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wrong with that, but he preferred his women like her, a little more curve.  

    They had been teenagers thrust together and then apart by their parents bad decisions. Terrible ones, really. His dad and her mom had just fed into each others' crazy.  

    They had shared the same roof only briefly, but Eva had always been good to him. He smiled as he remembered when she was going through her baking phase.  

    Cake after cake had come out of the kitchen, and brownies and cookies. She had always asked him to sample whatever she had made. She had acted like she was his mom or wife or something and set out the goodies with milk and a napkin. For a growing boy who was always hungry because he played hockey every day, except when he was playing baseball or soccer, the endless treats from the kitchen were heaven.

    After their folks marriage had imploded, he had tried to keep track of her, at least at first. He had attended every one of the ice shows she had been in, watched her blossom and become beautiful. He had kept an eye on her, and had even shut down a couple of the guys when they had said some stuff he didn't like. He didn't want them breaking her heart just to get in her pants.   She was better than that, she deserved better.  

    Of course he'd had a few fantasies of his own about her, but he had kept his distance. The whole thing would have been too weird, and she deserved someone special. He was just an everyday jock, drinking and fighting, and riding a bus from city to city. She could do better.  

    And now? Now here she was. In his bed. Not that he could do anything, or even would if no one was around. They were from different worlds now, she was trying to live her vagabond dream life free and unchained from the world, and he had a team to answer to. But the thought of her, waiting in his bunk was completely distracting. He was getting hard just imagining what he'd like to do to her.

    "Justus! Justus! Man, we're talking to you! Hello!" Nate was snapping his fingers in front of Justus's face to get his attention. "Al pulled us over for a pit stop, wanna go in and get a drink?" He looked out the window and saw one lone neon sign in the window flashing, 'Ope.. '

    Perfect, a little hole in the wall place in the middle of nowhere, where no one would know him.  

    "Sure, sure I'll go in." One drink, just one, would help him forget, and relax, and somehow sleep with Eva barely a breath away from him. He held his finger to his lips to indicate they should be as quiet as possible, in case Eva was sleeping. He didn't intend to check.

    The boys from the bus pushed the door to the bar open and the familiar smell of damp wood and beer floated out. The digital jukebox was singing some sad country song and most surprisingly, the place was jammed. Must be this was the only place to drink out here in the middle of nowhere.

    Justus and some of the guys headed for a table while Nate and a few others went to the bar to rustle up some pitchers. No sense trying to drink anything but beer when it was this busy. The table was sticky and Justus leaned his back against the wall to avoid touching anything.  

    Across the room, a dark-eyed brunette with a beautiful smile caught his eye. Justus was startled and looked away. He hadn't had a steady girlfriend in, well, he didn't know how long, and it seemed like a hook-up was out of the question with his pretend fiancée along for the ride. He ducked his eyes, but it was too late.

    "Hey, you're a player aren't you?"

    "Hockey, you mean?"

    "I mean any kind of playing you might have in mind."

    "I was only thinking of playing some pool, to be honest."

    "Well, I'm a damn fine shot, how about it? I'm Lainey." She tossed over her shoulder.  

    "Justus," he replied as he followed her to the pool table.

    And just like that he was playing with fire all over again. He almost didn't care, the insurance company could pound it. He could handle himself.  

    Justus let Lainey break, and right away he