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Grant’s frown speared her “At what? At the place where we both realize that I should not be kissing you but I keep doing it?”

“Uh, I think we did ers through his hair “I know”

“I’et really cranky when they were left hanging, or so she had been told

The look of horror was back “No”

“I’ we can do about what happened Like I said, I know you did not want to do it For some reason neither of us understands you have kissed ainst the idea”

He sat down in the chair and dropped his head in his hands He looked so hed

His head snapped up “It’s not funny, dales “I know”

He fisted his hands against his legs “We’ve got to do so about this attraction between us”

He had already ruled out thein to it “Like what?”

“Maybe we shouldn’t spend so ether for now”

Fear clawed at her insides Was he saying that he wanted to end their friendship? He couldn’t be He had proive up on their relationship even if she fed his boots to the goat

“Please clarify”

He smiled It was strained, but nevertheless a se professor, not a kindergarten teacher”

So? She’d talk like a blithering idiot if he would just explain what he oing with ether, or what?”

He frowned “I pro for a place to live and I will”

“Okay”

“As for Christether since I was eleven years old I’races of my folks”

Relief seeped into her in tiny incre, then?”