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I blinked, pulling my hand back "Yes" My eyes drifted over him, this look so different from his tux, hotter in a completely different way "You work here too?"

"Yep" He dipped to pick up a toolbox and I remembered the reason he was there

I stepped back and held the door open "The bathroom’s the second door--"

"I knohere it is"

Of course he did He walked through the door, his broad shoulders barely fitting, and I watched him pass by the kitchen, toward the bathroo at ot a key, so I can lock up when I’m done"

Not unless you want to Oh, I wanted to I wanted to do a hundred different things with that man, the least of which atch hionna head out then," I called out "Nice to see you again" The understatement of the month

"You too"

I hesitated another ht this apartment was perfect before I stepped on the elevator and pressed the button, leaning back against the wall and picturing his face Blue-collar had never been , tooelse Then again, ht have to dip my toe into that pool once or twice Just to taste that poison Just to have it on er Fried My Brain

I could feel hi roo on the coffee table, his build hunched forward, I watched When he stepped out on the balcony, his hand running through his hair, the door left open, the breeze brought in his scent

My new favorite distraction: trying to understand thefor Nicole had proved that she was cray cray and not in a good way Shein bed Or he needed her condo Bitch was his flavor of aphrodisiac

I sat at the dining room table and stared at Nicole’s list, one she had es like schedule wax and find replaceave the extra effort and lad I learned Mandarin When it came time to screw in that replace it

"You busy?" Clarke’s question startledink ri it in his fist

"It’s fine I’m sorry" I reached out, across the table, half up in rabbed the pen I felt air onback in my seat "No I’m not busy" Or should I be busy? Myas I was on the clock

"I’ry There’s a Cuban place down a few blocks…"