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“I don’t stay in places long.”

“Maybe it’s time you did.”

Josh touched Eve’s face again, this time letting his fingers linger and trace the line of her jaw. His body ached with longing. He wanted to dig deep under that calm serenity and ignite the fire he felt in her. But he couldn’t. “I’m a wanderer and you’re a nester, and I would bet everything I have that you’ve never had a one-night stand, or one-week stand, and that’s all I know. All I want. No complications.”

He was lying. He did want more, he just hadn’t known it until now.

But it wouldn’t work. He would leave one day, and it could break two hearts. Maybe three.

He stepped back.

She gave him a long, steady look, then nodded. She started to turn, then stopped. “About Nick?”

“You can bring him over tomorrow afternoon.” Bad decision, but the boy would be here with his mother. No temptation then. At least that was what he told himself.

“Thank you,” she said softly, and as he closed the door he wondered exactly what she was thanking him for.