women.”
Tell me about it.She cringed inwardly, remembering his crude comments.
“And you refused the guy in 313C because he has a girlfriend.”
“How did you know that?”
He cleared his throat. “I, ah, might have overheard you.”
“What?”
“I was eavesdropping around the corner from your unit when he dropped by. You
think you have problems with the opposite sex?” He groaned and rubbed his eyes. “I suck
when it comes to women, and I don’t mean in a good way. I work hard, and I enjoy
working out. I know I have a good body, one that seems to attract the ladies. But when it
comes to talking, to forming relationships…” his voice stumbled over the R-word, “I
always seem to trip myself up, saying the wrong things, alienating my dates without
trying. Hailey, when I first saw you, something in me clicked. I didn’t want to screw
things up again, not with you.”
Her heart thundered, and she stared at him with an intensity that probably would
have shaken him had he been looking at her when he spoke. But the flush on his cheeks
and the way he avoided eye contact more than showed her how uncomfortable he found
the topic.
“I’m good at sex. I’m not bragging. I’m just being honest.” When she chuckled, he
quickly met her gaze. “Okay, so I’m bragging. Don’t I deserve it?”
“You don’t hear me complaining.”
“But after a while, sex isn’t the end-all it feels in the beginning. I wanted to get to
know you. So I asked about you. A few guys who live in the apartments here work with
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you. We went drinking, and after a few rounds, they loosened up about Ms. Unattainable.
Yes, you. Smart, funny, shy.” He nodded at her apparent disbelief. “They talk about you.
And it’s all good. I swear, if you’d give one of them the time of day, they’d snap you up
in a heartbeat,” he grumbled, clearly not thrilled with the prospect.
