Ryan left O’Leary’s and threw himself into work at Twilight. Over the past weeks, he’d spent a lot less time there in order to be at O’Leary’s, where Quinn could find him and he could spend time with her. With her declaration that they remain nothing more than friends, he had no reason to split his time as much as he had.
Friends. He’d always been an equal opportunity friend. Over the years he’d had many women as friends. The chemistry he shared with Quinn was something he’d never experienced with any other friend, though.
Frustration eked into every cell. He’d worked hard to help Quinn with her list. He figured that would be his way in. Maybe he’d done too good of a job.
He wanted her to be happy. She was happy with him and he knew that, but she continued to fight it.
He saw in her ey
