Chapter 18

• Simon chose his words with care, having realized in the past few minutes that he still needed to go slowly with this particular woman, that to do anything else would only drive her away. "I am asking you to accompany me to a party on Saturday rather than leaving me to spend the evening alone in a room full of strangers."
• She shook her head. "You must know your host to have been invited in the first place."
• "He is a business associate. Nothing more." Simon shrugged dismissively.