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been deserted, but I can make a pot if you want.”
    “Already had two cups. Try to make that my limit, or it’ll keep me up the next night. I’m too old for that shit.”
    Shaun chuckled. “I’m too old for that shit, and I know you have a few years on me.”
    Con folded his arms on the top of the counter and lowered his chin to rest on top. “I’ll be thirty-four in December, and I feel every minute of it right now.” He blinked slowly at Shaun. “Hope you had a better night than I did.”
    Shaun tilted his head. “You look like a hangdog hound.”
    “Feel like one.” Con groaned. “But I got a dog-day afternoon ahead of me. Gotta finish running lines in the office and get the server up and running.”
    He took a step back and stretched, arms high over his head, and Shaun’s gaze was drawn to the skin exposed as his tank top rode up above the waistband of his shorts. Damn. The peek of cut abs and smooth skin went straight to Shaun’s dick, and he forced himself to look away.
    He cleared his throat. “Cory said Jimmy was making lunch. I’m sure he’ll have plenty if you’re hungry.”
    Con dropped his arms to his sides and then put his hands on his hips. “You joining them?”
    “No, gotta stay at the desk. I have a sandwich in the fridge.”
    The front door opened, and a guy Shaun recognized as a weekend guest came in, sliding a pair of sunglasses up into his messy blond-tipped hair. The dark circles under his eyes made it look like he’d had about as much sleep as Con, though he was all smiles as he crossed the lobby, so he’d apparently had a lot more fun being awake.
    “Checking out of cabin six,” he chirped as he dropped a set of keys on the counter.
    “No problem.” Shaun turned to the computer and brought up the appropriate screen, noticing in his periphery as Con headed out the side door toward Jimmy’s. It took just a few minutes to check out the guest, and very shortly after the man left, the side door opened again. This time it was Mikey, who balanced a plate loaded with sandwiches and chips in one hand and had his fingers threaded around the necks of two soft drink bottles with the other.
    “You need any help?” Shaun asked, but Mikey just shot him a grin.
    “Nope, got it, thanks!” He headed down the hall toward the back office, and Shaun heard voices a few seconds later. So that’s Mikey and Cory eating together, and Con and Jimmy. And here I stand… feeling sorry for myself for no good reason.
    Blowing out a frustrated breath, Shaun went back to work.
     
     
    “DAMMIT!”
    Shaun’s shift was ending, and he’d just turned the desk over to Phillip and was about to head for his car when Con’s muffled curse came from down the hall. A few seconds later, the man himself appeared, holding one hand in the other. “You got a first-aid kit? Edge of an old outlet took a bite outta me.”
    Shaun winced on Con’s behalf. “Yep. Go wash up in the bathroom, and I’ll bring it down.”
    Con nodded and disappeared back down the hall. Phillip reached under the counter for the small first-aid kit they kept there and passed it over. “Think this’ll be enough?
    There were a couple of larger ones around, but Shaun nodded. “Yeah, this one should be plenty.”
    He carried the kit down the hall and found Con bent over the sink, hands under the faucet, the water rinsing away dust, bug guts, and whatever else he might’ve picked up digging around under desks and in walls. He added soap and lathered up, and Shaun tucked the kit under his arm and pulled out enough paper towels from the wall dispenser to dry him off when he finished washing.
    After he’d rinsed away the soap, Con shut off the water using the backs of his wrists and then turned to Shaun, giving him a smile as he took the towels. “Didn’t know nurse was in your job description, did you?”
    A corner of Shaun’s mouth lifted. “Under ‘other duties as assigned’.” He nodded toward Con’s hand. “Gonna let me see