Hell, he knew what it was, he just didn’t want to face it. Something had happened in the few short days he’d known Mia. It made him want things he’d sworn he never would. Not only had he fallen for the pretty schoolteacher, he liked her son. The kid had potential. With the right guidance he could make something of his future. And he was the right guidance? Him? The one who ran in the opposite direction at the mention of a family and settling down. That life wasn’t for him. He couldn’t give up the things he loved. And a woman like Mia deserved someone who would be home every night and not worry her like her ex had. He couldn’t ask her to accept his lifestyle. Even if the extreme sports he sought out suddenly didn’t hold that much appeal when it meant losing Mia. Could they find common ground? Was he ready to slow down? Settle down. Expecting the usual restless energy to zing through him, he zipped his pack closed. Only, it didn’t come. The urge to jump off a cliff or climb Everest wasn’t there.
