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By:Heather West




“Ooh,” Anna smiled deliciously and arched an eyebrow in approval. “That good, huh?”



Kait laughed nervously and waved a dismissive hand through the air.



“I’m getting off track. When we’re together, yes it’s great but then when his attention switches back to his career, it’s like I’m invisible.”



“So his career is important to him?” Anna deduced, nodding thoughtfully.



“Very.”



Kait thought of his much Jasper pushed himself, how he would fight night after night. What was he even trying to prove? He was already the best in his field. Yet he’d spent all day in the gym according to his Twitter feed. Kait found herself feeling jealous of all the focus he gave his career and his training. He hadn’t contacted her once during the day. If he had time to Tweet to his followers surely he had time to send her one lousy text message?



Maybe it wasn’t so much that he didn’t have time for her; it was more that he didn’t want to make time for her.



“What does he do?” Anna asked, her eyes wide with interest as she tilted her head.



This made Kait pause. Jasper’s career was hardly a traditional one. He was a mixed martial arts fighter. If she told Anna as much, her friend would instantly be concerned.



“Well?” Anna prodded her.



“He’s an athlete.” Which was pretty much the truth. “And he’s extremely focused on his career and on training.”



“Urgh,” Anna wrinkled her petite nose in dismay. “Athletes are the worst to date. They don’t drink, and they spend more time at their precious gym than with you.”



Kait flinched at the honesty of her friend’s words. Already Jasper was forsaking her for training sessions at the gym, and they weren’t even properly dating yet.



“But he’s just driven,” Kait found herself leaping to Jasper’s defence. “There’s nothing wrong with that.”



“No,” Anna agreed, “of course not. But it just means that there isn’t much room in his life for a relationship. And that’s what’s troubling you, right?”



“Right.”



A few days ago, Kait would have said that she didn’t have room in her life for a boyfriend. But then she’d met Jasper, and she knew that she’d make room for him. He mattered to her. What they shared together felt special and worth finding time for. She blinked back tears as she wondered if Jasper had any intention of ever calling her again. How could he spend so much time with her, in her bed and in her home and then just detach like he had?



“If being an athlete is his life, it’s tough to ask him to choose between his passion and his passion for you,” Anna continued. “I’m sure both are equally as important to him, he’s just used to picking the one over the other.”



“What would you do if you were me?” Kait asked, pushing away the remains of her dinner and letting her head fall in to her hands.



“Well,” Anna eyed her friend with a sincere gaze, “I’d ask myself how good the sex was. If it was great then maybe it’s worth pursuing. Even a dedicated guy can be pulled away from his career for a steamy bedroom session.”



Kait grimaced. She wanted to be more than a steamy bedroom session for Jasper. She wanted to get to know him, to understand what made him tick.



“Maybe stop over thinking it,” Anna added helpfully. “If things are great in bed, just go from there to start with. All the other stuff will come in time.”



“But what if I always come second to his career?”



“Won’t he always come second to yours?” Anna quipped. Kait understood where her friend was coming from. For so long, she had always put her career first, chasing relentlessly after promotions. But Jasper had challenged that perspective. He’d made her want to chase after something more substantial than a pay rise. If she hadn’t had that same effect on him, then maybe she’d read everything wrong. Maybe in his eyes she was just a steamy sex session, another way to work out before a big fight.



“Don’t let it get to you,” Anna reached across the table and gave her friend’s hand a reassuring squeeze.



“I won’t,” Kait smiled falsely. “I’m just glad to be able to talk about it all with you.”



“That’s what best friends are for,” Anna smiled warmly at her.





Chapter 17



Exhaustion hit Kait like a brick wall as she climbed the stairs to her apartment. All she wanted to do was curl up in bed and sleep away her sorrow. She was tired of Jasper plaguing her every waking thought. At least when she closed her eyes and slept she’d be able to get some respite from him.