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softened, all traces of joking gone. And I think I got it real bad . Even though there were still a few people left in the training room, his focus narrowed down to just the two of them. For all he knew they were in avacuum. He couldn’t hear anything except the pounding in his chest, could only feel a sudden throbbing—and it was nowhere near the region of his knee.
    “I think we should start with something that puts a little less direct pressure on the knee.”
    What did she say … pressure? Knee? “I was using my right knee.”
    “What?” Willa looked down at his legs and realized he’d only been lifting with his healthy knee. “Oh, well, I still wish you’d waited for me.” Feeling somewhat foolish over her outburst, Willa moved over to a flat bench. “Why don’t we start with some easy stretches so I can see what kind of mobility you have. After we’ve gone through those, it will be easier to decide what machines you should start on.”
    Nick slid off the narrow seat of the leg-extension machine and hopped over to the flat bench. He took a moment to watch Willa, her expression so serious as she jotted some notes a bit too furiously on the page. Telling himself he was just following his plan by teasing her, he turned and lay back on the bench, propping his feet up on the other end. Pillowing his head on his crossed arms, he said, “I always knew we’d start out lying down.”
    Either the stress of the afternoon had gottento her or the lack of food—likely both—but she couldn’t keep from responding in kind. “Don’t get too excited, Logan, only one of us is going to be horizontal.”
    Nick breathed a sigh of what sounded like deep satisfaction. “Yeah, that’s one of my favorite positions too.”
    For the first time in her career, her life, Willa completely lost control and whacked Nick’s rock-hard abdomen with her clipboard. At his shocked expression, her broad smile dissolved into giggles, which ended with her collapsing on the floor next to him, clutching her middle as his laughter blended with hers.
    She was having way too much fun with him. She was light-headed. She should have taken time for lunch. Lunch reminded her of dinner and that brought her full circle to Eric and Nick’s real reason for being with her in the first place. Her laughter faded and she abruptly looked at the clock. Time was running out. Soon she’d have to face Eric.
    Frowning now, she wasn’t sure which bothered her most, having to leave when it looked as if she might get Nick to trust her enough to listen. Or having to face Eric again. Willa rubbed her temples to alleviate a sudden pounding.
    Nick was watching her intently. He’d beencompletely captivated by her deep, husky laugh, and more than a little pleased to have been the reason for it. He realized that he’d truly relaxed for the first time since Eric had left.
    Was that what brought a frown to her face? That she’d been enjoying his company? Was she afraid Eric would be jealous? Or maybe she didn’t want to see Eric. Just wishful thinking on his part? Either way, it was a sure bet that Eric Miller wanted to see Willa. And from the looks Miller had given her when he hadn’t been occupied with looking at himself in the mirrors, Nick would say the boy wonder had a lot more than business on his mind.
    “What’s wrong? Is our time up already?” Nick asked.
    “Nothing’s wrong. I’m just—”
    “Not used to having fun with your clients?” Willa’s quick flash of guilt was as soothing to his wounded pride as it was intriguing. Had Eric, or someone else, hurt her so badly that she was afraid to loosen up?
    “Actually we have enough time to go through the stretches,” she said, quickly scooping up the clipboard, then rising onto her knees beside him. “After tonight I’ll work up a routine for you. You’ll need to set up your first few workouts so I can supervise them and make any necessarychanges. After that, any of the people here on staff will