"HAVING YOU AS A TEACHER might actually be a win for me. I have faith in you.” Despite everything that went down, Grace trusted Che a lot. Aside from her son and her sister, she had him. She wasn’t inexperienced with gambling. She had been the arm candy for the men she escorted at casinos back then. It was more of a job than entertainment. Things were different now. She was genuinely enjoying her time here with him. Making petty bets and watching the result unfold for laughs. “Hm, I see.” She turned to him, listening to him intently. The information about his work life slightly slipping through. Just a smidge that wouldn’t jeopardize her. She knew that it was the less she knew, the better situation. She was safe as long as she didn’t know anything. However, she couldn’t help her curiosity. She had questions, and sometimes, she wondered about it. “Really? I don’t think anything could surprise me anymore.” She had been through a lot. She dealt with a criminal and played spy. She discovered her family’s origins and met her long-lost twin sister. Feeling his hand on her waist, she leaned into him. She enjoyed his touchiness and their closeness. Ironically, she didn’t usually enjoy intimacy, but it was different with Che. He wasn’t like the men she encountered. She loved what they were developing. She met his lips for a quick kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck. The sweet confession from him that followed prompted her to smile wider than before. One that almost reached her ears. “I didn’t know you were a romantic,” she teased. She leaned to press another lingering kiss on his lips. “You really got me all excited.”