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that,” he insisted. “I mean, I’m not some jerk who-”
    Allie silenced him with another kiss, allowing this one to
linger a little longer. “It’s all right,” she said, when she finally pulled
away. “You don’t have to explain anything to me.”
    With a nod of understanding, Reece fixed Allie with a
serious expression. “Last night was incredible,” he said.
    “For me, too,” she told him, smiling.
    “So, umm,” he hesitated. “Can we see each other again?” he
asked, placing his hand at the back of his head and tilting his chin, so he
could watch her reaction.
    Allie’s smile faltered. She was so very tempted to say,
‘yes’. She wanted to see Reece again, wanted to spend more nights, like the
last one, with him. She knew, in the seconds after she’d woken, that being with
him had been so very different from the others. Each time with the others, she’d
experienced a thrill, a temporary satisfaction that burned with as bright a
desire almost as soon as the moment passed. With Reece, however, some much
deeper need in her had been quenched. She couldn’t give that need a name, but
she knew it existed.
    “Allie,” Reece nudged, nervously waiting for her reply.
    “I…” she mumbled, shaking her head, as confused thoughts
warred. One part of her brain screaming at her to see more of him while she
still had the chance, while the other part reminded her not only of the
problems associated with seeing him frequently, but also that she hadn’t yet
fulfilled her goal. There were still three men she’d contacted and had arranged
dates to see, and there were a further four that she remembered and wanted to
track down. “It’s complicated, Reece,” she eventually huffed, rolling off him
and grasping the sheet around her naked torso.
    “It’s not,” Reece countered, sitting upright. “It doesn’t
have to be complicated at all. I want to spend more time with you.”
    “But my life is so hectic right now,” she told him,
shuffling out of the bed and taking the large sheet with her. Twisting, she
wrapped herself as though she were wearing a toga. “I told you last night, I
can’t think about a relationship right now.”
    “I’m not asking you to,” Reece insisted, still sitting on
the bed and making no effort to conceal his nakedness. “Allie, please,” he
said, lifting his palms. “I didn’t want to make you panic, I just wanted to see
you again.”
    “You said, it could never just be sex with you and me,” Allie
replied, wandering agitatedly to the foot of the bed.
    “It can’t,” he reiterated firmly. “Are you telling me that
last night was nothing but sex to you?” he countered, a dark cloud passing over
his brow.
    “No,” Allie responded. “Of course it wasn’t, but…”
    “Hey,” he soothed, shuffling off the bed and moving towards
her. “You said we didn’t have to label it, right?”
    Silently, Allie nodded her head.
    “So, let’s not label it,” he urged, moving close enough to
touch her, but keeping his hands to himself. “It’s not a relationship, but it’s
more than sex. We don’t need to know any more than that.”
    Allie considered that proposal. It didn’t solve all her
problems, but with him standing there completely naked, it was incredibly
tempting. “Can we think about it?” she asked quietly.
    “Okay,” he replied, with a nod. “On one condition,” he
added.
    “What’s that?” she asked.
    “That we go back to bed right now,” he smiled, cocking his
head at the mattress.
    Allie couldn’t prevent the smile that spread across her
face. “I don’t know,” she murmured, with mock suspicion.
    “If I haven’t left yet, it’s still the same date, right?” he
asked jovially, both arms reaching out to her and tugging her towards him.
    “That’s your logic, is it?” she giggled.
    “Yep,” he confirmed proudly. Keeping a firm hold on the
sheet, he spun her before pushing her back onto the bed. The sheet stayed with
him, unraveling