Duke felt somewhat exposed. He knew it was probably because he'd considered the possibility of Audrey ever looking at him the way she did Nathan and the idea made the world feel like it had slowed down. He'd never been exceptionally lucky with relationships and there'd been a time that he didn't want to be and where it didn't matter because he liked the field.
He ignored all of that, however, and gave her his best patented half smile. "I'm really going to hold it against you this time because knowing my luck, if you don't show up, I might actually die."