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dream vanishing upon awaking.
    There was more he wasn’t telling her. The slump in his shoulders, the way his eyes clouded over…he might be single, but there was a reason for it. He’d been burned-bad enough to have him rethinking relationships altogether. She could certainly relate. There was a reason she refused to let life pass her by, and that was because she’d done just that for far too long.
    She’d given her all to Oliver, only to find she was the only one trying, the only one giving her love fully. It’d left her hurt, heartbroken, depressed and cynical-until she woke up one morning and decided she’d wasted enough of her life in a bad relationship and pining over a man who wasn’t worthy of her. From that day forward, she decided she wouldn’t squander a single moment. She was happy to have fun until she found someone worthy of her love, but once she found that person, she needed to know they wouldn’t be loving her in half-measures. She deserved better than that.
    Good thing Conall was just a bit of fun. Not that he couldn’t easily be more if circumstances were different. But she’d be gone before long-and that was probably for the best since he clearly didn’t want anything more serious. In a few months, she’d be off to the job she had booked in London.
    She managed a smile, pushing her thoughts to the side. “Are ye still ready to pick up where we left off?”
    “Aye, lass. I am if you are.”
    She was-wasn’t she? A nagging feeling told her she might be playing a dangerous game. Conall was rugged, brilliant, and gilded as if touched by the gods. With his amber eyes and honey hair, she could easily fall for him-hard.
    “Yeah, I think I am. I won’t be too far behind ye with the bus. Just need to switch over to the generator and disconnect my power supply.” She stood and pushed aside her doubts. She needed fun and distraction in the form of sex. It was nothing more than that.
    “I can wait for ye.” He got to his feet but his brow furrowed as he pursed his lips. Brushing her cheek, his hand warm and just a little rough, his eyes locked on hers. “Listen, love, if ye’re not up for tonight, we can leave it for another time, aye? There’s no point in doing this if ye’re distracted with work. It can wait. I’m patient enough.”
    She reached up and linked her hand around his arm as he cupped the back of her neck. Her cursed thoughts were still nagging at her. Between worrying about the alarm and whether or not she was falling for Conall too hard and too fast, going home with him might not be the smartest move.
    “I’m sorry. My head’s just in a weird place. Doubt I’d be much fun.” When he brushed a thumb across her cheek, she leaned against his hand, her eyes closing for a moment.
    He frowned, his eyes searching her face. “Let me stay with ye. Here. Just as a friend-a coworker. Can’t say why, but ye have me worried, love.”
    She wanted to tell him to stay, especially when her mind had already drifted to thoughts of what it would be like to have him wrapped around her body, holding her tightly. But she knew it would do nothing but leave her wanting him even more-and not just for a bit of a fling. It may have started that way-hell, just a few hours ago, she’d have said that was all she wanted-but she had realized somewhere along the way that she was starting to fall for him, and it would be one hell of a slippery slope, her demise quick, especially when he’d made it clear he was interested in nothing serious.
    “I really appreciate it, Conall. I do. But…” Was she being stupid? Paranoid? It’d be so damn easy to just lean forward and kiss him. Long. Hard. And even easier to drag him to the back of the bus and the bed. Damn. She bit her lip to keep from kissing him.
    “But…ye’ll see me in the morning.” He leaned in and kissed the tip of her nose. “No worries, aye? Just keep my number handy. If the alarm trips again, I don’t want ye heading to check it out