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the shower spray, letting the scalding water soothe the tension in her body. She could almost feel the endorphins in her bloodstream popping like tiny champagne bubbles. Too bad she couldn’t open the top of her skull and let it wash away her rampant thoughts.
    Sean was attracted to her. Not the illusion he’d met earlier, but her …the real woman beneath all the sexy window dressing. He still hadn’t seen her at her worst, hair shoved back in a messy ponytail, no makeup, dark circles under her eyes, baggy scrubs splattered in blood and body fluids. He hadn’t seen her exhausted, irritable, and drained after a horrible shift. Men liked to talk a big game until reality smacked them in the face. She’d learned that lesson the hard way. Chances were good Sean would run too when things turned sour.
    Despite the obstacles, there was no denying her attraction to him, and not just on a physical level. There were a lot of other things to like about Sean—his character, his kindness, his determination. But yes, she wanted him in her bed. More so than any man she’d ever met, let alone dated. When she’d stripped off her damp thong, and the cool air caressed her bare sex, she’d almost come from that minor contact alone. How sad and desperate was that?
    The water pressure dipped, and the temperature dropped several degrees, telling her Sean was in her other shower. Soaping up that amazing body of his, hands sliding over slick skin, water sluicing down his muscled back, through the crack of his firm ass… Her pussy throbbed, and her nipples tightened at the hot mental image. Erin braced her hands on the tiled wall of the shower and glanced down at her breasts, almost afraid to touch them for fear she’d go off like a bottle rocket, complete with the scream.
    She finished bathing so as not to hog all the hot water, then climbed from the shower and toweled off. Once she’d combed the tangles from her hair, brushed her teeth, and covered the cut on her knee with antibiotic ointment and a fresh bandage, she dressed for bed in a pair of pink boxers and a white tank top.
    After swiping up her phone from the dresser, she crawled to the center of her bed, then lay back, watching the blades of the ceiling fan make lazy circles. She heard the sound of Sean moving around in the other room and remembered she hadn’t offered him a pillow, a blanket, or even a glass of water.
    “Some fine hostess you are,” she grumbled to herself. He was, after all, there for a valid reason.
    She’d pushed the possibility of someone breaking into her apartment aside while she’d been ruminating over her attraction to Sean, but the unsettling thought made her shiver with fear. How many times had she come home in the middle of the night, exhausted and hungry, without giving her safety a second thought? More than she wanted to acknowledge. Like most people, she’d grown complacent about making sure her windows and doors were locked up tight while she was asleep or out. Tonight was a stark reminder that she needed to be more careful. And how much it sucked to live alone sometimes. A roommate was out of the question, though. Aside from her unconventional work hours, Erin was too picky and prickly when it came to sharing her space.
    Still, Sean was here out of a concern for her safety. The least she could do was see that he was comfortable on her couch.
    Before she rose, she dialed Memorial Hospital to get a report on Henry. After being patched through to the ER and identifying herself, she was told he was stabilized. At this point, it was the best that could be hoped for. Erin left her number with the charge nurse to be notified if there were any complications overnight.
    She dropped her phone onto the nightstand and wrapped a thin cotton robe around her body before she opened her bedroom door. After pulling a blanket and a spare pillow from the hall closet, she went to find Sean.
    As Erin reached the edge of her living room, she halted her steps. Sean