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"I’ his body toward her, he placed his beer on the table "So your friend was telling , she told herself to take it sloith the drink since she could taste the bite of liquor in it "Yes We work at an assisted living facility not too far from here--well, I used to Today islike that," he said "That this was a little going away party"

"Yep" She sipped her drink "I’ town--the state to to?" Interest flickered across his face

She almost blurted out Louisiana, but stopped herself at the last , she didn’t know Too Hot To Be Real Taylor Beyond that though, the NDA she signed was hardcore The only people who knehat city and state she was going to were her parents Anna only kneas Louisiana

"I’ a job in the south," she finally answered and then quickly changed the subject to hi up his bottle, he shook his head "I’ some research"

"Research?" Was he in the medical field or a journalist? Possibly a writer of some sort?

He took a sip of his beer "Have you always done assisted living care?"

"No When I got out of college, I worked at a hospital and did e over her shoulder She couldn’t see Anna anymore "I worked in that for about two to three years"

"Wow That had to be intense"

"It can be Ibut sto serious, but usually is the flu or sohts where it can be pretty tough"

His gaze roa, leaving her a little breathless once his gaze connected with hers again "So, why did you leave it?"

Sing hard, she lifted her glass and took another drink Wasn’t like she could tell him it was because when she left her husband, she left the town they lived in and her job Not like that had stopped Adaet in contact with her every couple of months like clockwork That had only stopped when she finally changed her nuive it out to any of their mutual friends Deep down, she’d known he would learn about her leaving and flip, because that was the way he was Her stoht

Damn, all of that was a mood killer

She pushed all that aside "I kind of wanted to do so different and be closer tofor you?"

"It is I’ain when he laughed, but it was a way different feeling because his laugh was deep and nice The sensation it caused was like being on a roller coaster right as you reached the peak of the ride and were about to zoom all the way back down "Okay I wasn’t really spoiled, but I’ood people"

"Then you’re lucky," he said "Not a lot of people get to say that"

"What about you?"

"I’m not one of those people"

"Oh" She blinked "I’m sorry to hear that"

His head tilted to the side as he studied her intently for thethe truth"

"Maybe because I aers?"

"Of course Everyone should" She stepped to the side as so the wristlet her phone was in to press into her hip "At least that’s what I believe"

"I agree"

"That’s good to hear, because--" Words left her as he reached across the distance with a free hand, catching the strand of hair that had slipped free from the bun and had fallen across her cheek Her lips parted on a soft inhale as he tucked the strand behind her ear