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“Are you?” She rose and batted down her self-consciousness about her ski, the rapport between them wasn’t sexual Besides, Beck had seenher He was a doctor She didn’t have any parts different than his patients or the other fe around the club

He got a glea to cook? Bachelor food and hospital cafeteria garbage sucks”

She laughed “I’ll be happy to Givedivine”

It was the least she could do

After brushing her teeth and hair, Raine washed her face, then changed into a pair of yoga pants and a faded sweatshirt Slipping on a pair of socks, she padded into the kitchen Beck stood on the balcony, looking out toward the ocean

For years, he’d been a mystery, other than the pain he inflicted on subs at the club When they’d first met, she’d lumped him in with her father mentally a bit, and it hadn’t been fair The subs asked for his pain—begged for it But this personable, cole when he could tempt just about anyone? Raine didn’t understand Even now, his profile looked pensive…unhappy She hoped he found what he was looking for soon

In the kitchen, she made herself at horocery store because Raine found all sorts of goodies She seared hietables, and whipped up a heap of garlic-parnon blanc chilling in the fridge She brought two glasses and the bottle out to the balcony, along with a corkscrew She schlepped napkins, forks, and took two full plates next, then set them on the little table

The day was chilly, the wind blowing The al near the coast blanketed the air Raine hadn’t made any decisions about what to do or how to do it yet, but sohed the turmoil that had made her a hot mess yesterday

Beck took a bite of his scallops His eyes rolled into the back of his head, and he asms

Raine giggled “So you like it?”

“Oh, princess Forget Liam and Hammer Come live with me”

“I’ll take that as a yes” She rolled her eyes

“Are there seconds? And dessert?”

“No, and I’ll see what I can do”

Beck sighed in bliss Then they fell into a comfortable silence as he poured the wine and they ate

Thoughts turned over in her head And over and over She’d struggled for so long with Haht Liam’s every attempt to reach her But Beck asked such a simple question So what’s in your way? And when she’d admitted that she hadn’t seen her dad in over six years, he hadn’t said a single word about it But his expression had been clear She should