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had no emotional stakes in their anomalous relationship. Reid had given her a special part of himself
by creating this amazing work of art for her of her and she d just slapped him in the face by
bringing Stephen into their night by mentioning his name.
She saw the tempest of his anger roll across his eyes, the muscles in his jaw flexing several times
as though trying to prevent himself from unleashing his thoughts that were no doubt things that would
make her cringe, and yet nothing she wouldn t deserve.
 Reid, I m so sorry, I 
He didn t wait for the rest, but spun on his heel and slammed through the door into the storm
outside. She chased after him, stopping just outside the studio to see him eating up the pavement
toward the street, his suit shirt already half-soaked.
 Reid, wait, come back!
He came to an abrupt halt, but didn t turn around. With hands fisted at his sides and his wide
shoulders heaving, he looked feral and dangerous, and God help her, sexy. Shivers ran down her
spine and goose bumps raised over the flesh of her arms, but it wasn t from the cool rain pelting her
skin and drenching her hair. Even seething angry the man affected her on the basest of levels, and it
both thrilled and frustrated her.
When he turned and stalked toward her with a menacing gleam in his eye, Lucie wondered if she
shouldn t have let him walk it off and apologize later as he backed her up to the brick wall. She knew
she should apologize again, should say something, anything, but words failed her as she stared up at a
side of Reid she d never seen. His demeanor was positively animalistic, and it sure as hell wasn t of
the cute and cuddly kind.
 What is it about that asshole that has you so twisted up? he shouted.  I m serious, please tell me,
because lately I ve been trying to figure it out and I fucking can t!
Twisted up? If she was twisted up over anyone, it was Reid. This was supposed to be a casual
arrangement, nothing more than lessons on how to be the kind of woman who attracted a certain
orthopedic surgeon so they could live happily ever after in her companionable relationship based on
mutual interests and professional respect.
As it was now, she wasn t sure what she wanted anymore. Actually that was a lie. Her brain told
her she wanted Stephen. But her body and Lucie feared even her heart was screaming for Reid.
She shook her head, sections of her hair slapping against her cheeks. Hot tears spilled over and she
prayed they blended in with the raindrops so she didn t look as pathetic as she felt.  I don t know
what you want me to say.
The peak of his faux-hawk arrowed slightly over his forehead, heavy with the water streaming from
its tip. His shirt, a pale gray with silver pin stripes he d left open at the collar and cuffs rolled up
over his muscled forearms, was now soaked through and plastered to his body.
He braced his hands on the wall by her head and leaned into her personal space a little more. He
imprisoned her gaze with a stare so intense she was helpless to look away, and when he spoke, his
words were razor-sharp.  Are you thinking of him when I m inside you, Luce? Do you wish it was his
cock buried inside of you instead of mine?
She d hurt him. More specifically, the softer side of him. The side that made him a thoughtful friend
and considerate lover. The side that touched her body as though his fingers worshipped every curve,
then transferred that reverence to canvas.
So now his fighter half was taking over, fortifying his defenses with harsh and crass questions in an
effort to disguise his wounds. But though it might be the fighter s words pouring from his mouth, it
was the artist s feelings behind them. For the first time, she truly understood the duality of his nature.
Lucie shoved all thoughts of what she needed aside and focused on what it was he needed.
Confidence settled over her as she framed his face with her hands, the short stubble of his beard
tickling her palms.
 Never. Surprise flickered in his eyes before his mask slipped back into place.  The moment you
touch me, I lose myself to you, Reid. Stretching up on her toes she placed a kiss on lips.  Every.
Single. Time.
Thunder boomed overhead as a strobe of lightning cast his animalistic features in a pattern of
shadows and highlights revealing his intent. She only had a moment to prepare and then his mouth
descended quicker than a viper strike and just as deadly.
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