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Great.” She heard the shower switch on and again lost track of the conversation when she imagined the water pouring down Nick’s naked body. The flutter he inspired in the pit of her stomach returned, as did the pounding of her heart.
    “Kelsey? Okay, that’s it. I’m coming over. You don’t sound well.”
    “No! Don’t do that!” She paused to quiet her voice. “I’m fine.”
    “You are acting awfully strange, Kels.”
    “I’m fine, okay? In fact I have plans today, so I won’t be here if you come over. I’m leaving soon.” It wasn’t a total lie, she really didn’t know if they were going to be home or not. If they did decide to stay in, she certainly wasn’t planning on answering the door, and since they had left her car at the bar last night, her sister would never suspect she was hiding.
    Kelsey wasn’t accustomed to telling little white lies to her family, but she wasn’t interested in the inevitable lecture that would come once they learnt how she had met a strange guy in a bar less than twenty-four hours prior and not only had sex with him, but allowed him to spend the night in her apartment. With two cops in the family, she’d be read the riot act about safety and the dangers of going off with strangers as if she was a five-year-old, and she just wasn’t in the mood this time. Her gut had told her she was safe with Nick, and she’d been right.
    “Where are you going?” Krissy asked, suspiciously.
    “Krissy, look, I’m running late. I have to go. I’ll talk to you later, okay?”
    “Kelsey Catherine Braden, what has gotten into you?”
    “What? Krissy, when did you turn into Mom? I don’t have to report to you and, frankly, I’m a bit irritated by your third degree, okay?”
    “This isn’t like you, Kelsey.”
    “Well, maybe this is the new me. I have to go. I’ll call you tomorrow, okay?”
    “But, Kels…”
    “Goodbye, Krissy,” she said before pressing the end call button on her phone. She inhaled deeply and slowly released her breath, allowing the frustration to leave with it.
    “Trouble with your family, Bright Eyes?”
    She turned with a jump to see Nick standing in the doorway with a towel wrapped around his waist, his skin still glistening from the shower.” Oh, jeez. You scared me.”
    “I’m sorry. Is everything okay with your sister?”
    “Oh, yeah,” she said, unable to tear her eyes away from his incredible body. “It’s fine.”
    “What did she want?”
    Kelsey reviewed the brief conversation with a giggle. “You know what? I don’t know.”
    “You want to call her back?”
    “No,” she said as she approached him. She rubbed her hands along his wet chest and smiled when the faint smell of lilac drifted from his body. “I’m not interested in my sister right now.”
    “Oh yeah?” he whispered. “What are you interested in, baby?” He leant down for a kiss.
    “Food.”
    “Huh?”
    “I’m starving,” she said with a smile.
    He laughed and nodded his head. “Yeah, I could eat. So, tell you what. How about I run and get us something. I have to go out anyway.”
    “Where do you have to go?”
    “I just have to pick up some clean clothes. I don’t want to spend the day with you smelling like that smoky bar room.”
    “Well, I think I can help you with that.” She hurried to the closet. Tossing a few items aside, she pulled out a moving box and plopped it on the bed. He peered over her shoulder as she ripped the tape from the lid. “I think you can find something in here that should work.”
    He opened the flaps, revealing an assortment of men’s clothing. Looking at her with a raised eyebrow, he stammered before speaking. “Um, Kelsey, what are you doing with a box of men’s clothing?”
    She laughed. She had to admit, it was pretty strange for a single woman who lived alone to have a box full of men’s clothes. “They’re my brother’s. I told you he and his wife used to live here and they haven’t quite moved all their stuff