I waited for Cade to say something, but he just kept staring at me. The silence was suffocating, so I snapped, “What, you’ve got a rule against rookies?”
"Far from it,” he admitted. “The only reason I stopped is that you matter more than the moment. I need to know you’re certain before we take a step we can’t undo.”
Heat crawled up my neck. “If I wasn’t sure, you wouldn’t have gotten a kiss at all.”
“Who would’ve guessed?” he said, amusement flickering in his tone. “Sharp tongue, stubborn as hell and still…”
“Finish that sentence, Reeve, and you’ll regret it.”
He chuckled. “Don’t tell me, underneath all that sass, you were saving it up for the one who finally got past your walls.”
I shoved his shoulder and stepped back. “Your physical therapist’s due any minute. Try to act like a pat
