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“Huh?”
    “He’s not mine. He’s Roman’s. Lukas calls me Uncle Gray.” He had no idea why he shared so much, but he loved Lukas as if he were his own, so the compliment made his chest swell with pride all the same. Gray noted the sadness in her gaze and wondered if she regretted the past, but he turned his thoughts to Lukas. “He’s very intelligent for his age. Already he’s reading on a second grade level, and he can count and write up to three hundred.”
    Tonya gaped. “You’re kidding?”
    “No, we’re very proud of him.”
    A wistful expression came over her face.
    “If I had a son, my life would be exactly where I want it.”
    She stiffened. “Well, maybe you and Nola should talk about it.”
    He watched her face as he spoke his next words. “We’re no longer together. We haven’t been for a long while.”
    This time, she started, and he narrowed his eyes. A sudden desire to clarify another fact with her came over him, and he said, “Roman’s married now, and they’re very happy together.”
    She hopped to her feet. “Thanks for the info. I didn’t ask.”
    He grabbed her wrist, and she tried pulling away. The plane hit an air pocket and lurched violently to the right. Tonya squeaked in alarm and fell backward. He brought his other hand up on instinct to catch her as she landed squarely in the center of his lap. He didn’t know what came over him. One minute he planned to help her to her feet. The next he drew her tight and slanted his mouth over hers.
    Tonya fought him, pushing at his arms and beating at his chest. He slid his hand down her back and increased the pressure, forcing her lips apart. When she tried turning her head, he caught her chin and held it. The moment he realized what he was doing, he started to withdraw, but a moan escaped her, and the resistance came to an end. Tonya arched into him. Her fingers crawled to his shoulders, and she surrendered to his onslaught on her sweet mouth.
    Back off, Gray.
    He deepened the kiss, threading his tongue into her mouth and sweeping the warm, wet interior. She tasted so good, and her body was so feminine. He felt his cock swell beneath her ass. All of his will kept him from grinding upward and tugging her down.
    This is Tonya, Roman’s ex-fiancée.
    Gray broke the kiss and thrust her onto her feet. They both panted, and he ran a thumb over his lips, glaring at her. “That shouldn’t have happened.”
    “You’re damn right it shouldn’t have.” She stomped back to her seat and dropped into it, folding her arms across her chest. He swerved his seat away to hide the hard-on still tenting his pants. Gritting his teeth together didn’t stop the words that rose to his lips. “I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that it did.”
    The noise of outrage wasn’t lost on him. “Yeah, the past is in the past, right? Isn’t that what you said to get me on this damn plane? So much for that. Don’t say anything else to me, Gray. I’m going to see Aunt Linn like she asked, but you stay away from me.”
    He looked over and offered her a mock bow. The feeling was mutual.

Chapter Five
    Grayson buzzed Roman’s line. “Hey, buddy. Mind stopping by my office for a minute?”
    “On the way,” Roman responded, and a few seconds later, he strode through the door.
    “Close it,” Grayson asked.
    Roman’s brows rose, but he obeyed. “What’s up? Anything I should be worried about? Because if it’s about TKEK, you said I had a little more time to get the bugs worked out for the next step. I plan to go downstairs to talk to Jeff about some of the coding he did.”
    Grayson raised placating hands and stood up. “Whoa, whoa, dude, chill. It’s not that. I just have something to tell you, and I’m not sure how you’ll take it.”
    Suspicion clouded his best friend’s gaze. “Oh boy, I have a feeling I’m not going to like whatever you’ve got to say. Just lay it on me. I can take it.”
    He dropped into the chair on the opposite side of