Cassie shot her a look as if to say “No shit, he doesn’t sense anything between us either,” and sighed.

“I mean it was just a kiss. Reed’s hooked up with tourists before,” Tank said, winking at her in the rearview.

Too far, Tank.

She glared at him, hating that it was probably true. Was that all she was—another hookup? She didn’t believe that.

Tank returned his attention to the road.

“Fine,” Cassie said, “Keep lying to a woman who could have died yesterday.” She turned back around in her seat as they pulled up in front of her condo.

Tank immediately jumped down from the truck and hurried around to the passenger side. Opening the door, he effortlessly scooped Cassie into his arms.

“I can wa...” Cassie started to protest. “Actually, never mind.”

Erika grinned as her friend wrapped her arms around Tank’s neck and he carried her up the stairs. A memory of her first night there, when Reed had carried her drunken ass up those stairs, flashed in her exhausted mind.

How were they going to keep spending time together unless they came clean to Cass? Told her everything?

And there was another conversation she needed to have with her friend, as well. She wasn’t sure which one would be harder.

Tank stepped back to allow Cassie to unlock the door, and immediately Diva came hurrying forward. In the emergency, no one had remembered to check on the poor dog, and she whimpered with happy relief, dancing around Tank’s legs.

“Sorry, Diva, we all forgot about you,” Erika said. Bending, she lifted the puppy to Cassie.

“Hi, Diva! How’s my girl?” her friend’s excited, high-pitched voice had the dog going crazy in Erika’s arms.

The puppy yelped happily, licking Cassie’s face.

“Did you miss me? Did you?”

The dog squirmed, excited to see her owner back safe and sound, her tail wagging so fast it whipped against Erika’s arms.

Tank shot Erika a look. “Getting heavy,” he mumbled.

She moved Diva away and allowed Tank to enter Cassie’s condo, where he set her down on the couch.

“Thank you for...carrying me in,” Cassie said. “It was unnecessary...but it was nice.”

Tank looked uncomfortable as he shoved his hands in his pockets. “I’m just glad you’re okay.”

The two of them stared at each other with unconcealed affection.

“I’m going to take Diva for a walk,” Erika said, grabbing the leash and hurrying outside. Talk about sexual tension thick enough to cut with a knife. It was too bad that her friend wasn’t more preoccupied with a relationship of her own—then she’d feel a lot less guilty about her desire to spend the next seven days with Reed.