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"Are we going to talk about this?" I asked.

"Talk about what?"

"Code."

He sighed and leaned back in his chair. "Can't we just ignore it?"

"Is that working for you?"

"No."

"Me neither."

He rubbed his face with both hands. When he looked at me, exhaustion lined his features.

"This is complicated, Katherine."

"Why?"

"Because you're under stress. Because I'm supposed to be protecting you, not..." He gestured vaguely between us.

"Not what? Not be attracted to me?" I leaned forward. "Code, in my line of work, I have to observe people. Read body language, micro-expressions, all of it. So do you. I don't think this is normal for you. Am I wrong?"

He held my gaze for a long moment. "No. You're not wrong."

"Do you think it's normal for me?"

"No."

"So, what are we going to do about it?"