Oh God.

This is even worse than I thought.

I am deceiving this man. I am turning him into a twisted mess, like me.

And he wants to give me legitimacy.

Wants to take me out on a date, maybe even wants me to be his girlfriend. Lord, the very idea of that is intoxicating. A dream I never thought could really come true.

It's further proof that he's too kind, too honorable for me.

"No." I drop my legs from around his waist, stepping away on shaky ground. "I have a lot of work to do here, ...