“Yeah, that seems to be the best place to take them.”
There was something oddabout Wolfe, and she couldn’t exactly put her finger on it. After tucking some hair behind her ear, she rubbed her hands down her sides and waited.
“We better take them outfor a walk,” Wolfe said, getting to his feet.
“Is everything okay?” Amelia asked.
“What?”
“I don’t know. You seem a little … distant?”
“Yeah, it’s nothing. You don’t have to worry about anything.”
“Oh, yeah, of course, because telling me not to worry isalways so easy,” she said, trying to tease, but Wolfe wasn’t playing along.
Amelia frowned.
When he left her this morning, he’d been kissing her, attentive, and everything she dreamed about and kind of yearned for. This guy wasn’t the man who had left her. This was like someone different. Someone she didn’t even know, someone she hadn’t been screwing the past week.
Wolfe hadn’t even made a move to touch her, kiss her, make love, or even fuck her.
He’s bored.
Amelia grabbed her jacket. Eventhough it was warm outside, she didn’t want to run the risk of there being caught in the rain.
She clapped her hands and called out fordogs.
Rascal and Buster bounded over to her, and she laughed, stroking them behind the ears. She adored her dogs. Theywere such good boys.
Wolfe made his way to the door first, and Amelia followed behind him.This was … odd.
He was behaving like a complete stranger and not the man she’d been with. Was this what happened?
Was Wolfe bored with her?
Did he want anotherwoman?
A more socially acceptable woman?
It wasn’t lost on her that he kept his distance from her whenever they were near anyone else. Just the other day, they’d been holding hands, and as soon as one of the pack was near, he’d let her go.
Amelia had tried not to think about it. It meant nothing.
Wolfe was doing his job, and he didn’t want to get caught … hanging out with her other than as a job.
It hurt, but she wasn’t going to think about it.
This wasn’t burying her head in the sand. This was just accepting the inevitable.
Wasn’t it?
She gritted her teeth as she felt tears start to build in her eyes. There was no way she was going to cry.
Not now. Not in front of Wolfe.
She pressed her lips togetherand shoved her hands into her pockets.You’re overthinking everything. Just stop. It doesn’t matter. He doesn’t care about all of that mundane crap.
Unless of course, he did.