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The coffee gurgled to co, white coffee cups she had picked up at the dollar store when she hadthat would cheer her up At least not yet She’d have plenty of tiot back hoed She would likely have to buy another house since hers was currently rented That would ensure she couldn’t have aon the front door had her sloshing coffee in her cup, the hot, black liquid spilling over and onto her shirt “Da a hand towel, Sierra atte liquid as she headed for the door

The door Oh, shit

Who the hell would be at her door that early in the ? Whoever it was, she shouldn’t answer it The knock thundered again, eli to check on her Definitely not a dainty, festhrough the peephole, praying that it wouldn’t be…

Whew! It wasn’t

Gripping the handle, Sierra pulled back the door, still trying to dry her now damp t-shirt

“Hey” Cole’s beautiful face peered down at her, those indigo blue eyes caressing every inch of her skin as he took her in

“What’s up?” She asked, doing her best to sound nonchalant but feeling a little unsteady froaze

“Can I coh the door as he asked the question, apparently sure of her answer Good thing because she hadn’t been… sure that is

“Ok” Stepping back so he could cootten used to being around Luke, but Cole still had the ability to ile

Realizing she was still trying to dry her shirt, she tossed the hand towel onto the back of the chair and turned away froht back” See, that wasn’t so hard She could talk to this et all flustered when he was around

Sierra double timed it to her bedroo it in the direction of the clothes ha with her? When she reached for the dresser drawer, she noticed her hands were shaking And not some little vibration either No, this was a full blown earthquake in her li down at her hands, but the next thing she knew, Cole was co her against his chest She pressed her daainst his broad torso, her hands snaking around his waist His masculine scent filled her nostrils and soothed her frazzled nerves