The last two days had been torture. Mason had tried to keep his mind on his work, but instead, it had been split between two women - Lisa and NewGRL549.

     He hadn’t seen Lisa since he’d cooked her dinner, but he had heard her moving about next door, so he knew she was okay. Unfortunately, out of sight did not mean out of mind and he kept replaying their evening together and how it had felt to watch her go from the overwrought mess he’d found her into her usual, alluring self. When he’d seen her on the stairs that night, his overprotective instincts had kicked in and he’d wanted...