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I knew I was in trouble the moment Nixx walked into the shop and my body remembered what I had admitted to Roy.
I had wanted him to kiss me.
That truth had been easier to type in the dark than face beneath fluorescent lights with Nixx filling my doorway, one corner of his mouth tilted as though he knew I had been thinking about him.
“You’re staring,” he said.
“I’m assessing whether you followed the aftercare instructions.”
“From across the room?”
“I’m very talented.”
His gaze dropped to my mouth. “I’ve noticed.”
Heat climbed into my face. I turned toward my tray and pretended the ink caps required my full attention.
“Sit down.”
“Yes, ma’am.”
He removed his cut and settled into the chair while I pulled on my gloves. The section we were working on curved along the inside of h
