He blew out a harsh breath and stood from his desk just as the door to his office opened. Kalia stepped in, hair in a knot, prim and proper outfit skimming her curves like always. Making him want to see the beauty that lay beneath.She turned on shut the door, the lock clicking softly.“Jake ,” she said softly, her voice shaking.He thought of the first time she’d walked into his office for a job interview. Her manner had been confident, her voice steady. She looked far removed from that woman now. There was vulnerability, real emotion.“I didn’t expect you this early,” he said.“I couldn’t sleep.”“I couldn’t sleep, either.” Their eyes caught and held, and he knew they had both been sleepless for the same reason.“I thought … Jake , I have to tell you,” she said. “I thought that not needing anyone made me strong. I didn’t want to be like my mother and need things from other people all the time. So I avoided relationships. And then I met you, and I wanted you, I wanted you enough that
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