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need my help and you know it.”
    She was nothing if not stubborn. “I don’t need anything from you, Cain.
I’ve been doing this for a very long time without you around. I can handle
things on my own.”
    He reached out and caught her hand, his calloused touch setting her heart
racing. “Thea, I’m not saying you can’t handle things. I’m saying you need some
help. I can do this. Your dad taught me well. I still remember how to mix
drinks. Please, let me help you.”
    She waivered. She didn’t want to give in, but she realized she was being mulish,
and that was just plain stupid. She did need his help, no matter how much she
didn’t want to admit it. So much for her grand plan to avoid him. “Fine. You
want to help me, go right ahead.”
    He grinned. “Will do, boss.”
    She sighed. She just knew she was going to regret this.
     
    *
     
    Stop it!
    For the umpteenth time in the last three hours, Thea caught herself
watching Cain out of the corner of her eye. She couldn’t help it. He was like a
frickin’ eye-magnet she couldn’t resist. Not surprising since he was a
veritable sex god and scrumptious eye candy all wrapped into one irresistible
package.
    And she knew the sex god thing without a sliver of doubt after today’s sextivities.
She couldn’t stop thinking about it, or him, no matter how hard she tried. The
man had always been good but he’d definitely picked up a thing or two over the
years and whoa Nelly, the sex was even hotter than she remembered.
    Yep, one thing was certain after their interlude, she’d been way off base
when she’d thought one time would be enough. It wasn’t even close.
    She’d pretended to be all business-like afterwards, but it had all been
an act. She’d wanted him right after they were done, and the desire to have him
inside of her again hadn’t waned any in the past few hours. If anything, it was
rapidly becoming an obsession. Obviously it would take a little more time for
her to get bored with him.
    Okay, so it would take a lot more time.
    Guess they’d all been way off base about that one.
    Something she hadn’t considered when she’d set things in motion. Not that
she’d thought it through any. He’d riled her up, and she’d jumped in with both
feet. All of which had made for a rather wild and exhilarating ride.
    “Penny for your thoughts.”
    Thea jumped, and her hand flew to her chest. “ Lexi! I didn’t
notice you there.”
    “Yeah, you were off in your own little world, that’s for sure. Thus my
interest in your thoughts. I hope they’re good.”
    Thea poured the drink she’d been mixing on auto-pilot, then turned her
full attention to her friend. “Asia not coming?” Thea held up a mug in silent
enquiry and Lexi nodded.
    “No, she’s busy with Marcus. They had some family thing to go to up at
his mother’s.”
    Thea handed Lexi the topped up mug of beer and grabbed herself a bottled
water. “Cain, I’m taking a break. Be back in a few.”
    He caught her eye with his heated gaze before nodding. “Sure thing.”
    Lordy, even with a look, the man knew how to set off every one of her
libido buttons.
    Lexi’s chocolate-brown eyes goggled as if she’d just realized who the
hunky new guy mixing drinks was, which was probably the case. Giving Thea a
meaningful look chock full of questions, Lexi leaned closer to Thea. “That’s
Cain? The Cain? In your bar?”
    Thea nodded. “Come on. Let’s go to my office. We can talk there.”
    Thea scooted out from behind the bar and led the way to her office and
some privacy.
    The second Lexi was through the door she threw herself on the couch and
launched a verbal volley at Thea. “What happened? You said you had something to
tell me but wow, I wasn’t expecting this. And omigod, can I just say the guy is
to-die-for gorgeous.”
    Thea collapsed on the couch beside her friend. “I know, right. He’s even
better looking now than he was when I went out with him.” And that was no lie.
    “So what