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"If you don't like it, why do you drink it?"

"Because my personal trainer tellsat peak performance"

"So, is that my only chance at breakfast? Or do you at least have so?"

"Nope I' white omelets Will that work?"

"Sounds delicious Can I help?"

"I'ood You can just perch over on that stool and watch me work I'm a master in the kitchen"

I s the ingredients out of the fridge It's easy to get lulled back in by his char it up a bit so that I write a great article about hilasses to make sure that I truly see the real Linc Caldwell And if he is ha it up, he won't be able to keep that act up the entire six weeks I'll catch the truth eventually

"You look hot in those glasses, by the way"

My eyes snap to his, looking for a lie in there He's staring at me arm honesty and my heart stutters, like a race horse's hooves on a muddy track "Pardon me?"

"I said you look hot in those glasses You look sexy-smart A killer combination"

"Don't fuck around withfor your lines" I'm pissed at myself that his words affectedto affect me

He shrugs his shoulders at s "It's not a line because I don't expect anything in return It's the truth of what I'ht now I tend to say what's on my mind"

His compliment should warm ht now Instead, all I can think is that he probably uses similar lines on all the women he comes in contact with Unfortunately, I tend to say what's on my mind too

"Did you say soave you a blow job Friday night?"

Linc looks up fros and his eyes are hard I s nervously

"I told you that I did not get a blow job froht" He steps around the counter and walks up tohis face down close to mine so he can look directly in my eyes His voice is low and deliberate "But I did fuck that woman you saith in my bedrooot her off with my hand You remember that part, don't you? Now, that's the truth"

He stares at s But he's not finished with me

His voice is no less deliberate but the physical distance that is back between us makes the words sound colder "And you can look at ize for who I ae me or my sex life I will share this with you now, and then I' about it I do not randomly hook up with a lot of wouy It's e do But I'm safe, and I'm cautious as to who I'm with, and I'm damn selective If you have a problem with that, finewrite about it But don't paint a picture of me that's inaccurate"

He finishes and stares atI'm stunned by his speech I don't know if it's his words, or his tone of voice, or hell,that wo co toto me that he's not

I'ed hi clear to ave hi It's also clear to me that the woman I saw him with probably had the time of her life and there's a small part ofend of Linc Caldwell's hands

It's now my turn for a bit of honestyand humility

"I'ht, you had askedyou down, I was under the mistaken impression that you were sexually involved with two other woht It made me think the worst of you"

Linc doesn't say anything at first, whisking the eggs with a fork When he finishes, he sets the fork aside and looks at me "Just so you know, had you accepted my dinner invitation, I would not have hooked up with that wo we'll never knoe?"

My jaw drops just a little He sounds so genuine and co on the heels of his honest confession just a few o, I want to believe him However,screwed over byat me to be wary of his words

I'ht now

After we finish breakfast, Ever insists on cleaning the kitchen and that's fine by me It's the same deal I had with Nix when he lived with o over my workout schedule with her

"I try to run five o first thing in the ets dark Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I work out at the gym, and I'm usually there two to three hours On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I'll do so, just to get some activity but not necessarily for a hard workout"

Ever turns tothe o out, which apparently seeood chunk of your day?"