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I brush my knuckles down his cheek, "…I've always liked a little 5 o'clock shadow."

His eyes turn from the mirror to me.


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"I usually get mine around 2."

I tip my wrist between us. "Right on time."

"Oh, crap," he says, hopping out of the chair suddenly. "I didn't realize it was so late."

"The boss'll have your hide," I tease. God, how I'd love to have his hide.

"I don't like to take advantage; it sets a bad example. Besides, I've been monopolizing you."

I chuckle and gesture all around me. "It's my first day. I don't exactly have a line behind my chair."

"It's your first day?"

Oops. Maybe I shouldn't have volunteered that information. "My first day here," I clarify.


A/N: Nice save, Bella! Just one today, girls. Trust me... xxx ~BOH