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He’d known about the death of her parents but her lack of a social life still baffled him.
    She shrugged. “Work, opportunity, and a general lack of enthusiasm. I’ve just never been much into modern day dating ethics.”
    “What do you mean?”
    “I guess I’d prefer to live my life ‘game’ free. There are too many unspoken rules in dating today.”
    “Such as?”
    “Let’s just say I don’t have time to speculate over whether someone is really interested in me or just biding time until Mrs. Right comes along,” she told him frankly.
    “So you want a man who is honest and forthcoming about his feelings from the start.”
    She sighed. “Me and the rest of the female population on the face of the earth.”
    “I don’t agree.”
    “Of course not. We, women just love being lied to and having men trample over our hearts. It ranks right up there with female circumcision,” she didn’t attempt to cloak the sarcasm of her words.
    “I don’t think women really know what they want from men.”
    “How chauvinistic!” Her voice rose slightly. “And I bet you think you know exactly what women want?”
    “You don’t believe I possess such knowledge?”
    “Of course not. How could you? Men and women speak two different languages which prohibits true understanding.”
    “And you think it’s impossible for our genders to learn a common language.”
    “Not impossible just difficult, and most people today are not able to stay interested in one person long enough to really attempt it.”
    “We’ve diverted from my original question. Do you believe yourself to be one of those women who want the truth and nothing but the truth from a man?” He found it difficult to keep the humor from is voice.
    “It goes without saying,” she huffed.
    “Why don’t we just test your supposition, doctor?”
    “I don’t see how that’s possible.”
    “No?” he asked, taking her hand in his. “How would it make you feel to know I’ve wanted to kiss you since the moment I first laid eyes on you?”
    She stumbled at his question. “Um…well, I would have to say I’m flattered. You’re obviously an attractive man but given the circumstances surrounding our working relationship it would be completely inappropriate.”
    “Alright, but how does my question make you feel?”
    “Well… I uh--”
    “Ok, we’ll work our way to feelings later, can you be honest enough to admit your attraction for me?” he asked as his thumbs began to stroke the back of her hands.
    He could hear the change in her heart beat. “I think it would be unwise to even entertain this conversation,” she began.
    “You’re dodging, what happened to honesty? Will you admit it?”
    “Yes. But it doesn’t mean I’m going to act on it, and by the way this has nothing at all do with the kind of honesty I’m talking about,” she added quickly, attempting to remove her hands from his.
    “No?”
    “You’re just talking sexual urges, man’s baser needs. I would like to think as humans we’ve evolved beyond basic primal indulgence.”
    He gave a small laugh. “I doubt even evolution could change such a need.”
    “Speak for yourself.”
    He could tell she was trying to sound detached.
    “You think you’re beyond succumbing to your ‘baser instincts’?”
    “Let’s just say I’m happy not having a little head do all the thinking for me.”
    “So you don’t give in to primitive desires?”
    “No, I don’t.”
    “Ever? I would think carefully before answering.”
    He smiled and watched her squirm underneath his unwavering gaze, not wanting to back down. Images of her sensual display from the previous evening flooded his mind, causing his already aroused shaft to strain against his pants.
    “No,” she stood abruptly. “And since it seems our conversation has completely deviated from the purpose of our meeting I think it’s time for me to go.”
     
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    How had things gone from bad to worse so quickly? She watched as Lorn rose to