"I don't think so," she replied.

"Have you eaten peanut butter before? Do you like it?" Dan asked.

"Yes, I love peanut butter but I've never had it on toast," she said.

Dan shook off the tremble that crept up his back. He needed to know more about her to prevent something like this from happening again. He saw the notepad was still on the table. He carried the herbal teas to the table then brought Willow her peanut butter toast.

She looked at him when she saw he didn't have any toast in front of him.

"You need the calories. I'll wait for dinner," he said with a smile....