Men at Work by Karen Kendall

Author:Karen Kendall
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2007-03-24T23:00:00+00:00

FOR MOST OF the next day Sam walked around in a daze, scarcely able to believe what had happened with Josh. Lying in his arms after they’d made love, she’d been overwhelmed with such happiness she’d swallowed tears, sure he’d think she was a nut if she suddenly started crying. She couldn’t explain how…right…it felt to be with him. Or why the knowledge shook her so.

She forced herself to work, reviewing the photos she’d taken for the Frameworks for the Future calendar, selecting the shots to send to the committee. She smiled at Mr. June, posed looking back over his shoulder at the viewer. He was Mr. Macho, nervous and trying not to show it when he’d first walked into the studio, but she’d gotten him to loosen up by asking about his work.

Mr. August faced the camera head-on, clad only in work boots, hands folded in front of him. Now that had been an interesting photo session. Like Josh, he was a man who wasn’t shy about letting it all hang out, so to speak.

She came again to Josh’s picture, and her heart beat faster. He was no more or less handsome than the other men she’d photographed, but something about him moved her in a way none of the others did.

Maybe part of it was because he had known her in better times, when life had still treated her well and she’d been open to all its experiences. Or maybe it was because memories of that summer with him and his sister had been the one thing she’d held on to when things were roughest. Whenever she’d moved to a new foster home—a place where she knew no one and wasn’t sure how long she’d stay—she’d spend her first night recalling events of that summer. She’d replay a warm afternoon at the beach, digging her toes in the sand and watching Josh in the surf, or hanging on to his neck while he swam into deep water. The waves had washed over her, filling her mouth with salt and she’d squealed, but she’d never been truly afraid, because he’d held her tight.

And she’d remember that kiss—so sweet and innocent, and yet so much more. With Josh she’d felt the first stirrings of a woman’s desire. She wished they’d had more time to explore those feelings together.

From those memories had grown her fantasies of Josh as her ideal lover. The perfect man for her, kind and loving and sexy. Those fantasies got her through the rough days.

As erotic as some of her fantasies had been, her thoughts of Josh were always more than sexual. She wanted his body, but when she was totally honest with herself, she wanted more. She wanted the carefree spirit and trusting nature she’d lost after their summer together. And as unrealistic as she told herself such expectations were, she felt as if Josh could help her find that part of herself again. Having him back in her life now seemed like a miracle.

She shook her head and shuffled rapidly through the rest of the photos.

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