Case arrived at Andrea’s apartment and knocked on the door. She’d sounded upset when she called. He hoped everything went all right on the talk show she’d gone on earlier that day, but the way her voice was shaking while they spoke briefly on the phone, he had a feeling it hadn’t.
She opened the door looking as lovely as other, though her face was pale. She was wearing white linen pants and a T-shirt. Even in that, she was so beautiful, he just wanted to take her in his arms and kiss away all of her trouble. But she’d made it clear she wanted to take things slow, and after the mess he’d gotten himself into with Sarah by doing the exact opposite, that was fine with him. As long as his hands behaved themselves.
“Hi.” She stepped aside so he could come in but didn’t reach for him or even to
