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worried.
    “Let’s get back to work. It will come to me soon.” Gabe walked out of the tree line and back to Nicole’s house.
     
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    Nicole put the final changes on her book, making sure that it was ready to send to her publisher before she clicked the send button. She had been writing this particular book for a few months, and she was so excited when she typed those last two words, The End. It made it final. She smiled broadly as she stared at the screen. She stood up and stretched her muscles, feeling a bit tired. She was beginning to realize that sitting in front of her computer all day wasn’t good for her. She needed some activity in her life.
    She looked at the clock and couldn’t believe it was already after lunchtime. She had completely forgotten about Josh and Gabe, too busy throwing herself into the book she had been writing. Nicole went into her room getting ready for a much needed shower before she went outside. The last thing she wanted was for them to see her in her pajamas again.
    Quickly pulling off her nightclothes, Nicole rushed into the bathroom, turning on the hot water. She stepped in and soaped up, wanting to see them both again. She went fast, hoping that they would like the way she looked when she actually cleaned up a bit and looked her best. The stress from the day washed away, and Nicole smiled, feeling lighthearted. Whenever she wrote, she worried that she wasn’t going to make the deadline. Pushing the send button relaxed her. Shutting off the water, she jumped out and dried off.
    She walked back into her bedroom and grabbed clean clothes. Pulling on her favorite jeans, she checked out her ass in the mirror, loving the way the material hugged her curves so perfectly. She pulled on a long-sleeve V-neck T-shirt that outlined her breasts, hoping that maybe Josh and Gabe would check her out. She combed her long, curly hair, trying to calm down the huge ringlets, keeping her hair natural. She grabbed her compact and wiped the cotton disk over her face, making her skin look even.
    Looking at herself once more, she gave a nod of approval to the mirror and went in search of Josh and Gabe. She opened the front door and stepped outside. The wind blew through her hair, and she lifted her face to the sun, letting the heat soak into her skin. She took a deep breath, filling her lungs with fresh mountain air before walking around her house. She was shocked to see all the work they had done. The bushes were smaller, the weeds were gone, and she had a huge supply of wood that had been cut and piled up high.
    She couldn’t believe the changes. Her house looked adorable, now that someone had taken the time to fix it up.
    “What do you think?” Josh asked, and she turned around. He was absolute perfection. His dirty T-shirt hung over one shoulder, and he had smudges of dirt on his face. Sweat trickled down his chest, and she wondered what he would taste like. She looked him up and down a few times, noticing the bulge in his pants grow and become hard before her eyes. The man was a god.
    “So sexy.” She gasped when she realized she had spoken aloud and jerked her eyes up to his face. “I–I mean the place looks amazing. Thank you for everything.”
    He stared at her for a minute and then started laughing. She couldn’t help herself. She laughed, too. He had caught her staring at him, and instead of being offended, the man just threw his head back and laughed aloud. She felt her heart squeeze in her chest and knew that she was starting too really like him.
    “It’s okay, Nicole, you can check me out.” He opened his arms out wide, and she gulped, trying not to take a peek at his moist skin. She stared at his gorgeous eyes and fought a losing battle not to look at his muscles. Finally, after a few moments, her eyes strayed down, and she devoured him.
    “It feels like you’re touching me,” he whispered, and she bit her lip, looking back at him. She wanted to be touching him, craved