Chapter 267

Barry didn’t smile at Mason’s attempt at levity. “You need to tell her before this thing goes any further. She has a right to know but I doubt very much that she will run screaming from you. From what I’ve seen of Lisa, she’s probably one of the only women who might have a chance of understanding you and what makes you tick. Don’t sell her short. Tell her the truth.” Mason nodded. He knew Barry was right. They shook hands and Mason left, his brain no clearer on what he should do with the ring, but he did feel more settled in himself. “Go and put one of your new dresses on,” Mason said after he let Lisa up for air. As soon as he’d walked into her apartment he gathered her in his arms and kissed her, needing to feel the contact to settle his mind. “What?” she asked, a little dazed from his kiss. That made him grin and the caveman inside him whoop. “We’re going out. On a date.” Her forehead crinkled in an adorable frown. “A date?” “I made reservations and everything,” he said as he looked