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she teased.
    “I want to get used to this,” Bruce replied.
    “Me too,” Kate replied as she burrowed into the sheets
closer to Bruce.
    He laid back so she could rest her head on his chest. “Are you
saying that you are okay with dating a man that has a gazillion
dollars?”
    “Maybe not a gazillion, but I would be okay if he had a couple
million in the bank.”
    Bruce kissed her forehead. “Kate, I promise you this will not
be an obstacle for us.”
    “I know it won’t.”

Chapter 7
    After Bruce and Kate kissed their goodbyes, Kate closed the door
behind him. She could not believe she had practically spent the last
twenty four hours with the man.
    Thinking about last night suddenly made her feel nervous. Bruce was
everything she wanted, everything she needed in a man. But what she
was not sure of was whether or not she needed a man. If one had asked
her even a month ago if she would be considering seriously dating
someone, she would have laughed in their face.
    She was all about her career. There was so much she wanted out of
life and she was not sure that being involved with someone was where
she needed to focus her time. It was bad enough she had gone to work
the day before and was unable to concentrate on any of her tasks. She
was unable to even stay at work and left to not only have lunch with
Bruce, but spend the evening with him as well.
    It was as if they could not get enough of each other. They were
practically absorbing one another’s energy. It was not enough
to call or text, they had to be in each other’s presence and
that had already taken up one day of her life.
    A panic spread over Kate. What was she thinking? Meeting the man’s
parents? Going to a gala ball as his date? Spending the night at his
house and him spending the night at hers? She had barely known the
man a month. It was the true definition of a whirlwind and she was
now feeling like she was in the eye of the tornado, being swept up
into something that she could not necessarily get out of.
    She showered, all the while her mind turning the situation over and
over. The fact that he was a millionaire did not scare her. She was
not attracted to him for the money. Kate had never really been the
type to be enamored with material things. When he confessed, it had
not made her care for him any less. She did not feel one way or
another about his money. It did in fact make her wonder why he wanted
to be with her. She was effectively in transition in her life. Why
would a man that was established want to be with her so badly?
    They had so much in common, yet appeared to be such an odd couple.
Wanting to be with him was now a craving, an urge that made her body
call for him. It was like craving sugar. Once you ate the cookie, it
made you feel good, you got a rush, but you also came crashing down
afterward. The crash was what she was afraid of.
    Being with Bruce was exhilarating. He made her feel like a princess
and it was just exactly what she wanted a man to do for her. Taking
her on excursions and diner dates and even the appearance at the gala
was like a dream. Sending for her with limo rides and impromptu
dinner dates, it was all an attempt to show her that he cared and
wanted to spend time with her, but she was not sure that it was not
too much.
    As she got dressed, she saw her phone light blinking. It was a
message for her from Bruce telling her that he missed her and that he
wanted to see her again.
    She smiled at the thought, but suddenly felt suffocated. He wanted
too much too soon. She was not sure that she could give what he was
asking for. She simply sent him a smiling face and said that she was
looking forward to seeing him again as well.
    Kate tried her best to get Bruce out of her mind. She had to focus
because today was the day she had to meet with a potentially
lucrative client. She wanted to make sure she was on top of her game
and that she would give the best presentation possible. Thinking of
Bruce was taking over her mind. The