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Frustrated and feeling foolish, I decided I needed to approach this situation with the stark honesty and surprising fearlessness that only he brought out in me I stopped by Dixie’s since she was back home for a few days and asked her to watch Happy foron and when I would be back to pick up the furry handful, and when I staot the words out It was super aard considering Wheeler had put a ring on her sister’s finger not too long ago, but Dixie, being the bighearted, smart woman that she was, didn’t seem fazed by my request or the conclusions she drew froet to LoDo and a few e to tell him what I wanted to say I took a minute to brace myself and wished that I had taken the ti up to proposition hi him to put the protective aret through this

Fluffingon a coat of the clear ChapStick that was in the bottom of my purse was the best I could do It didn’t ination but it helped

I climbed out of the car and made my way to the steps and the heavy e Several of the bays were open out into the street, so I knew Wheeler still had a full creork for the day The noise inside the building was al, and loudover hidden speakers The chaos was actually cal and so was the shtened his pale eyes when he caught sight of uys put his fingers in hisin my direction as he hollered out, "Boss, your lady is here!"

I’d been by the garage several ti and to drop food off when Wheeler had to work late, but I didn’t stop to think that the guys would pick up on my presence in their boss’s life I was a little shocked that other people realized I was his when I had only recently come to that conclusion myself

"I can see that, Derek Take it down a notch so you don’t scare her off before I can kiss her hello" He walked toward er that was all Wheeler, like he knew exactly where he was headed and he had all the ti and no one would rush hi that he tucked into his back pocket and he had a se of his nose He also had on a faded black baseball hat that covered up his reddish hair and forced him to tilt his head to the side when he bent down to brush hisokay? Where’s Happy?"

I should have called to tell hi He orried, which was the opposite of hoanted hi a deep breath, I reached up and put both my hands on the center of his chest so I could feel his heart beating and breathing change when I blurted out, "Everything is fine but I wanted to ask you soht"

His hands raised and his fingers circledpulse "Must be important You have my undivided attention, honey"

I fucking loved it when he called me that I never asked him where the endearment came from but every time he said it rabbed each side of his coveralls in my hands and pulled him down so that ere almost nose to nose His eyes looked like a winter sky but there arle blink

"Will you have sex with me?" The words tu or uncertainty in them anywhere I meant them I was all in

"Dammit Why don’t my customers ever say shit like that to me? And how come none of them look like her?" The h for us to hear as Wheeler stood there staring at rown a second head, eyes wide andopen

"Shut up, Hunter One more word and I’ll fire you, which will make you cry because the Hudson is supposed to show up this week" Wheeler grabbedat thewhere his office was located I asked hi but he didn’t respond His hold on ers He paused briefly to tell his receptionist that he was taking the rest of the day off and that he wouldn’t be in until late toet him a room at the Crawford Hotel, which was really nice and located in Union Station It ithin walking distance of the garage, and by the won she flashed at me as Wheeler hauled me into his office, she knew exactly why he was suddenly ditching work

As soon as the door to his office was closed, he whipped his hat around so the bill was at the back and his hands were on my face He backed ers through my hair He forced my head back and attacked my mouth

It wasn’t a nice kiss

It wasn’t a soft and searching kiss

It wasn’t tender or tame

It was a kiss that seared my soul and set ues clashing It was hungry and hot He devoured me and then pulled back and came at me from another direction so he could overwhels and his chest pinned h ainst my sensitive breasts, and every tiht so that the pressure of his leg hit ht spot

He pulled back and looked athe’d been holding off on doing to me "You kno many times you’ve said those words to me in my dreams, Poppy?" I opened my mouth to answer but he stopped me with a kiss "Thousands I hear theht they hurt"

I ran ainst the erection that was pressed tightly into the cleft at the top of s "I can make those dreams come true" I couldn’t believe that I was able to say that to a ain weren’t that far off base from mine