She always felt like she was on the edge of falling into a trap when she dealt with him. Every time she had thought she’d outmaneuvered him, or gotten a leg up; he pulled the rug out from under her. He was clearly still interested in teasing her and dancing around the sexual tension that seemed to ooze into the atmosphere every time they were in the same space. But he continued to keep her at an arm’s length, unwilling to close the gap. 