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Neither did she have sex with friends

Or even almost have sex with her friends

Really, she’d just like to knoas possible for a ue? Because his words had bit into her bitterly coldly Frigidly Friends

Fine, if that’s what he wanted, she’d be his friend

She told herself all these things and ht, when she was scheduled to ith him

Then she admitted the truth

She couldn’t be Dirk’s friend Not when she felt the way she did about hi battle scars from their friendship Scars that ran so deep she wouldn’t ever recover

No, she couldn’t be his friend, but soue, his nurse She had to ith him and be the professional she was Somehow

Almost, she called in sick, but her illness had passed, had just been froo to work and come face-to-face with a man who seemed determined to be friendly

Seriously, it was enough to send her stoain

CHAPTER SIX

DIRK hadn’t sleptthe Christ How could he when he couldn’t stop thinking about Abby?

She’d agreed to his friend proposal, but he’d seen the hurt in her eyes The confusion She didn’t understand

Why had he let things get so out of control the evening before? Not that Abby had given him much choice He’d looked into her eyes, heard the truth in her voice when she’d told hinored all the reasons why they shouldn’t

Just as he’d ignored the reasons why he shouldn’t have asked her to the Christin with Not that he’d meant to The invitation had just slipped out of his mouth and she’d looked so happy when she’d said yes, he hadn’t taken the words back