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She sighed "That’s nice You’re nice"

"Thought I was bossy?"

"You are both nice and bossy I like that about you Two sides of the same coin"

He couldn’t help but ask, "Which side do you like better?"

"The nice side I think you’re afraid of showing that side of yourself tothe truth that you like that bossy side of me better

Ben kicked off his boots and stretched out beside her He wanted to fix her now Scoop her up, race to the doctor and demand she be healed He forced hi for her hand just as he began to drift off

Ainsley’s restlessness roused hilanced at the clock Only an hour had passed

She started to push up

"Easy Anything you need I’ll get"

"A drink"

Ben lass to her lips "Here"

She drank every drop

"Better?"

"Yeah"

He switched out the skin-warhed when he placed it over her forehead "Thanks, Ben You don’t have to stay"

"I want to stay"

"Why? It’s not like I have any new loan information for you"

That sounded a little cross "Thanks for the update"

"I’ out withkinky sex," she said snarkily

Ben’s voice was pure Dom "The lack of kinky sex was your choice And it’s a da out with a woman like you who’s beautiful, adventurous, smart and sexy as hell"

She slid the washcloth down and squinted at him "You really see el, I do You know I do I see you a lot clearer than you see ht?"

To re ill be happy hatever scraps of friendship you toss atmy calls so I came over to chew your ass"

"And you probably wanted to spank it too, huh?"

"Like you wouldn’t believe"

"Ben That’s not…e have to be"

Yes, it is That’s e are And there’s nothing wrong with it But she didn’t need to deal with that issue now "Christ, Ainsley, it scared the crap outta me when I saw you on the bathroom floor"

She reached out and blindly patted his arlad you checked onto do"

Sweet and friend-like ed the washcloth back into place "I need to buy you Motrin as per Doc’s orders Is there anything else you want froes and 7UP"

"Got it" Ben tucked the covers around her "I’ll be back"

When he returned, Ainsley had fallen asleep again He puttered around her kitchen Putting the flowers he’d bought in a vase Finding a saucepan to heat up canned chicken soup He bribed her cats with treats and chuckled when the fur balls becahtly less standoffish

He heard the toilet flush and booked it to the bathroo in bed I think I’ll sit on the couch"

She had a pained expression "What’s wrong?"

"My head is pounding"

"Maybe it’s the lights" Ben flipped on a lamp and sat beside her "Come here" He placed a pillow on his lap

Ainsley rested the side of her face on the pillow and practically purred when he gently stroked her hair "God I love how you touch me No matter how you touch me"

I know you do "So…I made nice with your cats"

"Had to bribe them, did you?"

"Yep Shah sent her into a coughing fit She sat up, blew her nose, took another drink of water and popped a lozenge in hersick You probably were one of those healthy kids, Mr I-never-get-sick"

He touched her forehead Her skin was led ed and he was certain she’d crashed again, when shecare of er "It’s a first for uy"

"Well, you’re definitely more the ‘I’m your boyfriend and I’ll take care of you’ type now"

Boyfriend? Was that what he was to her? The role she’d deloves he’d been treating her with the last few days were about to coot over this fever-induced deliriuot sick

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