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She’d showed me the ropes in work and had a fantastic sense of humor.
    She certainly didn’t behave like a woman in her fifties.
    I also liked talking with Mike.
    He was one of the bartenders, and only a few years older than I was.
    We had met briefly on my first day, and I had bumped into him again at the picnic tables.
    He had invited me to sit with him.
    I had figured it would be rude to say no, so I sat with Mike.
    He had been witty and down to earth and I had actually found him easy to talk with.
    The next day I went to beer garden, Mike had brought an extra sandwich for me, and we fell into to a comfortable lunch pattern.
    He always seemed to get his break the time as I did, so we ate together.
    It was real nice to be friends with a man and not worry about him blowing hot and cold.
    That was the way it felt being around Mike; real easy.
    He didn’t flirt or make me feel uncomfortable. He was just plain nice.
    Mike was attractive in an all-American wholesome kind of way.
    He was all blonde hair, brown eyes and sun tanned skin, but he didn’t hold an ounce of the raw sexual magnetism Kyle did.
    Where Mike was cute, Kyle was mind-blowingly attractive.
    I had decided it was something to do with the way Kyle moved.
    He didn’t just walk; he prowled like a wild animal, cool and confident, but full of raw strength and vibrating intensity.
    There was an element of danger to him.
    He was just so uh…
    There were no words in my vocabulary extensive enough to describe him.
    He was rude, and obnoxious and breathtakingly beautiful.
    He seemed to get a real thrill out of bating me.
    And he kept calling me that stupid nickname.
    God he was so infuriating.
    I hated that I was so attracted to him.
    It was purely a physical attraction though; it couldn’t be any more than that, not when he was so mean to me.
    The fluttering in my chest when he was near was just biology.
    He was beautiful and any girl would feel the same when he spoke, or smiled or laughed…
    After many sleepless nights thinking about him, I had decided put my attraction towards Kyle Carter down to two things.
    The first, being the fact that he was my first consensual kiss, and the second I was not the only woman to feel like this; Kyle had plenty admirers.
    Women swooned over him.
    I saw enough of his admirers coming out of his bedroom in the mornings; Rachel being one of the most frequent visitors.
    Though it was clear they were not exclusive, there was definitely something strange going on with them.
    I watched them when they were together, and it was…odd.
    Apart from the fact that Kyle didn’t seem to like her, when Rachel said jump, he said how high.
    He did everything she told him, and it really irked me.
    He was a jerk to me but it didn’t stop me hating the way she spoke to him.
    It was degrading.
     

 
     
     
    KYLE
     
    “Close your mouth dude, you’re drooling.”
    I looked away from Lee’s ass to see Derek grinning at me.
    “Screw you,” I muttered, lowering my head.
    I couldn’t help staring at her; I didn’t think any man could. She was distracting to say the least.
    “No, I’d say screw Lee, but you’re not allowed.”
    He loved this.
    Bastard.
    “What was that guys?”
    Lee stood up from where she was bending in the refrigerator, and looked over at us.
    “Oh Kyle here was just enjoying the view,” Derek said grinning.
    I kicked him under the table.
    What the fuck was this, the sixth grade?
    “It’s a beautiful day after all,” he added, pointing towards the kitchen window.
    Smooth.
    “Nice one asshole,” I muttered just for his ears, as I kicked him again.
    “Dude, quit it,” he moaned.
    “Yeah it’s a beautiful morning,” Lee agreed, completely oblivious to the true meaning of Derek’s words.
    Thank god.
    “So what are your plans for the day? Any hot date lined up tonight?”
    God he was sadistic, fucking torture me some more.
    “Hardly,” Lee muttered, and I breathed easy again.
    I didn’t realize I’d been