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could only scream ‘fuck me baby, do me hard you sexy beast’ and other naughty phrases. What if he could tell just by looking at her that she’d pictured the two of them going at it like wild animals? She’d die, she’d simply die. Maybe she could wiggle her nose and make him freeze just long enough to gather her things and make a run for it.
    “Uh, hi,” she mumbled, sounding oh so intelligent.
    “I stopped by your shop but noticed your sign in the window.”
    Her mind shifted gears fast. He wanted to see her? Why the hell for? She never wanted to see him again. Or wait, she sort of did. Aware she sat stone still with her mouth agape, she gestured to the empty chair across from her.
    “Um, yeah,” she began, “I take…an hour lunch break every day around this time.” The honey bagel wasn’t sitting too well in her tummy right now, not with all the flip flops going on inside it.
    He pulled the chair out and sat, his eyes a breathtaking steel blue in the sunlight. “I see. Do you usually come here?”
    Audrey nodded while swallowing down her nerves.
    “Me too. I don’t have a set time or anything, just whenever I can get away. I work over at Blume N’ Supplies.” He ran a hand through his hair and rested his arm on the table. “I take it you’re the only one working today?”
    Audrey’s mouth went dry, but her hands shook too much to hold her cup. “Uh, it’s just me every day, I don’t really have anyone else who works there. I mean there’s Heidi if I need her. She’s studying for her business degree and in her spare time makes these amazing amulets that I sell in my shop.” Realizing she was babbling, she took a deep breath. “I trained her so she could cover for me when I travel or get sick. I’ve yet to take her up on that. Otherwise yeah, it’s just me.”
    A petite brunette heavy on the perfume with hair down to her waist stopped at their table and set a large cup of coffee on the table. The fresh roasted aroma masked the sweet smell of her vanilla chai.
    “Thanks, sugar,” she heard handsome say. Audrey grimaced and made a point to tune out whatever else he planned to say. Of course the server had been a knockout, but he didn’t have to be so blasé in front of her.
    She directed her gaze down to get a grip. Why did she care what he said to another woman? She’d never been possessive of anyone, not even a guy she dated. Relieved by the silence, she raised her eyes and caught him staring at her.
    “I asked if you could you pass the sugar?”
    Her mouth opened. “Oh, you were talking to me? Sure.” Audrey grabbed a couple packets from the condiment jar that had been half concealed by her notebook, and tossed them in front of him. “Sorry, I thought you called the server sugar.”
    “Nah, I don’t even know her.”
    He ripped open the packets of sugar and dumped them into his coffee.
    “Anyway, that’s kind of you,” he said, stirring the liquid with his finger and then wiping it on his pants. “I mean about having the college gal come work for you. Hands-on learning is the best way as far as I’m concerned.”
    She nodded, still embarrassed for having misunderstood the sugar comment. Damn she was quick to judge him. He said something else, but she’d put him back on tune-out. Up close she found him more attractive than before. She liked the way his hair framed his face. One strand in particular hung above his brow and beckoned to her to sweep it back into place. Lips that weren’t too thin or too full, but just right, distracted her and looked downright kissable. Audrey enjoyed the way he closed his eyes when he sipped his coffee, as if savoring a fine vintage wine.
    Hello, earth to Audrey? Why was she even thinking anything about him? She was still mad at him. Pissed to be exact. Okay she’d forgotten about that detail this morning when her hand stroked between her legs, but his presence in the flesh and blood reminded her of the comment about the pennies. Sexy good looks