Brian said he just wanted to cuddle, but Lu knew he wanted more than that, and it made her cranky. How was she supposed to enjoy getting close when she was continuously worried about when he was going to ask for more?

“You’re so tense,” Brian said, squeezing her shoulders.

Her muscles automatically firmed up. “Yeah, I don’t like having my shoulders touched.” She shook loose, pulled away from him and stood up.

“Sorry. I forgot. It’s just so weird. Who doesn’t love a massage?”

“Me.” He really should know that by now. Sure, they’d only been going out for a couple of months, but it wasn’t the first time the subject had come up. She didn’t like shoulder rubs. Massages made her more tense, not less. If it...

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