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seen the woman before, she’d been all suited up, and he’d thought she was sexy as hell like that. But holy God, Naomi in worn jeans and an oversized shirt was doing it for him too. She was standing there, so natural and casual, and it was kind of killing him: no fancy jewelry, no high heels, no snug blazer. And the woman was still a knock-out.
    “Hi,” Jax replied. “You just finished a class?”
    “Yeah. I led a sketching workshop.” She ran her hands through her short hair. “Sorry to keep you waiting.”
    “No problem,” Sarah said. “We’ve only been here a minute.”
    Oh, me too. A minute plus another forty-three minutes before that. But no big deal.
    Naomi smiled at them, trying to ignore how gorgeous Matt looked. How was it possible that every time she saw him, he got more devastating? He was standing there in jeans and a black t-shirt, impossibly huge and muscular, and her whole body just wanted to curl up against him. His face was open and bright, and she wondered what had brought that look to it.
    “OK, then,” she said, trying to stay focused on the task at hand. “You want a tour of the place?”
    “Sure,” King said.
    Sarah got to her feet incredibly slowly and Naomi paused. The other woman looked wiped out, shaky and hollow-eyed, and Naomi felt concern move through her.
    “You OK?” she asked. “You look done in, Sarah. You want to lie down in my office for a while? I have a small sofa there.”
    “No, I’m fine.” Sarah tried to look somewhere close to fine. “I just came here straight from physical therapy and it was kind of intense today… maybe I pushed it a bit too much. I’ll be alright in a few minutes.”
    “You sure?” Jax said. He moved to stand next to her now, alarmed. “Naomi’s right… you look really pale.”
    “I – I’m exhausted.” Sarah’s voice was low, almost embarrassed, as she finally told the truth. She sat down again, her legs trembling and weak under her. “I’m so sorry, guys.”
    “Hey, no. Don’t apologize for anything.” Naomi shook her head. “You want to reschedule?”
    “No.” Sarah managed a small smile. “We can go and you guys can stay. Jax and I have been here many times and we’ve sorted out all the payment details, right? So really, today is about King. He’s never been to the Heart Center before, and you two still need to talk numbers…” She pushed her red curls back from her face with a weary hand. “Why don’t you guys do that and we’ll head out?”
    “You sure?” King said, simultaneously freaked out and thrilled at the thought of being alone with Naomi. “You don’t mind?”
    “Why would we mind?” Jax said. “You go on with Naomi and figure your stuff out. I’ll get Sarah home.”
    King and Naomi watched as Jax gently lifted Sarah to her feet, supporting her. He helped her put on her coat, and Naomi almost sighed at the way that Jax’s hands moved over Sarah’s body. He was slow, careful, loving. Despite his rough demeanor, he handled that woman like she was the most precious thing in the world, and Naomi felt a chasm of loneliness as large and wide as the Grand Canyon open up inside her.
    What would it be like to be the center of a man’s universe, just for once in my life? To have him treat me with nothing but respect and care? To touch me like I was valuable and cherished?
    King held the door for his friends, watched them walk out to Jax’s truck. Sarah was leaning on him heavily and King felt worried. She hadn’t looked this weak in quite a while, and he hoped all she needed was a good sleep. God knows, she’d been through more than enough, and if anyone deserved some peace, it was her.
    “You think she’s OK?” Naomi asked.
    “I hope so.” King sighed. “She’s been through hell, and she just keeps fighting, you know? Today is the first time I’ve seen her admit to being tired, though, so it must be bad.”
    “Yeah.”
    They stared at each other for a few seconds, then Naomi shook