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she finally turned to face him when she saw the sincerity in his face. She ran a mental inventory of the alcohol he’d drunk, unsure if it had clouded his memory. “You don’t remember?”
    “I remember every minute. It was a night I’ll never forget. What I mean is what’s happening here—between us? Is it just sex?”
    She looked into his eyes and felt much more relaxed. He was nervous, and she could see it. She was thankful he had asked the question she had been hedging around. “It wasn’t for me,” she whispered, brushing her hand along his face.
    “It wasn’t for me either. I’d like to take you out, get to know you better, spend some time with you. Would you like that?”
    She smiled at the way he made her feel at ease. He’d done it since the moment she’d approached him. What should’ve felt terrifying now felt completely natural. “Yes, I’d like that.”
    “Well, today is Sunday. Do you have to work today?”
    “No.”
    “Do you have plans?”
    She giggled. “No.”
    “Good. Then we can spend the whole day together. We can go out, hit the town.” His gaze drifted down her covered body. “Or we could stayin.”He tugged on the blanket to reveal her breasts. “You’re so beautiful.”
    She closed her eyes and tilted her head back when she felt his silky lips against her neck. Her desire grew as he continued downward and began massaging her breast.
    Suddenly, he lifted his head and groaned, “Oh, shit.”
    “What’s the matter?”
    “Do you have any rubbers?”
    “What?”
    “Condoms, baby, condoms. I only had two with me.”
    “Well, actually…” She turned and rolled out from under him.
    “Wha—?” He caught himself as he fell into the empty space her body had just left behind. “What’s the matter?”
    Ignoring his question, she reached over, opened the nightstand drawer, and pulled out a small round compact. She popped one of the small pills through the plastic and tossed it in her mouth, followed by a large swig from the water bottle she always left beside her bed. “Do you think we need one?”
    “I guess not. I don’t make a habit of screwing women without protection. If you’re nervous about that, you don’t have to be. I’m clean.”
    “I believe you, but I wasn’t worried. My instincts told me you could be trusted, otherwise I wouldn’t have spoken to you in the first place. And, for the record, I’m clean, too.”
    “You believe me? Just like that?”
    “Why would you lie? I’ve already had sex with you.” She laughed before turning serious. “The look in your eyes tells me you’re being straight with me.”
    “You just keep surprising me, Bright Eyes.”
    “Oh, yeah? How do I do that?”
    He shrugged and nodded towards her pill case again. “You just don’t seem the type.”
    “The type?” she questioned, raising her eyebrows.
    “I don’t know. I got the feeling last night was unusual for you. I mean, I know you said you’d never brought a strange guy home with you but… I assumed you didn’t do things like this very often.”
    “And if I did? Would that change your opinion of me?”
    “No. I’m no one to judge, but I’m usually pretty good at sizing people up. I never took you for that type of woman.”
    “That type of woman, huh?” She feigned offence. He had backed himself into a corner, and she enjoyed watching him try to talk his way out. She wanted to see him squirm.
    “Um…no…that’s not what I meant to say. I meant…”
    “Yeah? Go on, tell me what kind of woman I am because I take birth control pills.” She covered herself and folded her arms across her chest as she leaned against the headboard.
    “I meant it in a good way, Bright Eyes.” He sat up beside her and flashed a well-practised smile. “It just takes a lot to surprise me, and you surprised me. That’s all I meant.” He patted her knee, a patronising move that she thought signalled the end of the subject—at least to him.
    “Yeah, I can see how