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looked around at the framed photos of completed construction projects that adorned the walls in his office. She seemed to deflate a little.
    “ I just realized that you mostly work on large projects like houses and condos. I feel really silly asking you to do something so trivial.”
    Reed was willing to build a damned birdhouse for her backyard if that's what she wanted. It would be worth it to spend more time with her. “Tell me what you need and I'll see what I can do.”
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    Sophie stared into his light brown eyes and lost her train of thought.
    Kindness and warmth seemed to radiate from Reed. Those qualities made him all the more attractive to her. He was more than agood-looking man; he was a good man. There was also something sexy in the way he gazed at her that made her want to climb in his lap and wrap her arms around him. Naked.
    “ I have a small construction job that I was hoping you could help me with.” He nodded for her to continue. “Tracy and I need a wall built. More like a half wall as a divider to our shops.”
    Reed grabbed a pen and some sort ofform and began writing. “I thought you rented the space? Doesn't the Donaldson family own that building?”
    Sophie was prepared for that. “Yes, they do but we have written permission from Darlene Donaldson. It states that she approves of the specific renovation as long as we pay for it. Is there any way I can get an estimate?” She handed the notarized copy to Reed. He perused it and handed it backto her.
    “ I'll have to come by the site to get a look at the size of the project. After I get more details and measurements, I can run the numbers and give you a ballpark estimate. Sound good?”
    She nodded and grinned. "Sounds good.”
    He typed something on his tablet and scrolled through it. Reed glanced up after he found what he was looking for. “Will six thirty tomorrow evening work for you?”

    She would have just enough time to go home, take Max out, and freshen up.
    Sophie stood and refrained from doing a little happy dance. Instead, she calmly told him, “I can do six thirty.”
    She reached over to shake his hand. Reed got up and walked around the desk to where she was standing. Sophie felt a zing of awareness when he closed his big, warm hand around hers and shook it. For a moment,he continued to hold on while staring down into her eyes. Reed gave a sexy grin, knowing very well that he hadn't let go yet.
    “ See you tomorrow, Sophie.”
    She looked down and realized that she hadn't let go either. Slipping her hand free, Sophie stepped back and headed for the door. “Okay then, it's a date. Um, not that it's a date, right? Well, you know what I mean. That works. See you then.”

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    Reed sat down with a sigh. Of course he'd take the job. He'd be a fool not to. Working in the bakery would give him a prime opportunity to get closer to Sophie. The construction was miniscule compared to all of the other projects taking up his time. After the crazy week he'd had, Reed considered this as good as a mini vacation. The only snag he could see was figuring out how the hellto talk Ben into going along with it.
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    The next morning, Reed went into work feeling relieved that the Falls Condos project was running smoothly again. He was still getting used to managing the company. Jack had stayed on long enough to ensure that Reed knew what he was doing. He did, but he still wanted help managing the increasing workload.
    When he came home from the Navy, he thoughtKeith would want to be involved with the business side of construction. To his surprise, his brother told Reed that he wanted no part in that aspect of the company. Keith was more of a hands-on, let's get to building something, type of worker. Reed respected that, but had a suspicion that Keith was selling himself short. He was more than muscle.
    As luck would have it, his friend, Ben Carrington,had ended his enlistment not long after Reed. They both worked in the Construction