Burn For Him by Kristan Belle Page B

tonight was more than anyone had ever done for me, excluding Harper and Dee, of course.
    Milligan smiled at me and said, “Silly question.” And he took my hand to lead me outside to where he had parked his car.
    Sliding into the passenger seat of the gorgeous black Audi A8, I could have groaned out loud at the comfort of the seat. After sitting on those ridiculously uncomfortable plastic chairs in the waiting room of the hospital all night, this was pure heaven. I laid my head back and listened to the gentle purr as he started up the car. It was a strangely hypnotic sound.
     
    “We’re here.” Milligan’s words pulled me out of my thoughts and I looked around in surprise to find that we were already parked up outside my apartment building.
    “How did we get here so fast?”
    “You fell asleep.” Milligan chuckled.
    I felt myself blushing furiously. I must have been more exhausted than I thought.
    “But how did you know where I lived?” I couldn’t remember telling him my address and I was pretty sure that I didn’t have any ID in my bag with it on, so he hadn’t been through my things while I’d been sleeping. I looked at him, puzzled.
    “Harper told me earlier. I was telling him that I’ve bought a place not too far from here.” He explained.
    This was the first time since Destiny’s accident that I had actually felt a little awkward and uncomfortable in his presence. I wasn’t sure what I was supposed to do next. Was I supposed to invite him up? I wasn’t the one-night-stand kind of girl and sex was the very last thing on my mind right now. But, it would be awfully rude to just thank him for the lift and then send him on his way after he had spent most of the night sitting in the hospital with me.
    Taking in a deep breath, scared of what the answer was going to be, I asked him, “Do you want to come up for a coffee?”
    He looked at me and for a moment I thought that he was going to decline the offer, but instead he smiled broadly. “Sure, I’d love a coffee. Especially after that muck we’ve been drinking at the hospital.”
    Shit.
    We got out of the car and walked into the building, Milligan a few steps behind me and we rode up in the elevator in silence. I was too tired to talk. All I could do was rest my head against his solid chest, where he had me cradled and I closed my eyes. He kept his strong arms around me, keeping me upright.
    He took the keys out of my hand and opened up the door for me. “Perhaps we should take a rain-check on that coffee?”
    “Would you mind? I’m exhausted.” I felt like a zombie and was ready to drop on the spot.
    “Not at all. Do you want me to call back for you in a couple of hours to take you back to the hospital?”
    “No, that’s okay. I’ll be fine. Thank you.”
    “I tell you what, ring me when you want to go back to the hospital. I know Harper’s got his car because I had someone drive it through for him. It would be silly for you to pay out for a cab when I am more than happy to take you.” I was about to protest when he continued, “And I would like to know how your friend is doing.”
    What could I say to that? Evidently, he didn’t need to wait for an answer from me as he pressed his business card into my hand and pressed a gentle kiss to my lips. “And I want to see you.” He whispered before turning back to jump in the lift.
    The business card just said ‘Milligan’s’. I called after him, “So, is it your first name or your last name?” He didn’t answer. He just smiled as the elevator doors swished shut, blocking him from my view.
    I walked into the silent apartment. Tears pricked at my eyes. How could things go wrong like this in one single night? Was Dee going to be okay? That was my biggest concern. No one knew yet and that was one of the scariest things – the not knowing.
    I didn’t have the energy to do anything but make my way straight to my bedroom, stripping off my clothes as I went. I fell asleep crying softly into