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“This roof is a lot sturdier than the jetty,” I said. “And yes, the LNB has completely come off the feed arm. I should be able to reattach it. But some antennas are down.”

I took a bunch of photos with my phone before trying to fix the LNB, but it wasn’t as simple as just reattaching it. The port jack was broken off inside it. “I don’t think the noise block is repairable,” I said, loud enough for Tully to hear. “But the antennas might be. They’re still here, at least.” I walked to the edge so I could see Tully. “Remember how you MacGyvered the booster at the bunker? These antennas might just need MacGyvering.”

“Okay, I’ll come up, hang on.”

“Let me get down first.” I climbed down and showed him the photos, and with a nod, he grabbed a few tools before he went up.

Did I find it extremely attractive that he was so handy?

Yes.

Was the fact he could fix things a turn on for me?

I was beginning to think it might be.

“You know,” I said, “there’s a lot to be said about the sexy handyman persona. A man who can use tools and isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty. I never realised I had a thing for such appeal.”

Tully’s smiling face appeared. “You okay down there?”

It didn’t help that he was holding a pair of pliers.

“I’m great. How are you up there?”

He laughed and snapped the pliers. “Do you have a fetish I didn’t know about?”

“I wouldn’t call it a fetish,” I argued, thankful we were all alone on this island. “But if you were to also perhaps look at purchasing a tool belt, I wouldn’t be mad about it.”

He laughed. “Would I get extra gold stars?”

I pretended to have to consider this. “Hmm, maybe. Would you be naked under that tool belt?”

“I can be naked right now,” he said, pulling his T-shirt over his head. He threw it down to me, and by some miracle, I caught it.

“Keep your shorts on. I don’t think dangling your bits on that hot tin roof will do either of us any favours.”

He burst out laughing. “But then you’d get to kiss them better.”

I snorted. “What difference does that make when you know I’ll kiss them anyway? You don’t need to put yourself through what I would imagine is a rather excruciating lesson.”

He grinned. “I’ll hold you to that.”

“I don’t doubt you will.”

He was still grinning. “Want me to come down now and you fulfil your promise, or should I fix your antenna first?”

“Antenna, please.”

He sighed. “So cruel.”

But he disappeared from view, and after a few moments, I decided to climb up and watch him from the ladder.

Until he tried to kneel on the roof and hissed at how hot it was. “Here,” I said, throwing his shirt back to him. “Kneel on that.”

He was very obviously surprised to see me peering at him through the top two rungs of the ladder. “Are you perving on me?”

“It’s not perving,” I replied. “Think of me as the OH&S officer in this working agreement. I’m supervising.”

He laughed, but he shoved the shirt under his knee and went about fixing the antenna. He had a cordless drill and some screws and had it fixed again in no time. “The backing plate’s a bit bent, but she’ll be right,” he said. “Now, if you wouldn’t mind supervising from inside and see if anything’s back online.”

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