“You think I’m avoiding you?”
“Iknowyou’re avoiding me.”
He swallowed hard. “Okay. I’ll stop avoiding you.”
“Good.”
A lock of hair escaped from behind her ear and fluttered across her face. Before she could flick it away, Noah reached out and tucked it back.
Her skin tingled where he touched her.
That…that was her reaction to him. And that was what she was chasing…and he was running from.
“I’ll try to be home at a reasonable time tonight,” he said softly.
“G-good.” Oh, Jesus. One touch and she was stumbling over her words. “I guess I’ll see you later then.”
“I guess you will.”
One quick nod and she turned.
“Wait. I don’t want you walking alone.” He looked over her head. “Rhett, you’re finished now. I need you to walk Addie to her car.”
She just held in the cringe.
“Sure.”
She turned and gave Rhett a forced smile. “Thanks.”
As they headed down the path, she felt his eyes on her.
“What?” she asked, finally looking up.
Rhett’s grin was wide. “So…you and the boss, huh?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” She wasnotin the mood for this guy’s company.
“If I heard correctly, you’re sleeping in his bed?”
She rolled her eyes. “He’s letting me stay at his place while I go through something.”
“I’m sure you’re going throughsomething.”
She shot an annoyed glare his way. “What are you insinuating?”
“That I finally understand why you turned me down.”
She laughed, but it was less out of humor than absurdity. “First of all, you never asked me out. But if you had, I would have turned you down without needing any other reason than I don’t like you like that.”
The cockiness slipped, replaced with…annoyance? “What does that mean?”
“It means what I said.”
When they reached the parking lot, she stepped toward her car, but his fingers suddenly wrapped around her wrist and he pulled her back. “Are you saying you think you’re too good for me?”
While Noah’s touch had been gentle, Rhett’s was rough. “Let go of my arm, Rhett.Now.”
He didn’t. His fingers were like iron bands around her. “Answer my question first.”
