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like...he loved her?
    He leaned back against the bar, hands on the countertop, elbows bent. “There hasn't been anyone else since that day, Reno.” His eyes darkened, and his lips thinned. “You've got to believe me when I tell you how important you are to me."
    A cry escaped her lips. How could this be happening? All those months, she worked at being his friend, sensing he was as alone and lost in L.A. as she was. But recognizing that his fame put him out of her reach, she was okay with that. And now he wanted more. But was there any way to make it last? Their lives were so different. So many obstacles stood between them.
    He crossed his arms. “I'm not saying I expect you to feel the same, not right away, anyhow.” His voice had changed, became unsure, and his words touched her soul.
    "Chase.” She did feel the same, but the admission stuck in her chest. She wished she were impulsive enough to scream, “I love you, Chase Tanner!” but this was too quick. Things like this didn't happen to her. Fairy tales were for dreamers, not realists, and she was the most cautious, pragmatic, sensible person she knew.
    His arms dropped to his sides, and he squared his shoulders. “But you don't ever have to worry about my cheating on you, or talking crazy in the bedroom like I did last night. That was stupid of me, and I apologize."
    She loved this man. She'd been ready to walk away from it, but now she didn't have to.
    He walked toward her and sat on the coffee table in front of her. Taking her hands, he said, “I want to try and make this work.” His eyes darted then stared into hers. “Do you?"
    "Chase, yes.” She smiled, and squeezed his hands. Maybe this could work. Maybe it would if she took a chance, became a dreamer. She whispered, “I feel the same about you."
    He closed his eyes for a second, then tipping his head back, he shouted, “Yee-haw!” He stood, pulling her up with him. “You've been so closed off lately, I couldn't tell how you felt."
    She pressed her hand to his chest over his heart. “I was protecting myself. You're a big country star, and I'm just a farm girl. You're way out of my league."
    He shook his head and laughed. “Baby, that's how I feel about you. You're smart, and literate, and you wrote a whole book."
    Giggling, she wrapped her arms around his neck. “You're right. We're a matched pair, aren't we? Two talented, insecure artists who just happened to bump into each other at the right time."
    Tugging her against him, he growled, “Speaking of bumping, we have some unfinished business."
    Chase's body heated where Reno pressed against him. He tipped his head and claimed her lips. She was his now, and he meant to stoke her into a blaze that would set the bed on fire. Her kiss was sweet and tender, then he grabbed her ass and squeezed, and suddenly he held a wildcat.
    She snagged a fistful of the back of his shirt and tugged up while her other hand slid down his bared back past the waistband of his jeans. Hungrily, her tongue circled his, tickled the roof of his mouth, and retreated.
    His tongue followed hers, tasting every inch of her, her teeth, her cheeks, and her pointy little tongue that he wanted down low between his legs, licking his balls. His hips jerked at the thought, and damn it, he'd be coming faster than was respectable, but she had no idea how long it'd been since he'd had a woman. Yeah, since his shitty girlfriend experience with Jorjia two years ago, he'd stuck with groupies and high-class hookers, and women in bars, but they were just distractions. The first time he saw Reno, all that stopped.
    She was the woman and his life was changing real damn fast.
    Lifting her into his arms, he carried her to the bedroom.
    She gazed up at him, her eyes unfocused, her lips parted and swollen from his kisses. “Waited so long for this."
    "Too long.” He laid her on the bed and started the striptease he'd perfected over the years. He smoothly pulled off his boots and socks, stuck them