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“You planning to stay here tonight?”

Without turning to face hi to the computer lab to work on the Harris case Plus, I want to be close if there are any changes on the Givens baby”

“Call if you need me”

A h herto do with her cases Heat flooded her and she was glad he couldn’t see her face But he must have sensed as on her mind, because when he spoke his voice was low

“It’s moments like these where I have to remind myself that I proht then I almost turned you to face me, Natalie”

Her breath caught and she squeezed her eyes shut as if that would so her

“For the record, I don’t find not touching you easy”

Neither did she, which hy it was so important they keep a distance

His words froreat enough to stop her fro him?

She did want hiht behind her, alone in this private section of the hospital office complex All she had to do was turn, reach out and touch him, andand then what?

Her heart pounded in her chest Her hand fell from the code pad and she turned, met his pale eyes

He stared at her, seeing what she wasn’t sure because she couldn’t label the confusion swirling within her She wanted him to disappear, to have neverhis eries

But even e and take what he wanted—what she wanted

So asn’t she reaching out to touch him?

Because if she touched hi he said was true, that nore as between the she didn’t want hihe was a part of her daily life, and that scared her