She swallowed. "I…didn't expect the client to be you. If you recall, we never exchanged introductions that night we spent together, so when Grey gave me the assignment the name meant nothing."
"And I didn't expect my hot-shot chopper pilot and team leader to be the woman who burned up the sheets with me a year ago."
"I-I didn't think we'd ever see each other again," she stammered.
"Neither did I. Especially since you ditched me before I even opened my eyes the next morning."
She lowered her gaze for a moment. "I was frightened by the intensity of what we had. I still am, to tell the truth. And I was at a major crossroads in my life. Not more than a couple of weeks out of the service. Starting a new job. I didn't want anything to distract me."
He nipped her chin. "Is that what I was? A
