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"Kira!"

I laughed loudly and nodded "Of course Just dinner tonight"

"Well, my work here is done Have fun, you two," she called out in a singsong voice as she walked pastfigure like Kira had just betrayed her When long seconds passed without her acknowledging that I was still standing in front of her, I cleared my throat to break the aard tension that had formed between us

"Just dinner I need to--"

"I left, Liam, that’s it" Her dark blue eyes finally landed on my face, and her head shook faintly "There’s no reason for it other than you were a naainand I just had to go You won’t get a different answer if you take et an answer You told ured that would be the end of it But there are still things I need to tell you"

Kennedy was id "Do you--oh my God, did--" She looked around us quickly and leaned closer "Did you give ? Do you have diseases?"

My head jerked back and I barked out a short laugh "I’I don’t have anything to give you!"

She exhaled in relief, and her body seeht--never lance around us, she nodded once "We can go to dinner, and you can telleach other here, nothing will be happening between us, Liam This isn’t one of those ht of--well, the night we had--and we decide that we’reyou don’t want to fall in love withto try to ease solare hardened at the question

"If there was such a thing as love, I’d still say no"

I stared at her, part ofwhy she actually looked like she believed what she just toldto forcecame out I didn’t knohat to think of her words I knew Kira was the one with the boyfriend, but that didn’t mean Kennedy hadn’t met someone in the last year For all I knew, she could’ve been in Vegas to get over a relationship and I’d been a rebound But that night--our unexplainable connection--there was no way for ether with the girl standing in front ofup today had been the last thing she’d ever wanted

I took a step away froet out of here We can talk and then I’ll take you ho for her response, I turned and walked to the door, only stopping to hold it open for her Thankfully, she had been followingwhere I’d left her

We were seated at a little mom-and-pop Italian restaurant within fifteen one since we got in my car, we hadn’t said a word to each other But unlike before, she wasn’t avoiding looking directly atintently

"So, we’re here Talk to me," she demanded as soon as we’d ordered

I wanted to tell her I would after we’d finished eating, but knew I couldn’t It wasn’t fair to her Only problem was now that I had her in front of h at least a dozen tiht way to tell her Nothing see

"I--well, I kneas asked to--"