“I’ll leave it at this. Just flirting. I’ll try not to be inappropriate with you.” He sighed. “Just friendly flirting, like we used to . . .” “Kellan, I don’t think we should even . . . not since that night. Not since we’ve . . .” He smiled, perhaps as the memory flooded through him, like it had just flooded through me, and stroked my cheek. “I need to be close to you, Kiera. This is the best compromise I can offer you.” He suddenly smiled wickedly and my heart rate spiked again at his raw sex appeal. “Or I could just take you right here on the couch.” I stiffened on his lap and he sighed.
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