Blanchette’s hands land on his firm chest and she looks up at him, eyes filled with desire, but he does not notice her as he is looking at Hayley’s Spirit wolf. Blanchette stands on her toes so that her mouth can reach his and lands a kiss on his mouth. “What are you doing?” Jerimiah pushes her to arm’s length. “Trying to forget Victor,” Blanchette says, feeling embarrassed. “Why?” Jerimiah searches her eyes. “He is never coming back and even if he does, I can not touch him,” Blanchette says with tears flowing down her face. Jerimiah realizes that perhaps Blanchette needs him more than he needs her right now and wipes the tears from her face. Jerimiah does desire Blanchette, but he does not want to replace the last s****l interaction that he had with Hayley, so he puts some distance

