"Figure this out?" Now Haley felt stupid. What were they talking about? Them? Something else?
"I care about you a lot. Selfishly I'm hoping you'll overlook my stupidity and let me try again."
Oh, God.
Haley swallowed.
Her mind took the words, I care about you, and turned them into something more potent, more powerful, something that shook her to her core with possibility.
In reality, she still didn't know what he wanted from her.
She swallowed to get some moisture back into her mouth, then licked her lips. "What does that mean, exactly? I care about you? I don't think you understand what this job takes out of a person. To you, I'm doing a job. But my job becomes my life. And I care about the work I do. I care about you and Zasha and Ivana-"
She blinked a few times.
Konstantin wince
