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me.”
    “Love you, Stace. We’ll see you Friday.”
    Stacy hung up her phone and put her phone back in her bag. She grabbed a pair of cut-off sweats and slid them on over her other shorts.
    Stacy turned back to Dustin. “Thanks for waiting. Did you get them out?”
    “Yeah, that woman was something else. Nothing like having someone come on to you with their teenaged daughter standing right there. I felt bad for the girl, she looked mortified.” Dustin didn’t look happy about it, which surprised Stacy.
    “Oh, I, um—I thought she was your type.” She quickly turned away when she saw his jaw clench. Stacy knew she must’ve hit a nerve.
    “How would you even know what my type is, Stacy?”
    Oh yeah, he was pissed.
    “I’m sorry I didn’t mean anything by it, but I’ve seen the girls you’ve dated.”
    “Well, what about you, Stacy? We had a thing.” Dustin shoved his hand through his hair.
    Why did she have to open her big mouth? Nothing like pissing him off, but could she stop herself? No, because that’s what she did: she ruined things.
    “Obviously I’m not your type, Dustin. I’m well aware of that.” She knew she was digging herself into a deeper hole, but once her mouth started running there was no stopping it.
     
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    Was this woman blind? Dustin thought. Couldn’t she see or at least feel what he felt for her? He knew she had some self-esteem issues, but he didn’t know why. She was beautiful inside and out.
    “Stacy, just shut up, because you’re really starting to piss me off. So you don’t think you’re my type?” Dustin reached out and grabbed her hand and brought it to the crotch of his pants. “This is how I am whenever I’m around you. You’re my type because not only are you beautiful, but you’re everything else that I could ever want in a woman.”
    Dustin didn’t give her a chance to respond before he hauled her up against him and brought his lips down on hers. He felt her soften against him immediately as he felt her hands snake up into his hair.
    He pulled her against him and ground his erection against her stomach and felt it throb when she whimpered against his lips. All he knew was that they fit together, but Dustin knew he needed to stop before something happened that they’d both regret.
    Dustin eased his lips away from Stacy and leaned his forehead against hers as they both tried to catch their breath.
    “Wow!” Stacy said. He couldn’t help himself and started to laugh. She gave him that smile that he loved and started laughing, too.
    “Come on, sugar, let’s get out of here,” Dustin said as he led Stacy out of the studio.
    Stacy set the alarm while Dustin stood by the front door waiting for her. His mom didn’t think an alarm system was necessary since she didn’t keep money there, but his dad told her that he’d feel better knowing that if something happened while she was there alone she could hit the panic button that was in the back studio.
    Dustin held the door open as Stacy passed by him and walked to her truck. He watched as she threw her bag in the passenger side and came back over to him.
    “Thanks for hanging out and seeing me to my truck.” She seemed a little shy at the moment and it made him smile.
    “No problem. Are we still on for Thursday?” Dustin was looking forward to spending time with her.
    “Absolutely. Do you need me to bring anything?”
    “Nope, just yourself and your appetite.” He pulled her into a hug and couldn’t resist giving her a kiss that was far from friendly. “Now get out of here before I make a fool out of myself.”
    Stacy smiled, shook her head, and walked around to the driver’s side and hopped in. He stood on the sidewalk until all he could see were her fading taillights. He really needed to show some restraint around her, but he had a feeling that was easier said than done.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 5
     
     
    Stacy could still taste Dustin on her lips when she got home. That