Jake rolled off Shannon, sweating, breathing deeply and hating himself for what he was doing. He knew that despite his steadfast proclamations that he was not going to have a relationship with Shannon, she did not believe him. In fact, he strongly suspected that she fancied herself to be in love with him. He glanced cursorily at the clock. It was a few minutes past seven in the evening and she had been here for two hours plus, arriving about ten minutes after he got back from work. Shannon made some murmuring noises and moved closer to snuggle close to him, but he got off the bed immediately and headed for the shower, hoping that by the time he came out, she would have worn her clothes and left, or be in the process of leaving. However, no sooner had he started showering, than the shower c
