i

d happened after I had gone home last night. Skyler was being shameless with her interjections, as always. And I sat back and listened as I had a

ople now. And yet, we wer

id when our cocktail glasses

, and he stood up. He accompanied Skylar to

en said and smiled at me. His smile w

missed you." I would have said that I'd missed

with a chuckle. "I he

what I've alway

. "Besides, I bet you look pretty

ne was so blunt. He looked at me, co

and it was Ben's turn to be surprised. I hadn't been

ll have to make

just have to a

"You've gro

said and smiled. "

nning to

anced to the bar where Jerrod and Sk

ou doing no

nd Rescue Station Nine,

didn't know you still wa

ou, there's no going back, you

elped people when they needed saving. It was hard work, long hours, and sometimes, we couldn't save the day. Bu

ut I suppressed it almost immediately. Just because we thought alike didn

ve your own apartme

bout me a lot,

basics. I left all the good

I asked wit

o business knowing about,"

like an idiot. Ben chuckled, and when I looked up, those midnight blue eyes re

n fine when he hadn't noticed me at all. Now, it was a different

e. I thought about what Skylar had said about it be

s of dirty things about him, which was a bad idea. He was still J

a moron the moment the words left my mouth. Why would he want to talk about

or thinking along

who?" he

nse had been an answer. He grinned at me, and the

ndled their breakup. I'd only heard from Jerrod that she'd cheated on him and he'd du

t her when I have someone as s

d again.

unding like the schoolgirl with a

impossible: how beautiful you've b

rse," I said, feeling lik

ute when

d?" When I said it, I felt like a complete idiot. "I bet you didn't

en my eyes, he nudged my knee with his under the table. "Ser

ut of every awkward situation I got myself into. But he was different, too. Grown up, mature

hought I was going to struggle with a crus