Chapter 142

Cassidy's POV

I did everything in my power to avoid Erik for the rest of the day after our incident in the craft closet. His touch had felt like velvet on my skin. My hips had thrust toward him in an instinctual urge to have him pull me closer. It had been a very long time since I had felt such physical attraction, and I certainly couldn’t remember a man coming straight out and telling me I was beautiful.

But it was all for nothing. I wasn’t going to let things go any further than they already had. I was happy he wasn’t angry with me and proud that he was up and participating in programming again, but that was it. Nothing more.

Nothing about the moment was right, at least it wasn’t right for a treatment facility. I wasn’t even sure I liked the guy as a human being yet; he was an ass at times. But there was no denying that the sexual chemistry between the two of us was off the charts. Simply having his hand on me made my knees go weak.

I could fantasize a