as the doctor cle

ormed in like he was about to start a fi

er shoulder. "It's ok

band," but switched it

hing was stuck. He went straigh

ratch. No

eir personal drama. He patched up

ked him and

d to pay the bill and snatching the meds out of the pha

t bother say

atched it and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, steering her toward the parking lot, shoved open

r hard. The world outs

filled t

our way of getting at me?" he asked, turning t

re:

s frown-heavy, handsome

but his ridiculous commen

ying to guilt-trip hi

ego on

iderate," Claire said, holding ou

king that girl cry? You don't think you went too far? She's just a sp

g the way he described that girl, every

hear yourself when

d I don't care what's going on between you two. Just make sure she knows where her boundaries are. Don't let her pull he

roof she'd gathered right in his face. "Fine. Guess I was bei

.

lf, feeling the chill seep into her bones. When her nose br

eek, ash-gray men's blazer she wore-defin

ite his "sister" remark. "Brother's. His newly ac

s: "

acket off her and, without a word,

oor open, intending to retrieve it-it w

abbed her arm and pulled her back in,

her teeth, ref

ced her mouth open, dominant and u

avily, the heat of his breath brushing her skin. "Don't p

other replying. She

ong gone-no way

d to give it back

*

s, Claire came down w

congee, fed it to her, giving her this deluded

adn't broken. She lay th

z-

buzzed on th

as also turned to

ID read:

et, cozy n

cking in the quiet. It wasn't vibrating on th