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smiled, needing to keep the conversation light. Needing him to not grill her about what happened. “I’m not eight years old anymore, Reid. Pull a stunt like that I’ll slap you with a sexual harassment suit.”
    Gently grasping her chin he tipped her head back to meet his gaze, and with the single use of her name, “Lucie…” the floodgates cracked to let the first tears stream down.
    “God, this is so stupid. Really, it’s nothing,” she said, swiping at the tears angrily with her fingers.
    “When a man makes a woman cry, it’s not nothing.”
    “He didn’t mean to; he doesn’t even know he did. It’s just…” She took a deep breath and released a shaky exhale. “I’ve been in love with him for years and he’s never noticed me. Not like that anyway. Just before you showed up, he asked me for my best friend’s number. He wants to take her to the hospital charity ball.”
    “Will she go?”
    “No, Vanessa would never do that to me. It hurts to know he’d seen her one time and ever since then he’s wanted to ask her out. We’ve spent countless hours working together, but he just doesn’t see me.”
    “Then he’s obviously a blind asshole.”
    Lucie snorted and shook her head. “You don’t know Stephen. The man has more charm in his pinky than half of Reno. He’s an amazing orthopedic surgeon who always goes the extra mile for his patients. He’s smart, successful, and incredibly handsome. We’re so compatible. I know I could make him happy if he would just give me a chance.”
    “So if he’s too dense to make a move, why haven’t you?”
    Heat immediately flooded her cheeks, and she lowered her gaze to inspect her intertwined fingers in her lap. “I can’t. I wouldn’t know what to say. And even if I did, and he by some miracle said yes, I…”
    “You what?”
    “I wouldn’t know what to do,” she whispered.
    “Do?” He tried to think what she could mean, but came up empty. Unless…“Lucie, you’ve dated since your divorce, right?”
    “This is stupid, Reid, let me down.”
    He didn’t budge. “You’ve got to be kidding me. No boyfriends?”
    “I have to tell you, Andrews, your incredulity is not making me want to open up to you on this subject in the least, so just let me up and we’ll schedule you another appointment for next week.”
    “Okay, okay, I’m sorry,” he said, placing his hands on her upper arms. He winced as fire shot through his shoulder. It hadn’t been his intention to upset her more than she already was. He blinked back the pain. “Hold on, what do you mean ‘next week’? Aren’t we going to have daily sessions at the very least?”
    “For the most part, yes. Since it is Friday, we’ll start next week. Besides, you’re not my only patient. I have a full schedule.”
    Shit, now what? He needed a hell of a lot more attention than a couple of days a week.
    “Maybe you should hire a dedicated PT. You know, someone who can be with you 24/7 to work with you and keep you from overtraining. If you’re anything like I remember, you have no concept of holding back.”
    “That’s perfect. That’s exactly what I need. With that type of care I can be cage-ready by fight night.” He stepped back with a satisfied smile and crossed his arms over his chest. “I’ll send someone over later to pick up you and your things.”
    …
     
    She’d already hopped off the table and moved to the desk and now her head whipped around so fast he was worried she’d need her own therapy to repair the whiplash. “ What ?”
    “It only makes sense if you move in with me until I’m healed, Lu. Come on, it’s not like I didn’t practically live at your place when we were younger. Then we can work on my shoulder more often and you can make sure I don’t do anything stupid. And you know I’m guaranteed to do something stupid.”
    He watched as she crossed the small room to retrieve his shirt. “Even if the idea of moving in with you for two months didn’t bother