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There was a naked man on Casey’s back porch She would have called the police or, at the very least, screamed if he hadn’t been so damned beautiful

Instead, without so much as a blink, she fu water over the loose tea leaves in the silver strainer Quite a bit of water ranite countertop, and ran down to the tile floor, but she didn’t notice

It was so early that it wasn’t yet daylight, and she hadn’t bothered to turn on the kitchen lights But then he’d turned on the porch lights, and in the h the screen door, it was ale

He’d dropped his T-shirt and sweatpants on the stone path, then, totally nude and facing Casey, he walked up the three steps, his full h he meant to enter the house

Casey had just woken up, and when she first saw hi the best dream of her life Not only was his body beautiful, but so was his face Hair, eyes, beard stubble, truly luscious lips His skin was a dark golden color all over, and he had long, sleek , down his neck, and in the overhead light it was so black that it seelisten almost blue

When he got to the porch, he didn’t open the screen door and colorious view of his side

Lord! Pecs Abs The curve of his backside, thighs like an Olympic skater’s

Casey ed to blink a few times Surely she was asleep Surely he couldn’t be real

He see to the wall, and seconds later it started raining That made sense The deity who controlled the heavens should look like this man

But, no, it was an outdoor shower that seeuesthouse She hadn’t noticed that it was there—for the few months she’d been in town, it had been winter But yesterday had been so warm that she’d opened every door andto let out the heat of her cooking When she at last went to bed, the kitchen had been so hot that she’d just hooked the screen door and left the room open to

the breezes

She picked up herof tea and sipped it while she watched him lather himself with soap

There was a tall stool near her, and without taking her eyes off him, she felt for it and sat down As he ran his hands over his body, she was evenAnd she was just as sure that if she took her eyes off him she’d wake up