“We’re glad you could come over, Connor, but I’ll admit I’m surprised,” Cici said.
“Why?”
“It seems like you always have a date when you’re not working.”
He drank some beer before answering. “About that…I’m kind of taking a break.”
“You’re taking a break from dating?”
“Yeah.”
“Why?” She looked completely baffled.
“I can answer that,” his brother said. “Connor’s in love.”
Cici’s mouth opened and didn’t close.
Yep, pain in the ass. “Shut up, Logan.”
“It’s true, isn’t it?”
“I’m not in love.” Not yet but he could be. “I’m just taking a break.”
“Who’s the woman?” Cici asked. “Oh, wait. Of course. It’s Sierra.”
Logan added his two cents. “His boss. Sierra Evans. The new flight nurse. But I think his rep is a problem. I haven’t noticed you managing to date her.”
“I haven’t tried. Yet.” Except for when she first arrived in Marietta. But Logan didn’t need to know that.
“Worried about your rep?”
“What about my rep? It’s no different than any other bachelor’s rep.”
Logan laughed. Cici turned away but he knew she was smiling.
“Oh, like you weren’t known for being a player before you met Cici.”
Logan shrugged. “Not as big of one as you. You have no equal. Not around here, anyway.”
“Bullshit.” But what if Sierra had heard that and thought it was true? Yes, she knew he hadn’t been serious about anyone but…hell, no wonder she wanted him to prove he could swear off women for a month.
“Don’t fight,” Cici said. “Logan, he’s serious.” Turning to Connor she asked, “What can we do, Connor?”
“I want to date Sierra but I’m having a hard time getting her to agree. Partly because she worked with her ex-husband so she doesn’t want to get involved with someone she works with.”
“So there’s more than one reason?”
“Yeah.” He shot Logan an annoyed glance. “She knows I’ve dated a lot of women around here.”
“Dated meaning slept with?” Cici asked. “What? Isn’t that what you mean?” she asked when Connor choked.
Logan laughed. “Like I said, his rep is a problem.”
Connor thought about punching his brother right in his smug mouth, but he knew Cici would get pissed. “We made a deal. She’ll give me a chance to date her if I’ll, uh, swear off women for another month. Well, a bit less than three weeks now.”
Cici looked puzzled. “If that’s a problem for you then—”
“It’s not a problem!” God, this was irritating. “But I’m having a hard time explaining why I’m not interested to other women when I can’t tell them about Sierra. And I can’t tell them about Sierra because there’s nothing to tell. Yet. Besides, she only said she’d give me a chance.”
