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"Aren't you busy with vaccinations?"
I knew ranch work didn't stop on weekends.
"Clay can manage. He says hello and that his shoulder is doing great."
"You told him you saw me?"
I heard him drink his Scotch. "Yeah. He and the ranch hands were all on your side. He was happy that you allowed me to take you on a date. Apparently, I've been a miserable son of a bitch since you left."
He was talking about me to his friends. He was meeting mine. This was getting real, really fast.
"I can't see you this weekend," I blurted out.
There was a long silence. "Baby, don't do this." I heard a rustle on his side and his footsteps on hardwood. A door closed. I assumed, he was inside his house now.
"Do what?"
"Run from me."
"I'm not," I said defensively. "I'm busy. I have a child. I have a small business."
"You have to eat, so give me that time with you."
"You can't just keep flying to New York."
"Why not?"
"Because…you just can't." Couldn't he see how dangerous this was?
"I'll sit outside your condo and wait for you, and take whatever time you can give me."
I banged my head on the table twice.
"Isha? What the fuck is that sound?"
"That was me rapping my head on my dining table. Bugger it, Rowan, you can't just walk into my life like this. I don't want it."
"Keep your voice down; you'll wake up Flora," he chided.
"Rowan, I don't want this."
"Define this."
"A relationship with you," I replied quickly.
"Dinner isn't a relationship. A date on Sunday morning is just that…a date."
"You're being obtuse on purpose."
"I love you, Isha, so I'm gonna do whatever I need to do to be near you. If you feel strongly about not wanting this, when you see me this weekend, tell me to my face. You won't ever have to see me again."
"Fine. I'll tell you to your face," I muttered.
"I'll believe it when I see it."
"Bollocks!"
"Darlin', you're going to look at me, and you're going to get wet. You're gonna remember how good it felt when I was inside you."
