“I’m glad I could help, Dr. Callin.”

“Call me Jake. Everyone does.”

“Oh...um, okay.” Elia bit her lip and glanced at him, looking unsure of what else to say. When her teeth released their hold, that part of her mouth was rosy and he was having a hard time not staring at it. At how moist and lush it looked, and how kissable—

Hell! This was why he hadn’t wanted to see her right away. For some reason he was having trouble maintaining focus when she was around. He hadn’t had that happen in a long time. Not since his ex.

He’d been fascinated by her looks too. But in the end, there hadn’t been much underneath that pretty face, and disconnecting from her had brought only relief. He had a feeling with Elia he might discover there was more to her than met the eye.

Judging from that container on the counter there was. And he honestly didn’t want to find out what lurked below the surface. Because if he thought it was hard not to notice things about her now, what would it be like in a month? Two months?