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"Focus on your breathing," a soothing voice coached in rabbing control of

Eventually s opening up Tre from the adrenaline spiked by the panic attack, I turned to look up at the guy as holding ontobetter?"

I nodded, e us frorip "Sorry"

He shook his head "Don’t be I’ht you before your whole body hit the treadh" He gestured to it

I glanced down and saw a tear in"Great"

"I’m Gavin" He stuck his hand out to me and I politely took it, but lazily shook it I was exhausted

"Joss Thanks, by the way"

Gavin frowned and I noted that he was cute, if you liked that muscly, clean-cut sporty type And he was a blonde "You sure you’re okay? I know a panic attack when I see one"

Flushing inwardly, I shook ht on the attack "I’ain I’ to head home"

"I’ve seen you here before" He stopped me with a smile "I’m a personal trainer here"

And? "Okay"

He s, I’"

"I’ll keep that in ave hiuess the book about ot ho, terrified of bringing on another panic attack I hadn’t had one of those in years I started putting out plates in the kitchen trying to conjure up plans in my head for the next chapter in my fantasy novel in an atteym hadn’t actually happened

My mind was taken off of the panic attack Just not by ain

I opened the cutlery drawer and found a bunch of crap in it that didn’t belong there Next on the list: reorganize the mess Ellie had made of the kitchen The draas full of odds and ends--thread, needles, a caraphs There was one of Braden leaning against a railing that looked out over water somewhere It was a sunny day, and he had turned to the caht, his beautiful mouth curled up in an affectionate smile

As I lay the dishes out, Braden’s shter kept echoing in my ears as it had done for the past four days since I’d seen him at the bar All I could think about was him shirtless with me wrapped around him like a tortilla Just because I had written off sexual encounters, it didn’t ot horny just like everyone else I had a shoebox of vibrating goodies that took care ofBraden, I was constantly in theout and finding a one night stand would cross my mind

Of course I’d ree bed with two strange guys on either side of me and not knohat the hell had happened, and that notion instantly evaporated

I just… I couldn’t understand how I could be this attracted to someone Sowater for me and tea for Ellie

"Hullooo," she cooed happily as she entered the kitchen, the srumbles from my stomach "Hoas your day?" she du her put it out

"It was fine," Ion a prawn cracker

When we finally sat down across from each other she threw me a look of concern "Are you okay?"

No, I’yers Oh and your flirtatious son-of-a-bitch brother won’t get out of my head or my sexual fantasies I’m horny, I’m pissed off, and I don’t like it "Writer’s block"

"Oh, that’s rubbish I only knohat that’s like when I’ a novel"

"Beyond frustrating"

We ate in silence for a moment or two, and I noted with curiosity how tense Ellie seeave me a wan smile just before she took a bite of curry rice When she finished chewing she nodded "I’rad student"