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The entire process only took about an hour. Amanda arrived at the very end to get a report. Jared Berringer, her developer partner, arrived with her.
“It’s in good shape,” Xander rumbled. “The building has good bones, and we could turn the space around pretty quickly if we put our backs into it. Matt sketched the project out for us.”
He stepped forward and held out the plans.
Berringer looked over Amanda’s shoulder as she examined them.
“Cost?” She didn’t look up as she asked the question.
“Minimal.”
Robby tugged on Matt’s arm as Xander went through the minutia of the supplies they would need and the structural changes. “They’re going to be a while. Come next door with me. I want you to see the place.”
Crossing into the empty room next door, Matt’s hand brushed against Robby’s. He felt the zing of the contact all the way to his toes. The center, itself, was bright and inviting, though quiet inside. Robby gave him a quick tour through the TV area, the computer stations, and the administrative cubicles.
“Back there are the two overnight rooms.”
“Where is everyone?” He’d expected to see other people here.
“At work.” Robby shrugged. “School. Usually, there’s at least one administrator here all the time, to keep the doors open. But they must’ve gone to lunch or something, since we were next door.” A slow smile crept over his face. “You know what that means?”
“You need more staff?”
“ItmeansI finally have you to myself.” Robby’s hand shot out like a viper and wrapped around the back of his neck and pulled him in for a scorching kiss.
He found himself crowded against the wall, sandwiched between the plaster and a hard, lean body growing harder by the second. His hands gripped Robby’s denim-clad hips, tugging him even closer. The press of the other man’s pelvis against his own called to the passion he’d been holding back all week.
Robby nipped at his lower lip, then kissed the underside of his jaw. “I can’t get enough of you.”
“Oooh. Lordy, lordy. No wonder you’ve got yourself some swagger if a hot slice of toast like him is waiting for you at home.” A husky androgynous voice echoed through the room.
Looking over Robby’s shoulder, Matt spotted the source, clad in a vibrant red wraparound dress and a matching headscarf.
Robby sighed soundlessly against him before lifting his head. “Come on, Sara. Don’t give Matt a hard time.”
She shot him an over-the-top wink. “Fine with me. I’d much prefer ifhegavemea hard time. Y’all already know where I live.”
When Robby pulled away to face her, Matt felt like he stood naked under the spotlight of an empty stage. His arousal, though steadily shrinking, hadn’t entirely subsided, and Sara’s gaze locked on it like a laser beam.
“Hey,” Robby barked, his hand waving in front of her face. “Eyes over here. I’m serious.”
“Whatever,” she huffed. “Take away all a girl’s fun.”
“Robby!” Xander called out from the sidewalk. “I need you.”
Robby shot Sara a quelling look. “Behave while I’m gone.” Giving Matt’s hand a final squeeze, he answered the foreman’s call.
Oh God. Was he supposed to talk to her? Talking to strangers rated up there with ant-bites and communal showers. His stomach clenched.
“A shy one, huh? He said your name is Matt?”
He grunted.
“Come sit with me, sweet Matt.” She beckoned him to one of the sofas situated on the side of the room, then patted the cushion beside her.
Crap. Easier to just comply rather than argue.
“You been dating Robby for long?”
