Here Comes Trouble. Donna Kauffman
grin was slow, and oh so lethal to whatever was left of her sanity. “I’m not trying to duck paying room and board by giving up my bed for yours,” he clarified.
“You already paid for your room and board.”
“For a few days, yes.”
“Are you planning on—”
“Extending my stay? Possibly.”
There was a part of her mind that was still standing a bit separate from what was actually happening, trying to process everything, make sense of it, help her make rational and wise decisions. But the larger part of her brain, and pretty much all of her body, were totally in the moment. And they wanted what they wanted, and damn the bigger picture.
“And what would you be basing this decision on?”
“A number of things.”
“Such as?”
“Such as I have some decisions to make, some pretty big ones. And I want the time and space to think things through, make sure the conclusions I draw are sound and suit me. And those I care about. This seems like a pretty good place to do that.”
It so wasn’t the answer she’d been expecting. She’d fully expected him to say whatever he had to say to get his immediate needs met. She was honest enough to admit that it would have worked with her. “You confuse me,” she said, quite bluntly, and perhaps not entirely wisely given where her immediate needs were concerned. But if he was being surprisingly frank and open, no reason not to follow suit. “You have since you got here yesterday.”
“How is that?”
“Oh, there’s a list.”
He cocked one eyebrow. “Really? I’m that much of an enigma? I think I’m pretty straightforward. God knows I have been with you. No hidden agendas.”
“Right. I don’t know you, at all really, but that much I’m getting.”
“What do you want to know?”
Everything, was the first thing that came to her mind.
Absolutely everything.
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