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Nico
I sat behind my desk to keep a barrier between us. I needed something to block me from her. To keep that distance. Her eyes said she’d lose it if I got close to her, but the pulse through my body said I needed to. I needed to show her exactly what she did to me.
I wouldn’t. I couldn’t. She was never going to find out how much I wanted her.
She walked into my office, leaving the door open. I wanted to tell her to close it, but it was her act of defiance. It was a moment for her. A minor victory. A challenge.
“Nurse Kempis, didn’t we talk last week about your personal behavior with patients?”
“Yes.” One word. I groaned internally.
“And didn’t I tell you to stop the highly personal nature of your conversations?”
“Yes.”
“Then what the hell did I just witness?”
She tilted her h
