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She pauses and leans back against the granite counter “Are we going to talk about what happened earlier?”

She’s bold I like that

“If you want to”

“Was that a response to your reaction to the photos or me?”

“Quinn, we both knoas into you from day one”

“I know, but ent through ” She shakes her head “I don’t want to mistake a visceral reaction to a horrible situation”

“Are you going to tellto know ht?”

“I’ue me”

“Then we know it has nothing to do with the robbery”

“I don’t think we can separate ourselves from that”

“Is that such a bad thing?” Ian arm on either side of her curvy fraets how I feel right now I like that I also like you You’re funny, tough, kind, and sexy as hell, whether you’re wearing a dress or a pair of jeans and a T-shirt There’s a connection between us I want to explore I’et married or jump into the deep end of a relationship, but we should test out the waters Because I don’t want to live with the question of what if running through my head”

She bites her bottoroan

“Don’t do that”

“Do what?” she whispers

“Make me want to kiss you more than I already do”