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“What was there to get?” I answered truthfully. “The guy showed his true colors. He wasn’t as supportive of my career as he said he would be. When I think about it, he just needed a lot of attention. He was extremely moody when I wasn’t there to wait on his every emotional need.”
“Sounds like a little bitch,” he teased.
“He could be a real asshole. I guess I wasn’t too surprised to catch him out with another woman while he said he was working on himself.”
“Damn, that does suck.”
“Oh, well. I just don’t want to dive headfirst into another relationship, and no,” I couldn’t resist touching my finger to the tip of his nose, “I’m not just turning your handsome ass down.” I stared at his attractive face, “You, however, seem to be the type to love them and leave them. A player, to be sure. Why is that?”
“I’m not really a player,” he said. “I’m upfront about not wanting a serious relationship with anyone. So, anyone who dates me knows it won’t be much more than good company and maybe great sex if they want more, and I’m willing.”
I shook my head. I’d never known a man this arrogant and bold. What a dangerous man to accidentally fall for.
“Why are you afraid of a relationship?”
“I never said I was afraid.”
“Bullshit.” I thought I’d go straight at him like he did me when he entered this tent. “Why are you a big chicken shit when it comes to allowing yourself to love?”
He shrugged. “I’ve seen the struggle,” he finally admitted, “and I’ve watched the heartbreak. Why the fuck would I want to go through that shit?”
“Not all relationships end in heartache, though.”
“That’s true,” he answered. “My parents have been married for fifty-three years, but the thing is, they don’t act like they’re married. I don’t want that. If I’m afraid of anything in a relationship, it would be the falling out of love part.”
“The spark fading?”
“Exactly,” he answered. “Like, I guess how I’m feeling right now. Or really, since I’ve known you. I’m excited to be around you. I love it, actually. It’s like a breath of fresh air. What if you did give me a shot with you, and all this faded away?”
“Jesus Christ,” I answered, shocked at his words. “You’ve actually thought about a relationship with me?”
“No,” he answered as if I’d just caught him.
“Oh, yes, you have,” I teased. “Dr. John Aster actually has thought of being boyfriend-girlfriend with the new resident!”
“In my defense,” he said, clearing his throat, “I’ve only been able to think about it because you keep turning my ass down. So, of course, I’m going to fantasize about what could be if you’d allow it.”
“Well, some sparks don’t fade. My parents are married forty-nine years, and those two can make people uncomfortable if they’re not careful.”
“Still young and in love.”
“Soul mate love,” I said. “Some people are just meant to be together. Their souls fall in love before their hearts do, and it works.”
“What if you and I have?—”
“Don’t,” I stopped him, holding onto that word, “be a jackass and ruin my cute moment. It’s a real thing, and no, you and I aren’t destined to be together, or we’d both know it.”
Right?
“You don’t know that,” he said. “I’m being truthful when I say that I’ve been drawn to you since the first moment you turned me down.”
“That’s not destiny, that’s rejection.”
Before we could go deeper into a subject bound to get us both into trouble, a loud crash sounded outside the tent.
“What the hell was that?” I said, jumping toward John.
“Oh, shit. I think it’s a fucking bear.”
