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hadn’t mentioned
sleeping and his bed. Because his mind went straight there, wanting her in his
bed. And not sleeping. Preferably with those sexy boots on. “I understand,” he
said mildly. “I wasn’t trying to pressure you. Just asking.”
    She licked her bottom lip and dropped her gaze, which was so
profoundly sexy, blood rushed to his groin. “I’m sorry,” she said. “I don’t
mean to be bitchy.”
    He laughed. “You’re not a bitch, gorgeous. But you’re
obviously stressed. What can I do?”
    She lifted those pretty blue eyes and his entire body went
hot and tight. “Nothing, of course,” she said. “I apologize. I’m supposed to be
making things easy for you, not complaining to you. What do you think about
lofts?”
    He blinked. “Lofts?” What the hell?
    “There aren’t a lot of upscale homes for rent in
Minneapolis,” she said. “I thought you might be interested in some of the loft
condos. There are some really nice ones and some aren’t that far from here.
You’d be close to work.”
    “Huh. Yeah. I guess.” It wasn’t oceanside, but whatever. He
had to let go of that.
    “Okay. I’ll do some more checking and set up times to go see
them. I know your schedule.”
    “Okay.” He didn’t move off her desk.
    She gave him a look with raised eyebrows. “Is there
something else?”
    Reluctantly he stood. “No.” He glanced at the paper in his
hand, then lifted it. “I guess I’ll see you tomorrow.”
    She gave a cool, professional smile. “Yes, I’ll be there.”
    “Great.”
    Okay. Much as he wasn’t used to having to convince a woman
to date him, he knew when to back off. He headed out. He’d go buy himself a new
car. Something nice. Maybe an SUV for dealing with Minneapolis winters,
something he was well familiar with, having grown up not far away in Winnipeg.
    Which reminded him that he should call his parents again and
update them on how things were going.
    He used the GPS map on his cell phone to locate a Jeep
dealership and studied the directions, then called his Mom.
    “Do you want me to fly down to California?” she asked, his
Bluetooth in place as he drove. “I can pack up the things in your house and
have them shipped. Get the place ready to sell.”
    “You don’t have to do that,” he said.
    “Who else is going to do it?” she asked. “You don’t have a
wife to look after you.”
    He frowned. A wife to look after him? Jesus. He sighed. “No,
I don’t. But that’s a lot of work for you, Mom.” And dammit, did he want his
mother packing up all his stuff? Christ, he just hoped she’d think the steel
suspension bar was for working out. At least he’d brought the cuffs with him.
    “I can handle it. I don’t mind a little trip somewhere warm.
But I want to go now, because Jase’s baby is due in a few weeks and I’ll want
to go to Chicago when the baby’s born to see him or her and help.”
    Logan frowned. “Really?”
    “Of course. It’ll be our first grandchild. The MacIntoshes
have two already, and if things keep going the way they have been with Tag and
Kyla, they’ll have more.”
    “What!”
    “Kyla’s not pregnant,” Mom hastened to assure him. “But
they’ve been spending a lot of time together. He might as well move in with
her, with how much time he spends there.”
    “I thought he was going to buy a house.”
    “Well, he looked around a bit, but he didn’t want to rush
into things, and then he started spending so much time with Kyla…I think he’s
given up on that idea. For now.”
    “Huh.”
    “It’s so nice,” Mom said, her voice warm. “I don’t know if
I’ve ever seen him this happy. And it’s Kyla!”
    Logan rolled his eyes. Okay, Kyla was already like part of
the family, having grown up with them as one of the kids of his parents’ best
friends, but geez, you’d think his mom had always wanted a daughter or
something.
    “It’s just so exciting and romantic,” she added. “And Remi
and Jase too…” She sighed