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could have caused an injury like that? From the puffiness under her touch it must be a recent wound. Then why hadn’t he said anything to her?
    Why would he, she scolded herself? They had sex. They were fuck buddies. He’d never mentioned wanting anything more. But he’d looked so happy to see her this evening. The way his sexy brown eyes had lit up made all the crappy customers from the day disappear from her mind.
    Tired of being in her own head Kasey slid out from the bed. Or tried to. Before her foot even touched the floor a strong masculine arm slipped around her waist. Sky pulled her tight against his chest.
    “Where are you going, beautiful?” His sleep husky voice sent shivers along her sensitive flesh.
    “I thought you were sleeping . ” Kasey avoided the question, much the same wayhe ducked every personal question she threw at him.
    “I woke up when you tried to get out of bed.” With her back pressed against his chest she couldn’t see if his wonderful coffee-colored eyes were filled with sincerity or blatant lie. She felt him nuzzle her neck and cursed her traitorous body for going wet. “So why were you leaving our nice warm bed without me?”
    “Answer my question first. Where did you get that knot on your shoulder?” Would he answer her? Tell her something about himself?
    At her words his body went taut and he eased his arms from around her. “It’s just a little ding.”
    Not willing to be brushed off so easily,Kasey sat up and turned to face him. She grabbed the sagging sheet and tucked it beneath her arms. Somehow being naked with him now made her feel more vulnerable. “If it’s so little and minor then what’s the big deal in telling me about it?”
    She hadhim. Or at least she thought she did , until his next words. A final refusal to answer anything close to personal.
    He huffed out an impatient breath and scooted up until his back rested against the wooden headboard. “Look it’s not a big deal. I got hurt a couple of weeks ago. No permanent damage. Nothing to talk about or get worked up over.”
    Every word felt like a slap in the face even when she knew she had no right to feel hurt. The man had made no promises to her. So what if he didn’t want to talk about his ding . Maybe he’d gotten it in some stupid guy way and was too embarrassed to give her the details. That she could understand. Then again most other guys would have made up some kind ofmanly cover story . Skyler refused to throw her even a crumb.
    “I’m not worked up,” she told him in her most calm and controlled voice, “but I can promise you I will be if you don’t knock off the patronizing tone.”
    “Shit, Kasey, I’m not trying to talk down to you. I just really don’t want to talk about some stupid ding that doesn’t mean anything to me . ” He huffed out a breath. S he watched him run a frustrated hand through his already rumpled hair.
    “Oh I get it.”
    She did…finally. Reality sucked, but it was time to start living in it again. He might look like one of her heroes, and act like one in the bedroom, but this wasn’t one of her books where the happy ending came as a guarantee. Real life came with no promises except heartbreak. Too bad this knowledge came after two nights of the best sex of her life. It amazed her how quickly and effortlessly Sky had blended into her life. She felt as if she’d known him forever. Too bad he didn’t return the feeling.
    This time she made it out of bed without being stopped. Grabbing her robe from a chair she quickly shoved her arms in and belted it tight.
    “Come on, Kasey, don’t do this.” His voice reached out through the dark almost causing her to stumble back to him. The warm erotic tone weakened her knees and had her leaning against the wall for support. She’d be double damned before giving in to him again. Not without hearing some real answers first.Without him willing to share some of himself with her.
    “What I do isn’t important. What we have