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“I know you don’t. But you’re injured and someone needs to cover your back.”

“And that someone is you,” he said, and the tone of his voice let her know what he thought of that idea.

“I’m better than nothing,” she said, and then added, “Don’t say I’m not. You know it’s true. If these men are as horrible as you say they are, two people are better than one.”

“Not when one of them is a pretty woman,” he said, “which is why I’m asking you for the last time to turn the truck around and drive to the airport.”

She spared him another glance “I’m relieved to hear you say this is the last time you’re asking. It’s getting monotonous. Listen, Adam, I promise I’ll go meekly away after this little visit. You’ll never have to even think of me again.”

He opened his mouth to speak and closed it again without uttering a word. What was the point? He knew he’d never stop thinking about her.