"That we're strangers, or that we're going to be spending a lot of time together?" She blinked, then looked away. "How long have you been...ah...doing this. I mean how long have you been a private investigator"

"And bodyguard?"

"Yes."

There was another bright blush on her cheeks. David wondered how she kept from catching fire as she did that a lot.

"A while," he said, keeping his answer vague.

"You...you like it?"

Good Lord. He laid down his fork and stared at her. She was the most unpredictable woman he'd ever met. Watching her eyes, he said, "I get paid for it. So yeah."

She sucked in her breath. The...