“Good Lord, I think she's already gotten you under her spell. I've never seen you react like this before." Gerald continued hysterically.

Shawn's face continued to flush slightly, trying to hide his growing discomfort. "Don't be ridiculous, you Dumbass. We barely know each other. It's just like an arranged marriage, a political alliance. Nothing more."

Gerald leaned back in his chair, a mischievous grin spreading across his face as he kept studying the never seen before soft expressions on Shawn’s face.

"Oh, really? That's not what your eyes are saying. I’ve never seen this look on you before. You're smitten, my friend."

Shawn's cheeks turned even a shade redder as...