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“You’re going to save a lot of lives, aren’t you?”

He tossescheckups That’s the brunt of the work It’s not as exciting as working in an ER, but it pays the bills”

“It’s exciting tomy arms around my neck

He gazes down at me “Promise me you’ll keep yourself fed”

“I promise,” I whisper

“You’ll sleep a solid eight hours a night,” he demands

“Seven and a half,” I counter “Maybe I can sleep here one or two of those nights?”

His arms drop fro you up”

The excuse doesn’t sit with me, but I brush off my reservations

He’s only looking out for me

“I need to get to the clinic” He presses a kiss toto coain, FU”

“One with a picture attached, maybe?”

Both of his eyebrows perk “You’re going to distract me with a nude selfie, aren’t you?”

“Who knows?” I sigh “You’ll just have to wait to see”

He slaps my ass before he ushers me toward his apartment door “You’ve made me hard, Faith Now I have to ride the subway like this”

I look down at the noticeable bulge in the front of his black pants “Oops”

We part just outside his door

“I’ll miss you,” I say softly

He reaches for ift to me”

They were a gift totoward the open elevator doors without a single glance back in my direction

Chapter Forty-Four

Matthew

I dart toward a lecture hall on the ca at my phone every step of the way

I’ve been playing telephone tag with Faith for two days

When she’s been in class, I’ve had a ery or an appointment, she’s tried to reach out

I’ve longed for the nude selfie she teased h I don’t kno the hell I’d stay focused on work if I had that to stare at all day

I round the corner and spot Erin standing alone gazing out of theof the lecture hall

Goddammit, I must have missed my chance Class is already over

I look down at the six yellow roses in my hand