QUOTE : You’re awfully quiet.”<br /><br />Her head snapped the other way, heat creeping up into her cheeks as she focused on the ocean below. “Just waiting for all of this to sink in.”<br /><br />“Oh.” He chuckled. “I was hoping you were staring at me because you liked what you saw.”<br /><br />Clio grinned, shaking her head. “I thought you were concentrating on the road.”<br /><br />He pulled into a cobblestone driveway. The truck vibrated as they rumbled over the uneven surface. When he stopped in front of a cottage, he turned off the engine and met her eyes. “I have a hard time concentrating on anything but you when you’re around.”<br /><br />Her heart pounded. “No one’s ever had that problem around me before.”<br /><br />“I call bullshit.” He rolled his eyes. “I’ve been wishing you’d notice me since the day we met.”<br />Her jaw dropped. “I always notice you. Why do you think I’m at the theater site so often?”<br /><br />He reached over to run a finger along her jawline. “You’re beautiful, Clio. But you’re so busy with your books and reading about the past, you must not notice the effect you have on everyone in the present.