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Once the cloth was gone, Logan leaned over and turned the water off, then wrapped my robe around me He didn’t speak a word and neither did I, but it didn’t ry, and all I wanted to do was heal my body before my heart

We needed the silence; without it, he’d reel me back in I knew that now There was no doubt that my body was still attracted to him I’d stand no chance, and that wasn’t an option

I swore right then as I stood fro over at hiain My heart was off lih to put an left the rooown and fresh panties froan was there to helpthe IV pole behindin the doorway, and I wondered what Logan had said to hi smile on my lips and watched him relax visibly

"I’ll leave you alone now, but if you need anything at all, just buzz," he said before leaving

"Thank you," I said, slightly an to help an handed h he could read my mind My throat was parched I sipped while he sat back in his chair, where he re hours I didn’t speak to hi it clear he was unwanted

I hoped he’d leavehis beautiful eyes ondown at htfully the entire time until the nurse entered and infor, Cassandra Sleep well," he said, standing and walking to claian You can’t change how I feel"

He slipped his watch back on and unrolled his sleeves before pulling on his coat

"Good night"

That was all he said as he left the roohts and resolute couarded a possible to protect myself froain

The next an was back by the time breakfast was served He re at and replaced it with a covered plate He lifted the lid, revealing a beautiful o in It tasted as good as it looked

Concentrating on the food, I s in? Taking the hint that he asting his tiin with? I held little hope

As I assumed, he hadn’t taken the hint He was back less than a minute later, with a file box in his hands

My brows knit together as he sat in the chair beside me and opened the lid I watched, too curious to look ahen he set the box and lid on the floor and pulled out a stack of catalogs

Was he really going to do so the flurry of annoyance grohen he held up a Pottery Barn catalog and red ht youme finish the details of Julia’s new place"

Julia’s house--the house I bet him she would love and, if she did, he’d beindebted to hi break and do the big reveal to her then," he continued, setting the items at my side on the bed when I made no move to take them from his hands "She still doesn’t know, and I’m sure you’ll want tooff the bet?"

I wanted to say, "Yes--the bet is off, and you’re crazy," and screaet out ofin my mouth and nodded "A bet’s a bet"

After breakfast, I scoured the catalogs diligently, circling the most lavish, expensive itean’s bank account thewas just the ticket for that

It was in his hands, and I watched as he sat back in the chair, leg rested over his knee, flipping through pages He circled soe My attention was piqued--he’d been going through the same book for over an hour, and only pulled thehe liked