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♥ Opposites attract, friends to lovers, small town, blue collar, forbidden romance ♥

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Jenna

I trudge across the gravel, heat climbing to my cheeks. Coming here was such a bad idea. I tug on the Jeep’s door, but I’m met with resistance there, too.

“It’s locked.” A husky voice splits through the quiet morning like a hot knife through butter. “Here to rob me?”

I spin on my heel and find Jonas standing in the bus’s doorway, shirtless and barefoot, wearing nothing but a partially zipped pair of jeans with the button undone. My heart thuds against my chest like a racehorse on the home stretch. My throat tightens as I struggle to rein in the wayward beat. 

Jonas is eye candy for my sweet tooth.

“I…um…no. I brought your clothes.” My voice wavers, breathless and way too fan girlish. I take a few steps toward the bus door, unable to take my eyes off his bedhead, tousled hair, and bubble-gum pink lips. “I thought you might want them before work, Monday.”

He folds his arms over his bare chest, cradling his torso. His nipples pebble into tight buds, reminding me of the chilly air. He steps off the landing onto the cold, hard gravel. 

“Thanks for going to the trouble.” He takes a teetering step and winces as his toes clench the rocks.

“Oh, I didn’t. I mean…Gabby washed them right away. I wasn’t in any shape to stand, let alone run heavy machinery.” I laugh off the embarrassing debacle from Friday night and hurry to meet him, acutely aware of the blood rushing through my veins to my body’s more sensitive regions.  “It’s chilly, and you’re shoeless. You should go back in before you catch a cold.”

I reach him before he takes another step. 

“You sound like my mother.” A boyish grin streaks across his lips. It warms me from the inside out, causing me to blush.

“Moms are smart that way.” I press the clothing to his chest. He unfolds his arms and grabs them. His large hands rake across mine, slow and sure. A needy shiver scurries up my spine, causing me to shake in my boots. I cover my recently awakened crush with a churlish grin and push against him to gain a bit of distance. “In you go. I don’t want to catch myself on Justice’s bad side for getting the new guy sick.”

“You always were bossy.” Jonas chuckles. He grabs the doorframe and steps onto the landing. He leans his head back, peering into the bus. His brow furrows. 

It occurs to me that Jonas’s lack of clothing is a sure sign he isn’t alone. Why would he be? He’s good-looking and new to the area, a sure catch for any number of women looking for a new face.

“I should get going…leave you to”–I gesture toward his home on wheels–“whatever it is you were doing.” 

I back up, stammering over my words. It’s none of my business what he’s doing half-naked on a Sunday morning. It’s obvious he threw his jeans on in a hurry. My eyes follow the line of his chest to the happy trail that disappears beneath the zipper. I catch my breath, imagining what Jonas Knowles might look like fully naked. 

My eyes dart back to his, and my cheeks flush hot for the umpteenth time. I take another step backward, swallowing my pride and what’s left of my dignity. 

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