He managed to get the tapes, but even as he gave her the copies, he knew it wasn't good enough. She was nearly in tears, and tried to shoo him away, but he took a chance and stayed anyway. He needed her to understand that he would take care of this, that he had never let her down, and never would. At first she didn't look at him, but he had to make sure she could see in his eyes that he meant every word. When she looked at him, and he saw the expression in her eyes – so surprised and touched and trusting – her vulnerability froze him in his tracks. When she leaned towards him for a kiss, he knew he would be taking advantage of her if he accepted it.
It took a lot for him to leave her there crying, but it was the right thing to do. He needed to find Marshall, and he needed to think about why the idea of her kissing him was making his head spin. Yes, she was gorgeous and sexy, but he'd dated a lot of women who met those requirements. The difference was is that in addition to being those things, Dani was sweet, funny, good and touchingly vulnerable at times.
She was lovable.
He couldn't believe it took him so long to realize it. He wondered what she was feeling, but he suspected he was way ahead of her in that area.