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and started to store equipment away. Daniela helped me out until I shooed her aside to drink and rest. She’d done well in her first class. During the ride home, she quizzed me about my Army training and why I’d decided to teach self-defense.
    “Part of it was for something to do, I guess. After twenty years of being busy, having completely idle hands made me twitchy. Besides, I like helping people.”
    “You’re good at it. I went to the gym once. Well, Mike made me go. He paid some trainer to work with me, but the lady was a real hard-core bitch who screamed a lot.” Daniela turned her gaze to the moving scenery outside. “I got discouraged and didn’t want to go back and...” She went quiet and I filled in the blanks. Her asshole of an ex probably didn’t take well to the money lost.
    I flicked the turn signal, slowed, and drifted off the interstate toward a building marked with a colorful pink and orange sign. According to the sign, Flora’s Fro-Yo had about a dozen special flavors.
    “Wait, what are you doing?” I stole a glance to the passenger seat to see Daniela’s quizzical expression and wide brown eyes staring back at me.
    “I promised you frozen yogurt, remember?”
    “You just whipped like a thousand calories off me,” she said pointedly.
    “Now I’m putting it back on you,” I replied while pulling into the parking lot.
    “You don’t think...” She paused again, huffed a breath, and simply laughed before shaking her head. “All right then. It’s your treat though.”
    “I wouldn’t dream of letting you pay.”
    I filled my paper cup to the top and encouraged Daniela to do the same. While I wasn’t looking, she tried to serve herself a tiny dieter’s portion, like I’d judge her for wanting more than a spoonful.
    “How am I gonna steal some of your flavor if there’s only one bite to take?” My friendly tease seemed to do the trick, convincing her to take a more generous helping. After filling up her bowl, we picked out toppings for each other.
    We devoured our frosty treats beneath a covered table outside, enjoying a pleasant Texas breeze. It was the perfect way to cool off after a tough workout session. I didn’t think the day could get any better, but Daniela proved me wrong with an innocent kiss to my cheek. Her cool lips left a tingling warmth on my skin long after she pulled away.
    “I had fun today.”
    “You’re welcome to join again anytime. Just let me know and you can bum a ride with me.”
    I dropped her off an hour later, after a relaxing stroll through the town square where we walked hand in hand and I bought her flowers from a local vendor. The close knit community was one of my reasons for moving to Quickdraw’s little municipality, aside from the badass name. Around this time of the year, the farmers’ markets were in full swing.
    “You didn’t have to buy me this, you know.” She sniffed the fragrant white blooms on the potted gardenia topiary I bought for her. It would be a perfect addition to her home and, I hoped, something that would make her think of me whenever she looked at it.
    “That’s the funny thing about gifts. Don’t need a reason to give ‘em.”
    With my truck parked beside her little sedan, neither of us moved.
    “Go have a hot soak, darlin’. You’ll be feeling that workout later.”
    Daniela lingered in the passenger seat and glanced back at me with one hand on the door handle. I couldn’t let her leave like this, with things hanging in the air between us. So I trusted my gut and pulled her back to me, then leaned in and claimed her lips.
    One arm hooked behind my left shoulder, her fingers tangling in my hair. She dragged me in closer, equally eager and filled with as much yearning. One hand grasped the front of my t-shirt initially, and then she placed my hand against her breast. I squeezed and kneaded the plump swell beneath my fingers, pinching the stiffening nipple through her thin t-shirt and bra. She had the perfect