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would be terrific.”
    She poured him a glass, then sat across from him. “I’m sure most worn-out parents feel that way about their kids at one time or another,” Dani said.
    “But every day?” Slade asked.
    “Maybe you should explain the concept of quiet time,” she suggested.
    “I did. That’s why I bought them each a computer. I thought they’d sit there quietly and play the games I created. I made them practically impossible to beat, so they would be totally absorbed.”
    “Did it work?”
    “They yell at the computer,” he said wearily. “Then they race back and forth between their rooms to see if the other one is winning.”
    “Sibling rivalry,” Dani suggested. “It’s natural. They’re also very protective of each other. You saw how they united to stand up for each other yesterday. That kind of loyalty at their age is terrific.”
    He gazed across the kitchen table at her. “Is that the way it is for you and your sisters?”
    “Most of the time,” she admitted with a grin. “You haven’t met Sara or Ashley yet, have you?”
    “No, but the tales are legendary. I’m sure I even heard a few when I visited here as a kid. A few people have gone so far as to suggest that the three of you were every bit as bad as my kids.”
    “Ashley and Sara, maybe,” Dani said with a grin. “Not me. I was an angel.”
    He surveyed her intently, then said softly, “I can believe it.”
    Dani shivered all the way to her toes. Swallowing hard, she asked, “Do you have brothers or sisters?”
    “No. Maybe that’s why I’m constantly amazed by the mischief the boys get into. I was a quiet, only child.”
    “A computer nerd,” Dani said, regarding him with skepticism.
    “Yep.”
    “You don’t look like any computer nerd I ever met,” she said before she realized exactly what she was saying. Embarrassment flooded her cheeks with color.
    Slade laughed. “Have you known many?”
    “Now that I think about it, you’re actually the first I’ve seen. In person, anyway. Computers have been slow coming to Riverton. People around here believe in doing things the old-fashioned way.”
    “Still adding and subtracting with an abacus?” he teased.
    “Not exactly,” she quipped right back. “We discovered the calculator recently. It’s improved the quality of life quite a bit.”
    He winked at her. “Just wait until I teach you all the tricks a computer can do.”
    Dani seriously doubted that learning computer skills would be half as instructional as an hour or two in private with Slade Watkins. Her imagination went into overdrive considering what she could discover with his lips on hers and her hands exploring that fascinating expanse of chest. She flushed just thinking about it.
    Unfortunately, her straying thoughts caused her to miss whatever it was Slade had said.
    “Hmm?” she murmured.
    “I asked if you’d like to have dinner with us tonight,” he repeated. “I could give you a crash course.”
    “A crash course?” she repeated blankly.
    “In computers. I suspect sooner or later the boys are going to want to drag their laptops over here. You’d better have some idea what they’re up to.”
    “Oh.” She tried to keep the disappointment out of her voice.
    “Is Dani coming to dinner tonight?” Kevin inquired sleepily, coming over to stand beside his father.
    “I’ve asked,” Slade told him. “She hasn’t answered.”
    “Please,” Kevin said, regarding her hopefully.
    With two pairs of blue eyes focused on her, Dani couldn’t have refused if her life depended on it. Not that she wanted to in the first place.
    “Well, of course I’ll come for dinner,” she said.
    “Will you bring dessert?” Kevin pleaded. “Daddy can’t cook worth a lick.”
    “You haven’t starved yet,” Slade retorted indignantly.
    “Almost,” Timmy said from the doorway. “If we’re having Dani over, maybe we should order pizza.”
    Slade looked at Dani sheepishly. “Exactly what I had in mind. Is