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brief affair with no attachments.
     She rarely dated, and when she did, no one made her feel the way Adam had. Megan was
     ravaged by desire and a longing so deep it felt like her heart was bleeding. She’d
     thought she had healed. Gotten over him. She wanted to say no just to protect herself
     from more pain.
    But she needed to do this, needed to see him, talk to him, find out if he had any
     room in his heart for a son. And she had to do it fast, before he heard about Cole
     in town.
    This was the best way. At least this time, she would know it was temporary. But she
     had conditions. She wasn’t going to go on real dates and run into people who would
     tell him she had a child.
    She forced her gaze to his face. “Okay. Let’s spend some time together while we can.”
    …
    Adam had been so desperate for her to agree that he’d been holding his breath. It
     was a relief to know she was nervous too. He could feel the tension in her arm where
     he held it above her elbow. “Excellent. Dinner tonight?”
    She shook her head. “We’re not doing that. No dates, no going out.”
    He narrowed his eyes. “Why not? Is it that guy Cole? Trying to keep this secret to
     prevent him from finding out?”
    “No.”
    Relief eased through his tight muscles. Megan wasn’t a liar. That was one of the things
     he’d always liked about her. If she said it wasn’t another guy, then the field was
     clear for them to see each other for a few weeks.
    She took a breath. “But this isn’t a relationship. I’m not going down that road again.
     We’ll keep it private.”
    He didn’t like the way that sounded, almost as if she were ashamed. “We’re old friends
     catching up. What’s wrong with that? I’d like to take you to dinner.” He wanted this
     time to be different from the last time he was here.
    She stepped back, putting distance between them. “No dinners out. I can’t tonight,
     anyway.”
    He opened his mouth, but she cut him off.
    “I’ll pick up dinner and bring it to your parents’ house tomorrow night around eight
     or eight-thirty.”
    He’d had enough. Adam hadn’t stayed alive, kept most of his team alive, by being dense.
     Megan was hiding something. If not a man, then what? He closed the distance between
     them. “What’s really going on, Meg?”
    She backed up until she bumped the exam table. “I told you, I’m not doing the dating
     thing. You’re leaving in a few weeks. I don’t want to make this public.”
    Adam placed both his hands on the cold metal table, caging her in. “And I’ve been
     honest about that. So what are you hiding?”
    She dropped her gaze to his chest. “Nothing.”
    Definitely lying, and in his experience that was unusual for Meg. It made his guts
     churn to realize that she didn’t think she could tell him…whatever it was. Why didn’t
     she want to be seen with him? She’d looked him in the eyes when she’d denied being
     involved with another man, so he believed her about that.
    Then what?
    She stiffened her spine. “Stop analyzing me. You said you wanted to see me, then you’ll
     see me on my terms.”
    She was right. It was time to retreat. He’d find out tomorrow night what the problem
     was. Taking his hands from the table, he skimmed his palms up her arms. “You win,
     except I’ll get dinner for us. We’ll eat, have some wine, and talk.”
    “Fine,” she said softly.
    “And if you are willing, touch,” he added, skating his fingers over her shoulders
     to the bare skin of her throat. He wanted her, ached for her. Something was wrong,
     and he was going to get it out of her. Hell, she’d been there for him three years
     ago. If something was wrong in her life now, he could help her. But first he needed
     to win back her trust. A strategy was forming in his mind. Running his thumbs along
     her jaw, he said, “No sex.”
    “What?” She frowned at him. “I mean I never said… I thought you wanted….”
    “I know, I’m just getting it off the