He set the tray on the desk.
"Everyone deserves a little kindness when they're having a bad day."
"It's more than bad," I heard myself say.
"I caught my boyfriend—ex-boyfriend—cheating on me tonight."His expression darkened.
"Seriously?"
"In the hotel bar. With a waitress." I laughed, but it came out bitter.
"Three years together. Three years, and he throws it away for someone in a short skirt."
"Then he's an idiot." The conviction in his voice made me look up. He was watching me with an intensity that made my breath hitch and my c**t throb.
"You don't even know me," I said quietly.
"I know you deserve better than that." He took a step closer, his broad frame filling the space.
"I know that any man who'd cheat on a woman like you isn't worth your tears… or the way that tight litt
