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instead she went with the runner-up. “Taking a semester off from medical school.” Way to make yourself sound boring.
    “Really? So we’re smack-dab in the middle of your rebellious stage?” The amused twinkle in his green eyes drew a smile from her without effort.
    “I guess you could say that,” Allison said. “I’ve never been the rebellious type. But I presume you had a more reckless youth?”
    He laughed outright this time. “You say that like twenty-nine is old.”
    Rolling her glass between her fingers slowly, Ali said, “You know what I meant.”
    He grinned but refrained from laughing again. “I don’t know that I’d say “reckless”, just … adventurous. I traveled a lot. Thus I had a few more experiences than most of the people my age.”
    Remembering that he’d mentioned having lived in a few different places before, Allison leaned forward and planted her elbows on the table. “Speaking of your travels, where’s been your favorite?”
    “That’s a good question,” Mick said as their waiter returned with a tray of food. He paused and Allison briefly turned her attention to the arrival of her seafood salad. She could smell the Caesar dressing and it made her mouth water. When the food was settled and their waiter gone Mick looked across the table at her. “Oregon is beautiful, if we’re talking scenery. Although so are the Appalachians.”
    Allison unwrapped her silverware. “So you’re an outdoorsman.”
    His vibrating chuckle carried across the table once more. “You could say that. What about you?”
    “Sadly, I don’t have a lot of outdoor experience. I’ve never even been camping.” It was on her bucket list, though. She had a healthy appreciation for new experiences.
    Mick frowned thoughtfully. “Maybe we’ll have to fix that sometime,” he said before he cut into his baked potato.
    Allison stabbed some lettuce and crab meat onto her fork. “We’ll see.” She made sure to smile before popping the bite into her mouth. She nearly moaned at the satisfying combination of crisp iceberg lettuce and rich, flavorful crab all coated in a tangy Caesar dressing. That was definitely what she’d wanted.
    “Although,” Mick said between bites, “right now this is my favorite place.”
    Pausing with her fork en route to her salad again, Ali looked up and laughed. “Charmer.”

Chapter Five
     
    The elevator was nearly at Allison’s floor and Mick hadn’t made up his mind yet. Or, rather, he was still trying to decide if it was too early in the game to make more of a move. They’d known each other barely twenty four hours, but they’d spent most of the day in each other’s company.
    “Here we are again,” Allison said as the elevator dinged. The doors slid open at the same time as Ali turned to face him. “I had fun today.”
    He grinned. “Me, too.” She was staring into his eyes and before he knew it one of his hands had lifted, fingers brushing her cheek until he was cradling her face in his palm. “Goodnight,” he murmured as he leaned in.
    He watched her eyes flutter closed and shut his own as their lips met.
    His hand slid back until his fingers were threading her hair and his tongue traced the line of her lips. She parted them for him and he swept inside, nearly groaning at the taste of her.
    Sharp throat clearing shattered the moment, snapping Mick back to reality and the fact that they were standing in the middle of a public elevator. His arm fell back to his side as he looked over to find an older woman with her hands on her hips. She glared at him for a long second before shaking her head and stepping in.
    “Four, please,” she said. Her words were polite but her tone was demanding.
    Ali pressed the appropriate button, and then quickly pressed the button to keep the doors open before she turned to smile sheepishly at him. “Ah, goodnight, Mick.”
    He shoved his hands in his pockets. “See you at breakfast.” He watched as she walked down the hall,