. She took a bite of the pizza anyway.

Torrent grabbed a plate and helped himself to one of the burgers and some fries. He put the food onto his plate and then paused. When she snuck a peek at him he was looking at her strangely, his head was cocked to the side.

“What’s wrong?” She instantly regretted the question.

Torrent pushed his plate of food forward and folded his arms, leaning them on the table. “You’re embarrassed that I looked at the list. I can tell by the way your heart is racing. Your cheeks are bright red and you won’t look at me.”

She shrugged. “I’m fine.”

“You are embarrassed and greatly so…” He leaned back in his chair. “I can see it.”

“I suppose I should have known that you would take a look. I guess I am a bit embarrassed.” Make that hugely embarrassed. You would swear she was an inexperienced virgin.

“You shouldn’t be.” He paused. “Did I overstep the boundaries? I didn’t think it would make you so uncomfortable or I would never…”

“It’s fine.” They were both adults. She managed to sort of smile and took another small bite of her pizza. “I’m okay with it.” Not at all! Yes, she was. She was an adult, dammit. They both were.

“I’m glad you put condoms on there.” His voice sounded a little husky. He looked deadly serious. Torrent licked his lips, she watched the slow glide of his tongue over his lower lip.

Then what he’d said registered. Oh god! Ground swallow me whole. Him looking at the list was one thing but she didn’t exactly want to talk about it.