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inside the shop only to come up short
when I realized who was at the counter. Will almost ran into my back and then
leaned over my shoulder to mutter in my ear when he saw who I was staring at.
    “Seriously?
I would have thought you learned from the last one how to spot trouble.”
    I
jabbed him with my elbow and then took the milk from him and, cool as a
cucumber, made my way behind the counter.
    “Can
I have him?” Reggie whispered in my ear, looking longingly at my tall, dark
Thor, who was being helped by Cassie.
    “Down
boy.” I put the gallon of milk in the fridge under the counter and then couldn’t
help but let my gaze drift back to the prime male specimen who probably caused
every woman and gay man within a half mile radius to go into heat just with his
presence. Will may have been right; he definitely looked like trouble, but that
wasn’t going to stop me from letting my eyes drink it up.
    “Fine,
you can have the mysterious stranger and I’ll take Mr. Blue-eyed, buns-of-steel
over there.”
    I
couldn’t hold back my laugh. “Sorry, I don’t think Will rolls that way.
Besides, don’t you have a boyfriend?”
    “Why
do you have to spoil my fun?” he pouted.
    I
grinned, knowing that despite his eyes that liked to wander, Reggie’s heart was
true and loyal. “I’m sure there are dishes that need to be done before you take
off for the day.” I gave him a shove in the direction of the kitchen.
    “Killjoy,”
he pouted some more, but ducked inside the kitchen.
    I
slipped past Cassie filling a cup from the pot, and then looked up to see dark
eyes on me. I managed a hint of a smile while my insides heated about ten
degrees.
    “I
see you’ve gone back to your boring cup of coffee,” I pulled off the teasing
remark rather smoothly I thought, and then I veered right past teasing and kept
on going. “Are you sure I can’t tempt you with something else off our menu? You
might be surprised by how good I can make a cup of coffee taste.”
    Cassie
coughed beside me and I felt the flush crawl up my neck to my cheeks, but my
friend with the unrefined coffee palette simply leaned closer over the counter.
The corners of his mouth curled upward in a grin that made his eyes twinkle as
well. “Sweetheart, you could tempt me with a lot of things, none of them on
that menu you have up there on the wall.”
    Oh
damn.
    “Here’s
your coffee.” Cassie’s hand shoved between us. “Can we get you anything else?
Like Nora’s number? She’s single.”
    My
eyes bugged out and shot to her. “Cassie!” I hissed, and elbowed her not so
discreetly, then looked back to see
he-who-shall-not-be-named-simply-because-I-still-didn’t-know-his-name chuckling
under his breath.
    “The
coffee will do. For now. Thank you, ladies.” He shot me a wink before
retreating with his coffee. When he made it to the door he turned, “By the way,
nice bod.” His eyes flitted briefly to my apron. He smirked and then pushed the
door open.
    “Hey,”
Cassie called after him, and I worried I was going to have to fire her for
whatever came out of her mouth next. “You got a name?” she asked when he looked
back over his shoulder.
    “Shaw.”
    “That
a first name or a last name?” I asked.
    Another
smirk and then he was out the door.
    Damn.
Damn. Damn.
    “You
two will make beautiful, beautiful babies,” Cassie rested her chin in her hand
and stared after him until he was out of sight of our large windows.
    “We
would, wouldn’t we?” I leaned my own head on my hand, indulging her fantasy.
Okay, maybe it wasn’t entirely hers.
    “I
can’t believe you two,” Will cut into the moment. “For all you know, he could
be the Northwest Strangler.”
    I
let out a little huff and straightened. “Way to kill my moment.”
    “I
just don’t see it.” Cassie frowned. “I mean, evil like that; you’d think it
would be in the eyes.”
    “Tell
that to the girls he killed,” Will arched one brow at her pointedly.
    “You
know what, I