Adam stood in front of her. “Do you know why I wanted to talk in private?”

Yeah, he was going to dump her as a client. She figured it was bound to happen sooner or later. But did it have to be right after he kissed her? That was why he was doing it, but still…she didn’t want to lose him. “I do. But it’s not necessary. The kiss didn’t mean anything.”

He paused. “I disagree. In fact, in the last hour, everything changed for me. For the better, I might add. But I had to make some hard decisions first.”

Wow. That was remarkably insulting. Her being out of his life was for the better? Really? Preslee shot to her feet and scowled at him. “Well, I’m sorry I ever took up any of your time, Adam. Trust me, it won’t happen again,” she said, heading toward the door.

He marched after her and grasped her arm gently before she could make it to the door. “Hey, why are you acting like this?”

“Me? Are you kidding? You’re refusing to train me anymore, all because you kissed me and didn’t like it.”

His eyes widened. “What are you talking about?”

“I’m talking about you and the enormous jerk you’re being right now,” she blurted out, blinking back the tears stinging the back of her eyes. “I didn’t ask you to kiss me, you know.”

“You didn’t have to. I wanted to kiss you. Still do, in fact.”

“Yeah, well you shouldn’t have done it if you—” Preslee froze in place and blinked at him. “Wait. What did you say?”

He smiled. “I want to kiss you again.”

She shook her head, still not quite understanding what he meant. “Uh, I don’t get it. Why would you want to kiss me again?”

“Because I liked kissing you the first time.”

Her mind scrambled to catch up. “Then why are you not wanting to train me anymore?”

He chuckled. “I don’t know where you got that idea. I never said anything like that. I think you somehow concocted that in your head.”

Thinking back, Preslee realized he was right. He hadn’t actually said those words. She’d just assumed that was what he was going to say. “Sorry. I jumped to conclusions when you said you wanted to talk to me in private. In my head, I went straight to the worst-case scenario.”

“I see.” Adam moved closer. “But that isn’t what I want.”

The way he was looking at her was somehow different than before, and the intensity behind it was making her nervous. “Um, then what do you want?”