Raven asked Raul as she sat at the kitchen counter eating dinner later that evening. When she woke up it was well after five in the afternoon and the skies had opened up into a steady rain. Her question made his smile falter and she was glad to see that because what he had just proposed to her made her hands tingle with the want to slap him in the face. In fact, she might just go ahead and do it because her temper was rising from simmer to boil. “Did you need me to repeat my words?” he questioned. How could someone with such a sexy voice and handsome face be so stupid when it comes to women? “Yes, repeat it, please, because I think I may have misunderstood you,” Raven said. She pushed her omelet aside and rested her hand on the marble countertop. Breakfast for dinner was her favorite, but, unfortunately, she had just lost her appetite. He raised an eyebrow at her and then flashed her what she assumed was his lady-killer smile before speaking. “You, Raven, are one of the most attractive females I have seen in a while.