Chapter 4 Dane couldn’t deny it. There were moments when he was so utterly bored that he followed Ryan around as he cleaned one room then another. Occasionally he picked up a dusting rag and joined in, working side by side with Ryan. It was due to occasions such as these that the nature of their relationship blurred. “How many times have you been in love?” asked Dane. Without a second’s pause, Ryan replied, “Three. Not including all the times I’ve fallen in love with hotties on the street, or in a club.” He chuckled. “The first real time was when I was eighteen. It lasted only a year, but I loved him. Second time, I was twenty-one. I met a guy in a club. Was supposed to be a one-night sort of thing and ended up lasting eight years. And number three was a mechanic.” He began dusting the