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wanted to at that point in his life. It was the fact that Lexi had caught him with two women. But when he explained it and how he needed help and wanted to get caught, it made so much more sense to me. I didn’t like it any better, but doing it as a cry for help did make sense. Why the hell couldn’t he have just picked up the phone and asked instead?
    Staying angry at him wouldn’t solve anything. We’d never get anywhere. The attraction between us was so thick you could almost touch it. If I hadn’t agreed to this six month trial, I would never have forgiven myself. I would’ve always wondered, for the rest of my life, if I had missed out on something big. If he was the one I’d let slip away. At least this way, I’d find out one way or the other. Yeah, I was taking a monumental risk and putting my heart on the line. But isn’t that what life was about? Putting your heart on the line? I either had to go with it or put it to rest. He’d haunted my dreams...waking and asleep for months now. At least I’d know after this.
    My head hit the pillow and I crashed.
     
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    My phone bleeped, telling me I had a text. Grabbing it, I didn’t recognize the number. I slid and unlocked it and the words grabbed me. My stomach flopped and landed on my toes.
     
    J: Morning gorgeous. Sleep well?
    Me: Yeah. Just woke up.
    J: Me?
    Me: Yeah.
    J: Sorry  :-(
    Me: Don’t be. Alarm was going off in 3 anyway.
    J: Miss u.
    Me: :-D Same here.
    J: I’ll call u later. I have some cases this a.m.
    Me: K. BFN
     
    My body was damp all over, and I mean all over. From a mere text. I wanted him right next to me so I could feel his warm skin beneath my fingers. I rolled off the bed and trudged to the shower. When I stepped inside, my thoughts went straight to the last one I had. It was with him. Damn, he put a whole new spin on showers for me. The things he did with that hand held shower head.  I never knew.
    I had to get a move on here. I didn’t have much time before seven thirty would be here. Mitchell Properties, my dad’s business and the place of my employment was on James Island, but traffic could get really jammed up on Folly Road, the main thoroughfare on the Island. If I didn’t get out of my house by seven, there was a chance I’d be a few minutes late. Not good for the daughter of the owner and the one who was supposed to kick off the meeting.
    I pulled myself together and got to work on time, albeit a tad frazzled. I could only blame Justin. All thoughts centered on him and my body was reacting. Dampness under my arms, warmth spreading throughout my body, heartbeat ratt-att-tatting, and damn if my panties weren’t damp too. I was freakin’ aroused just thinking about him.
    I walked in the door and the office receptionist was at her desk. She eyed me like a hawk.
    “Good weekend, I see.”
    Now what the heck did that mean?
    “Yep,” I answered curtly as I tried to breeze by.
    She stopped me before I could. Then she turned me to face her and buttoned one more button on my blouse. “I didn’t think you’d want everyone to see that little mark you have there,” she said.
    Holy fire balls! Isn’t that just craptabulous?
    I blew out a lungful of air. “Thanks Alana.”
    “Any time Terri.”
    I marched to my office and dropped my stuff on my desk and then headed straight for the bathroom. Grabbing a wad of paper towels, I started to dab up the moisture that had formed on my body. This shit was not going to work for me. I could not go through life with perpetual sweat clinging to every inch of my body. I needed a cold shower.
    Damn! Why did I have to say the word shower?
    My body turned into a puddle of liquid heat. A fire started in my belly and traveled straight between my legs. I was panting. Suddenly, the door to the bathroom opened and I stood face to face with another agent. Angela.
    Oh God! Just what I need now.
    “What’s got you so worked up this morning?” she asked in that breathy voice of