CHAPTER FOURMatt
Matt needed to forget their kiss. Not because he hadn’t enjoyed it—nothing could be further from the truth. But because he’d known, as soon as his lips left hers, that it was a mistake. The shocked and worried look he’d seen on Maddy’s face had told him that much. He was a fool, letting his attraction get the better of him. What had he expected? That such a gorgeous, vibrant young woman would just throw herself at him, as damaged and worn as he was?
Thankfully, she hadn’t seemed as affected by it as he was, and the next time he saw her, she’d acted like it had never happened. That bruised his ego, but it was the smart thing to do. They were friends, and he shouldn’t have overstepped. So Matt went along with that, and pushed it out of his mind—or tried to—as he started to
