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A blanket.

A bed to sleep in.

I take another step forward, descending the stairs to meet her.

Chapter 3

Courtney

Holy.Fucking. Flannel.

I bite down on the urge to gulp because the man striding toward me is the most handsome, most sexy, most built man I’ve ever seen in real life.

I can’t quite tell if his hair is black or if it just looks that way because it’s wet.

Wet and tousled, and,good god,he’s hot.

The beard covering his jaw is trimmed and just as dark as his hair.

And I’m sure he has an eye color, but my gaze keeps dropping. To his bare chest.

Bare, because he left his shirt open.

Because I’m pretty sure he was just in the shower.

Naked.

I smooth my hands down my sides, then reach out and push my door shut.

The man’s heavy boots crunch noisily over the driveway as he crosses the distance between us, stopping just feet away.

The edge of his mouth is pulled up, and I don’t miss the way his eyes drop to take me in. “Evening. Can I help you find your way somewhere?”

His voice rumbles over my skin, and I silently beg my nipples to behave.

“I, um.” I pause to take a calming breath. “I’m looking for a Mr. Black.”

His lips part, drawing my attention to their dusky pink color, but then they close.

My normal nerves at meeting someone new twist into something more.

When his smile disappears, I slowly lift my eyes to meet his and find them full of suspicion.

Thatsomething morein my belly morphs into something bad.

He’s silent for another second before he answers. “That’s me.”

This extremely attractive, open-shirted man is my new boss?

Okay. That’s fine.

I’m cool with it.

Totally chill.

“Oh, well, it’s nice to meet you.” I clear my throat and hold my hand out. He slowly puts his palm against mine. “I’m Courtney.”

“Courtney.” He repeats slowly.

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