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and looked out. “Hello, handsome.” She leaned against the door jam with her hand on her hip.
    “Hello there, pretty lady.” He stepped right up to her and slid his hands around her waist. Bending down, he planted a kiss on her that intimated, “Thank God I’m home.” Hope wrapped her own arms around his back and pressed him closer. He released her lips only to blaze a trail from the crease behind her ear down to her neck and back to her mouth.
    “That’s the best hello I’ve ever received. You can come over here after work anytime.” He held her in an embrace that spoke of comfort and ease.
     “You know, you’ve been stuck inside all day. You must be stir-crazy. I’m taking you out.” He picked her up amidst her squeals and protests. He cradled her in his arms, took her to his bike, and sat her down on the passenger seat.
    “What about my purse and locking up the house?”
    “You don’t need a thing but your keys. I think I saw them hanging by the front door. Yes?”
    She nodded, totally impressed by his attention to detail. “I’ll be back in a second.” He raced back to the house and returned looking victorious, jangling keys in his hand.
    “Jamie, what the hell happened to your bike?”
    “Long story, but I already called the police and took care of it. I think Brittany is on the revenge path. I just have to catch her in the act. No more talk of the B girl. It’s you and me, babe. Here we go.” He straddled his bike and gingerly placed her foot on his thigh to rest. “Grab ahold of me, okay?” Hope nodded, pushing concern aside for the meanwhile. No problem with that, lover-boy.
    Jamie rode with masterful skill the winding Laguna Canyon Road and stopped at a quaint-looking home nestled in a foothill. After turning the bike off, he leaned back against Hope and looked up at her. “I’ve never been here before, but a friend of mine says it’s great. Thought we’d give it a try.”
    “I love finding new places. Looks wonderful. Thank you for whisking me away.” She leaned forward and kissed his cheek. He got up and proceeded to pick her up.
    “You’re not seriously gonna carry me in there, are you?” She laughed and held him off. “Really, I can hop. And besides, I’m not like those models you work with that get blown away with the slightest breeze. You’re gonna get tired carrying me everywhere.”
    “Hey, you’re a real woman with delicious curves on ya. I’m just taking advantage of your situation to cop a few feels, is all.” He gave her a look that combined innocence and mischief all in one.
    “Well, when you put it that way….” She raised her hands, offering herself up to him. He lifted her off the seat, and as she wrapped her arms around his neck he kissed her breath away. She leaned her forehead against his when he finally released her lips. “I didn’t know there were free appetizers before the meal.”
    “Mmm hmm.” He kissed the tip of her nose. “And after, free dessert, too.”
    “I love this place already.”
    They laughed quietly together and he brought her into the restaurant. The hostess seated them in a cozy nook that looked out upon a coy pond. After sharing each other’s food, talking about growing up in California, and gushing over their similar taste in movies and music, Jamie removed them to an outside patio for coffee and cuddling on a porch swing.
    “Look how beautiful the sunset is. Do you realize we’ll have seen a sunrise and a sunset together? It feels like we’ve lived a lifetime in two days.” She played with his large fingers on a hand powerful enough she thought to knock a man out, yet gentle enough to send shivers across her skin.
    “It’s beautiful, like you. Pretty incredible how life changes on a dime, and for the better. When you collapsed at my feet, I never imagined you’d be the best package to land on my doorstep.”
    She kissed his hand and opened his palm to her cheek. “Package! Oh my, I forgot with all the hustle and