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"Yes, I did" He kept as far away from her as space would allow
"Rush, we need to talk"
"Not now"
"Yes, now," she insisted
"You have to go to work in the ued, and rubbed his hand wearily over the back of his neck "And for that matter so do I"
Lindy took a step toward hiarette s to him like the stench of an infection Shocked, Lindy tensed and braced herself against the wall to avoid getting any closer to hih he’d driven a stake through her heart, so violent was the rush of pain Rush had left her arone to another Solared at hi" She spat the words vengefully with all the vehemence her heart could muster Then she whirled around and returned to her roo the door with such force that the picture of her family on the dresser tumbled to the carpet
Rush didn’t bother to follow her and Lindy was glad
She was tree of herto place on a pedestal possessed clay feet Clay feet and a clay heart
Lindy ht that followed, but she doubted it She was so furious she couldn’t allow herself to relax enough to sleep She had no hold on Rush, she realized There was no commitment between them A few kisses were all they’d ever shared, and yet she wanted to throttle him
Apparently she wasn’t as apt a student as she’d thought, and she didn’t knohich had disappointed her ein her roo after he’d retired to his own rooo on thinking it, hoping she’d forget this silly notion about letting a roinal intention But when he’d seen the flash of pain in her eyes, he knew he couldn’t go through with it Unfortunately Lindy wasn’t in any mood to carry on a levelheaded conversation, he’d decided He’d explain things in the otten out of the apartht happen if he stayed The truth of the matter was that it had taken every damn bit of restraint he’d possessed to walk away from Lindy The cold beer he had nursed in a sleazy waterfront bar was small cogest problem was that he believed every word he’d said to Lindy She was vulnerable right now Vulnerable and trusting A lethal combination as far as Rush was concerned If he loved her the way she wanted, she’d wake in the rets Rush couldn’t do that to her Hell, if he was honest, he couldn’t do it to hi Lindy once would never be enough A sample would only create the need forand holding her had nearly defeated him When she’d leaned up and brushed her lips over his, his body had fired to life with a heat that had threatened to consume him It had demanded every part of his considerable self-control not to lift her into his arms and carry her into his bedroom
The sweet little witch ainst hi to him And then she’d paused and looked up at hi and filled with such delectable love that it was more than a mere man could resist He’d kissed her until he’d felt her weak and tre in his arms He had no idea what had stopped hirateful
Escape had been his only alternative, and he’d left the apartment when he could He didn’t want to be in the bar, but after a brisk walk there hadn’t been anyplace else he knew to go A woman who often loitered there had strolled up to his table, sat doithout an invitation and tried to start a conversation Rush had glared at her and told her wasn’t in the mood for coe and before he could stop her, her arms were all over hily sweet perfume had stayed with hiust
He was going to settle that
It ith a sense of righteousness that Lindy snapped a rock-music tape into her cassette player and turned it up full blast Tapping her foot to the loud h her hair and waited Within a couple ofjust awakened, looking as if he intended to hurl her portable stereo out the living room
"Is that really necessary?" he shouted
With deliberately slow arded him ide, innocent eyes "What did you say?"
"Is that god-awful ood deal of pleasure to smile sweetly back at him and ask, "Did I wake you? I’rumbled and turned to stumble back to his roo couldn’t have been ain in the kitchen He gru that sounded faintly like a plea for coffee He had just gotten down aand started to pour himself a cup when she switched on the blender full blast Hot coffee splattered over the counter and Rush juely
He whirled around to face her and once htest smile She finished her task and asked, "Would you like soruood deal of cere her with a tight frown "Now I knohat they mean when they say ‘hell hath no fury like a woue look "I’m sure I don’t knohat youis it going to take you to properly ot out of the wrong side of bed this s What could I possibly be angry about?" Already she was feeling better Okay, so e was a tad childish, but Rush deserved everything he got – in triplicate
"Da idea here"
"Wrong idea about what?" She batted her thick lashes a couple of ti his had never been Rush’s favorite time of day He looked disoriented, out of sorts andhow to deal with her As far as Lindy was concerned, Rush’s confusion was poetic justice