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them. And that hair, I just want to run my fingers through it.”
    “I swear I hadn’t noticed,” Mimi said aloofly, hoping Sarah couldn’t see through her lie. The truth was Mimi had actually thought of Gabriel quite a bit lately, especially at night when she was alone in her cabin. Sarah hit the nail on the head when she said Gabriel was good looking. It had surprised her that she felt that way, since Gabriel was the first white man she’d ever really thought of as sexy.
    They arrived at the first of several stores and Mimi bought her supplies, having a better idea of what to expect now that she’d been living out there for a couple of weeks. She managed to get some names of reputable people who could help with her well situation, and looked at supplies in the hardware store to get an idea of how much to budget for her roofing materials. The two projects were more than she’d bargained for, and she was glad that Krystal had emailed her telling her she’d had two offers on the condo already and that the money for Mimi’s car was already in her bank account. That money would go to buy the materials and to pay Gabriel a reasonable fee.
    I’ll gladly double his fee if he’ll do the work shirtless, Mimi thought before feeling her cheeks turn warm and looking around to see if Sarah caught her guilty look at such a thought. But guilty though it might make her feel, it was true, too, if the way his worn-through t-shirts and hip-slung jeans fit was any sign of what was hidden underneath.
    Mimi managed to finish her errands without any more completely inappropriate thoughts about Gabriel, deciding the best time for those images was when she could be alone and let her own fantasies play out as she pictured him in her bed.
     
     
    CHAPTER SIX
     
    It was another three days before Mimi had a chance to test Sarah’s theory about Gabriel. The guy just seemed to show up when needed and stay away when he didn’t feel like being around people. But he appeared out of nowhere when the team came to dig the well, watching them carefully as they backed up an enormous truck with what looked like the world’s largest drill bit on the back. Gabriel stood by and didn’t interfere, but glared with his enormous arms crossed in front of his chest in a way that made his biceps take shape in front of him.
    He looks like he’s standing watch while they dig, Mimi thought sourly. What right did he have to show up on her property whenever he pleased, ignoring her completely while she tried to place pots under leaks in the roof, then standing there practically supervising the professional crew doing the digging? Oh, right. He’s the caretaker. He has to make sure they don’t do any additional damage.
    Mimi softened her attitude towards Gabriel somewhat. Whatever issues made him “quirky,” as Sarah had called him, at least he was doing his job. She stepped out to join him, and ask about how things were coming along with the roof.
    “I looked at some supplies in town, and the hardware store is ready to deliver whatever you need when you give the go ahead,” she suggested. Gabriel only nodded. “Well?”
    “Well what?” he asked without looking at her.
    “When do you want to get started?”
    “When the materials arrive.”
    “Yes, obviously you can’t start until the materials arrive, but I don’t need to have them delivered until you’re ready to work.” Mimi tried to control her voice and keep a patient tone, considering this man stood between her and the rain.
    “I’ll work whenever they arrive.”
    “Okay, then!” Mimi said, forcing herself to smile. This man was putting the roof on, and irritating though he could be, she had to at least be grateful. “I’ll call them and have them bring the stuff. We never did discuss your fee. It’s so loud out here with that truck working. Do you want to come in and talk about it?”
    “No.”
    “What?”
    “No,” he repeated, his expression not changing. Sarah had been right