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Anticipation made her heart beat faster as he took a step closer, al distance His focus never left her ot to breathe, forgot to blink, forgot everything but Drew Every nerve in her body buzzed with expectation He was going to kiss her She wanted it God, did she want it Herout She'd regret whatever was co next after this was over, when her life was back to normal and she was back home in Denver This sort of craziness was just part of life in Catfish Creek His head dipped lower She tilted her face up

And then, nothing

Muttering so that sounded a lot like "fuck me" under his breath, he stepped back and rubbed the back of his neck with his hand

Her breath ca with confusion, frustration, and annoyance He wanted her It was obvious The other night had proved that beyond a reasonable doubt Yet, last night he sent her to bed alone without a second glance and now he denied their attraction again

"Why are you doing this?" she asked, unable to keep the rawness fro me?”

He turned away from her and looked out theabove his sink, his profile as hard as the countertop he hite knuckling "Because I catch bad guys, that's what I do"

It's not what she'd been asking and they both knew it "And that's it?"

She hated how fucking hopeful she sounded, like she'd coirl froirl persona

His jaw muscles flexed, but he didn't turn toward her "There can't be anything else"

And she was still enough of the girl she'd been to wish like hell there could be So before she could say anything that would even remotely hint at that, she turned and irl sway of her hips would be reflected in theso Drew couldn't ain

Drew

Dealing with the FBI was close to the top of Drew's do-not-want list, but there wasn't a way around it Agents Curtis and Ritter were in his office wearingdark suits and blank expressions That didn't bode well for as about to happen next considering he and Leah had just finished tag tea the explanation of their plan

After a solid ten seconds of silence, Leah looked at hients "And that's the plan, so speak now or forever hold your peace"

"No," Ritter said

Yep That was about the reaction Drew had been expecting For the Feds, there was no good idea unless it was their idea