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"Already here!" I heard through the open door and turned to see Little John standing with his are to dive behind the bed to hide round If he asked, then I’d siorous backslapping echoing in the tile-floored guesthouse "Good to see you!"

"Me? What about you two? So busy heating up Istanbul that you couldn’t get your asses to the ship on tiins," Mrs Wilder said with a conspiratorial wink in ood to see you"

"You, too, Mrs Wilder" He swiped his ball cap off his head "Thank you for having us"

"It’s my pleasure Also, the crane should be functional in the next hour or so" She kissed Paxton’s cheek on her way out "Keep the foam in the pit, dear It was a bitch to clean up last time"

"Crane? Foam?" I asked "Do I even want to know?"

Paxton wrapped his arms around me despite the fact that John was there Guess we’re public "You’ll want to watch"

"Oh really?" I looped h ht I’d only gotten a chaste good-night kiss, which had played in et--"

I pushed hiavesh to whisper in my ear, "And your ass is incredible in those shorts See you down there, Firecracker"

I watched therateful that it was only Little John here At least I didn’t have to worry about soe or hurt Paxton I tied backI’d learned about Paxton? If he said I’d want to watch…

Then he was about to do so

…

I wasn’t sure I could watch it again Yet I still sat there,to walk away?

Paxton repeatedly drove his freestyle bike at dizzying speeds from the back of the track until he hit the tallest ra