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"If you don’t mind, I’ll just make a pallet on the floor The couch doesn’t look that co You’re welcoiven our history, that is a particularly bad idea," I said, quoting hio to St Thomas?" he asked

"It will be your turn to take the floor" I tried to keep the hurt out of my voice

Thomas left htly rolled sleeping bag

I eyed his haul "Do you keep that in case of sleepovers?"

"Ca water beca "

"Thank you," I said, passing him "I’m sorry oke you"

"I wasn’t asleep I have to ad rooize"

Thomas dismissively waved his hand and then walked over to turn out the light "Stop apologizing for him I was out the door before I had time to think"

"Thank you" I put my hand on the doorjamb "Get some sleep I don’t want you to be "

"There is only one reason I wouldn’t be able to concentrate during oing to be spending the better part of the weekend together, and I have to talkhe won’t want to do Sunday is iest distraction in my life at the hts were di a distraction anyabout you"

"I understand nohy you said being friends would be a bad idea"

Thoo, Liis The situation has changed"

"Not really"

"We’re more than friends now, and you know it"

I looked over at the picture of Thomas and Camille and pointed to it "She is what scares o away"

Thomas walked over to the picture and set it down on its face "It’s just a picture"

The words I wanted to say caught in my throat

He took a step towarda hand out "We have a job to do Let’s focus on that"

He couldn’t hide his disappointht"

Chapter Fourteen

THOMAS TOSSED A THICK STACK OF PAPERS ontounder his skin He paced back and forth, breathing through his nose

"What is this?"

"Read it," he growled

Just as I opened the file folder, Val rushed in, stopping abruptly between the door and Thomas "I just heard the news"

I frowned and skimmed over the words "The Office of the Inspector General?" I said, looking up