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We fall into silence again, our heartbeats back to norreetedof ave ht there in the entryway, picked me up, slammed the door behind me, and carried me into his bedrooht was pretty epic," I say, just to start soether a few times, and each time we’ve had sex or done some type of sex act multiple times But there’s also been a lot of conversation between us as we start to discover more about each other personally

"Yeah…didn’t think he was going to pull it off for a lad to see hi him with Kate…you can just see it so clearly How they are ether"

"I didn’t know Gina, but I can see what you see in Kate She’s auy"

"Did you feel that way about Hensley?" I ask him, and wait to see if he tenses over the question While he’s talked plenty about Ruby and Violet, who frankly scare me in a way that I can’t quite understand, we haven’t discussed his ally divorced

Ryker doesn’t tense and I find that causes my heart to crack a little wider where he’s concerned He’s such an open book that it’s easy to put faith in him "I don’t know, to be honest Before I found out she was screwing Sutter, I would have said yes I had nothing to coot married…yeah, it felt like she waslike that s You knohat I mean?"

"You know, I actually don’t knohat you h

I feel hileat me with shrewd eyes "You’ve never been in love? Or had a serious relationship?"

Laying my head back down on his shoulder, I shake uess"

Ryker snorts and I lift ain to look at hiht person," he says with a wisdoe but see o ahead and push off of hiht arm to support myself so I can look down at him My eyes briefly cross over the tattoo he has on his left upper are to his hockey nicknaraffiti-type lettering It’s tough and sensitive all at the sae of the sheet that’s pulled up to aze averted, I admit, "I don’t think I really understand the concept My le parent I never saw my dad in love with a woman He was always devoted to just me and his business I really have no other frao by"

"But you’ve had friends, other family ive hiullibleout advanced physics probleh my dad held me back a bit, I was still way far behind in emotional maturity than the people I went to school with And once I sort of figured out as going on, no one was really interested in the young, nerdy sirl"

"Nerdy ht over hi Son to me"

He reaches a hand out and trails his knuckles over et it You’re vibrant, warm, passionate You’re the type of woman built for a relationship"

"Except I channel all of that into e that," he counters with a cocked eyebrow and a lopsided grin

"With you?"

Ryker’s hand moves fros me down on top of him, slides his lips across mine When he pulls back to look at me, he s, but I find it frustrating and odd that you and I work so very closely together, and yet we are still worlds apart"

"Because our professional careers don’t let us ether," I finish

He doesn’t respond toso within his eyes Finally, he says, "If we both want it enough, ould find a way to make it work And I knoould be very easy for ether,’ but the truth is that I could never do anything to jeopardize your position as our GM It’s too important Too historical I think you’re necessary to this teaanization, I will always step back"

My eyes sting, because other thanbefore theirs It’s overwhel to ive you more I think I’d really, really like to see what ‘more’ with you would be like"