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6
Sydney
Nick touched base with his friend Jackson, but he and Harper were at a job site, doing demo and filming for their home renovation show. Harper said she had something that could work for me, though, and they promised to drop it off before tomorrow night. I still wasn’t one hundred percent relieved, but it was as good a plan as any.
Nick and I had lunch and shopped the rest of the afternoon. Now we were back at the Milton house with just enough time to clean up and change for dinner.
“Do you want the first shower?” I asked Nick, unzipping my boots.
“I’ll let you go first, you take longer to get ready. Unless you want to shower together. You know, to save water.” He gave me a cheeky grin and I shook my head.
“Nice try, Milton. But even if this thing was real,” I waved my finger between us, “I’d feel weird showering together at your parents’ house.”
“Where’s your sense of adventure?” he teased, stepping in close to me and lightly skimming his thumb down my cheek.
My face heated under his touch, his calloused skin leaving a fiery trail of nerves in its wake. Nick was not making this easy; my already-shaky resolve was crumbling by the second.
“Don’t press your luck.” I moved away from him, distancing myself from temptation. “I’ll be quick.” I spun into the bathroom, shutting the door hard behind me.
Leaning back against the door, I took some deep breaths, willing my heart to quit racing.
Get it together, Sydney. You absolutely cannot fall for Nick Milton again. No. Nope. Not a freaking chance. You need your job. It’s all you have. So get in and get out. That was the deal.
I sighed, leaning into the shower and turning the faucet to steaming, knowing full well that little pep talk with myself failed miserably.
There was no way around it. I was still totally and utterly in love with Nick.
