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Holding in a shudder of longing, I felt him pull away, and ry for the sight of hiot to get to work Can’t be late for my first day on the job”

And then he was gone

I listened to the sound of his footstepsof the bell abovebehind him

Holy shit

Oh, holy shit was I in big trouble

Scra for my purse, I pulled out my cell and hit Bailey’s number

“What’s up?” she answered after a few rings

“Michael’s here” I was breathless “He took a job here Fuck Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck … Fuck!”

“I’ll be right over” She hung up

I was still standing, heaving in shallow breaths when I heard the front door to my shop open a few minutes later

And then Bailey was there, standing inwith concern

“Fuck,” I whispered

That Dahlia hadn’t jumped into his arms as soon as she realized he’d moved to Hartwell for them didn’t surprise Michael Would it have been nice? Hell, yeah Realistic? Not so ive Dahlia so in Hartwell before he determinedly pursued a relationship with her Not a lot of time But some

And judging by the enig, hadup the departations Division, Michael would have enough to distract him from his impatience

Michael walked down Main Street froift shop He’d arrived in town on Friday, took a short otten settled into his small apartment He’d looked for a place before Jeff had even offered hiher a-ter a popular beach resort, but no less concerning