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The scents of sawdust and varnish and oils filled the air She didn’t even realize it was past lunchtime until she forced herself out of her voyeuristic daze and looked at the clock

He’d never even taken a break

Rising, she rotated her stiff neck and walked toward him "You missed lunch"

He startled at the sound of her voice, blinking "Huh?"

"Lunch You haven’t eaten"

"I’ood In the zone"

She shifted on her feet "Oh Well, I brought sandwiches for us already You can join aze "A lunch date, huh?"

Raven blew out a breath "It’s a roast beef hero, dude Don’t get excited"

"That’s my favorite sandwich ever!"

She rolled her eyes and walked into the kitchen Retrieving the subs, she took out soht them back out to the table "Soda or water?"

"Water, please"

She grabbed two bottles of Fiji, put thelasses

When she turned back around, he stared at her with an open look of horror "What? What happened?"

He lunged for the bottles and tore thes on the surface Uh-oh A fine sheen of sweat gleaolden hair was alllike he’d just turowl of sound "Did you just place water bottles on my bar?"

His bar? She blinked He’d turned from a relaxed, easy-mannered flirt into a ant doed to hie Her nipples twisted into hard points under her tank in an instant "Yeah Sorry"

He flicked his gaze froot to tell you about the number one rule"

Her ht When I’et to touch"

His eyes darkened with intensity, as if he was talking about soled to ward off the sparks of sexual cheure Holy Lord, this ent answer came to her brain, so she ith the only word she could remember "Okay"

"This includes aze dropped to his crotch? Had he caught it? The flared light in his eye said erous if misused I also have a careful systes are out of order I like to know exactly where my tools are at all times so they can be used to benefit everyone involved Understood?"

Was he playing her? Raven snapped her teeth together and decided she wasn’t brave enough to find out She took a step back and threw up her hands "Fine! I won’t touch the bar or your tools, crazyas we understand each other"