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Her eyes met his and she saw his approval for how she'd handled her agent and hiswife.
The older couple headed to the exit, addressing Trevor as they left. "The ABC crew will be setting up in the front office of the studio at noon. You need to have Khloe prepped and ready for filming at one. They're sending Robin Roberts. This is a big deal,Trevor."
He didn't answer Natalie at first, but finally let her know, "Khloe and I will discuss it. We'll do whatevershedecides."
The couple huffed out, slamming the door behind them and leaving Khloe and Trevoralone.
"Are you okay?" heasked.
She tried to lighten things up, not wanting to worry him. "Oh sure. Never been better." She took a long swig of her bottled water, trying to calm her rattlednerves.
"Apollo and Paul are asking for you. They want to get started." He hesitated, before adding, "I can tell them you aren't feeling well and that you need toleave."
The idea was so tempting, yet she had spent three days holed up in a hotel room, and it hadn't really helped her feel any safer so she knew spending the day barricaded in her LA rental wouldn't help. No. The only thing that would really help was the police catching the asshole responsible for terrorizingher.
"Thanks. It's tempting, but I'll pull it together. Thanks for backing me up with them thistime."
The shadow of guilt crossed his face before he replied, "They conned me into hiding the fact that Dean was going to be in New York last week and I regret it. They also conned me into keeping some of the threats from you, but that was a mistake, too." He took another few steps closer to her before stopping so close she could reach out and touch him. "I am so sorry, Khloe. I don't ever want you to doubt where my loyalties lay. I'd do anything foryou."
For a minute, Trevor's monologue was heartwarming, but as he took another step closer into her personal space, she saw a look in his eyes that shouldn't bethere.
Sexualattraction.
She was in his arms the next second as he pulled her into a tight hug. When she tilted her head to ask him what he was doing, he leaned in and planted his lips on hers in a kind of kiss they'd never shared before. Before she could jerk away, she felt him tightening his embrace until their bodies were flush against each other, making it impossible for her to miss hiserection.
She yanked away from him, twisting out of his arms until she was able to take a step back, putting distance between themagain.
"What the hell was that?" His kiss had been passionate enough that her lips felt swollen. She lifted her fingers up to touch them, subconsciously trying to wipe away histouch.
"Khloe... Surely you have to know I care for you. Verymuch."
Her ears wereringing.
"Trevor... "
He stuttered his way through his declaration, "These last few weeks, when you've been in danger, I've had to face my feelings. The thought of something happening to you on my watch. Well, I couldn't deal with that. These last few days, being with you 24/7, well... it's shown me what Iwant."
"What youwant?"
"You, Khloe. Well,usreally."
"Trevor..."
"I know I'm surprising you, and maybe my timing sucks,but..."
"Stop. Please." She turned away from him, pacing to the other side of the room to put distance between them so she couldthink.
She didn't need this. Trevor was one of the only steady people in her life and now he was ruining it. Unwanted tears sprung to her eyes. She fought to hide them, but by the time he stepped up behind her, she felt drops overflowing, spilling down hercheeks.
"Talk to me. Please. Tell me I didn't just make the biggest mistake of my life," hepleaded.
Only she couldn't say that to him, because hehad.
Khloe took a deep breath and turned to face him. She flinched away from him when he reached out to swoosh her tears away. Surprise was replaced with sadness in his brown eyes. She hadn't even said a word, but he knew her answer. He could read her like abook.
Would dating Trevor be that bad? He'd be the first man she'd go out with since Chase whom she felt actually cared about the real her. Not her public persona. Yet as she thought about the kiss they'd shared, she knew there was no way it would work. She cared about Trevor, but he was like a brother to her. A substitute for her own brother, Milek, whom she missed likecrazy.
"I'm sorry," shewhispered.
