Back at her apartment, Lauren headed straight for her bedroom without a word. She was done talking. Done trying to reason with Wyatt's stubborn insistence on maintaining boundaries that neither of them wanted.

"I'm showering first," she announced, not waiting for his response before closing her bedroom door. Not slamming it, she wasn't a child throwing a tantrum but firmly enough to make her point.

She stripped off her sweaty gym clothes, dropping them in a heap on the floor. Her body was ...