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Lacy here. I am really beginning to think my mind hates me. This hit me at four in the morning. I had to be up at ten thirty. Yeah! This is my dare from Bert a.k.a. Katie N Cassie's Slave 4 Life. No Strings Attached by NSync. Have fun.

Disclaimer: I don't own the show or the song or SLEEP!

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It was supposed to be easy. No strings attached. Just helping each other through a hard time. But as she laid there, tucked against his side, her head on his shoulder, her arm across his chest, his arm around her back with one hand resting on her hip while the other held the hand that rested on his chest, she'd never felt more at peace. Feeling his chest rise and fall slowly as he slept, she'd never felt more at home. They'd agreed, almost laughingly, not to fall for each other. It seemed smart at the time. They were colleagues. They worked together. They shouldn't even be doing this. Yet the deal was made and she'd gone and broken the one rule. She went and fell in love with him.

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He kept his breathing slow and even, letting her believe he was asleep. They'd been doing this thing, this 'No strings attached' thing for almost four months now. It was just supposed to be one friend helping another but it was more then that. It felt so right, having her bare skin pressed against his, the soft curve of her hip under his hand, her head nestled against his shoulder. It felt like, well like home. He'd broken the one rule they'd made. And it was a good rule. A smart rule. He was her boss. She worked for him. They really shouldn't be here like this and yet they were and he broke the rule. He fell in love with her.

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They both shared a single thought before finally drifting off to sleep.

'So much for no strings attached.'

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Dialogue, I think would have thrown the story off. Their thoughts spoke enough. Let me know what you think, flame policy stands and thanks for reading.

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