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“Come on in Get out of that mess,” he called across the yard

Maggie clutched the cupcake container against her chest and had a sudden rush of panic, re What had Blair talked her into? She dodged as many raindrops as she could and raced to the open door of the boathouse

“Maggie, what are you doing out in this storlasses

Glasses! Reid earing black wire-riie’s heart went to her throat, and her belly did that annoying little tingle again She absolutely loved a lasses in a few scenes in Man of Steel, it was

pure sexiness And that old Kevin Costner movie her mom loved The one where he built a baseball field in his backyard There was this scene where Kevin wore a crisp white shirt and glasses She could still visualize hilasses All of a sudden, she understood why her mom and all her friends mooned over ole’ Kev

“Are you ok? What’s wrong? Are Blair and Justyn ok? They’re at your place, right?”

“They’re fine I didn’t mean to scare you It wasn’t this bad when I left the house I was out for a quick walk” She took her hood off and shook the excess rain froh her curls, trying unsuccessfully to tame the unruly mess her hair had become in the five-minute walk

Reid looked down at her with an amused question in his eye He hadn’t bothered to put any distance between the her in the door, and she could feel his breath on her forehead His smell wafted to her nostrils Sawdust and sea air with a hint of ht She took it in with a deep breath and closed her eyes for a h the rain to do

“Here” She shoved the container of cupcakes toward his chest “I brought you these”

“Cupcakes?”

“Strawberry I baked them ht want some and that you could use a break”

“Thanks” He dropped the box on a nearby table “I’ up soiveinside the cabin” He had already turned and alking toward the boat, which was resting on scaffolding and taking up almost the entire workspace

Maggie had the sinking feeling that her plan was unraveling She couldn’t let Reid sube back into work

“Can I coie hoped the ansould be yes She wasn’t sure how er she could hold on to this scheme

“Sure I can show you around” Reid turned to help her up the ladder