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through the air. Even Mrs. Carlson seemed to be in lighter spirits.
    “Can I help you?” she squeaked out. Gee, way to go, Lucy. Squeaking at the sex-god. Not good at all. Please don’t say haircut, her inner naughty girl whispered. His gaze burned, sending waves of heated desire racing through her. A man hadn’t looked at her like that in… forever.
    “I thought you could use some help.” He smiled, taking long strides toward Mrs. Carlson and her. “I’m a very good negotiator.” He turned to Mrs. Carlson and gave her a mind-melting smile. Hell, the smile wasn’t even for Lucy and her mind melted. “Lucia gave you some very generous offers. Why not take one of them?”
    Mrs. Carlson blushed—something Lucy had never seen her do— ever . This man was a god. “I suppose a pedicure would be nice. I haven’t had one in a while.” She giggled like a young schoolgirl and turned to Lucy. “I’m sorry I yelled at you, Lucy.”
    Lucy? The old withered witch never called her Lucy. Amazing. She tossed a sidelong glance at Gerardo, who stood with mouth wide open.
    “It’s okay, Mrs. Carlson. I got sidetracked and didn’t mean to leave the solution on so long. If you want me to flat iron it, I will. Then you can come back in a few days for a relaxer. No charge.”
    Mrs. Carlson nodded and smiled. “Okay, Lucy. Thank you.”
    Hot-Bod grinned, took a seat, and waited while Lucy and Gerardo worked on Mrs. Carlson, who chose the deluxe pedicure instead. Lucy wasn’t one to argue. Strangely enough, neither was Gerardo. Luckily for Gerardo, her feet weren’t near as bad as Mrs. Gunderson’s.
    When they were finished, Lucy and Gerardo turned Mrs. Carlson around for her approval, which, ever since Mr. Universe appeared, seemed to happen more often than not. “I love it,” she exclaimed with glee. “I’ll send Larissa down to make arrangements for the wedding.”
    Wow! She’d almost fried her head and Mrs. Carlson still wanted her to do her prospective daughter-in-law’s hair? Bonus! She should bring him home to mom and let him work his magic. Then she’d know for a fact if he was a god or just lucky.
    “Sounds great, Mrs. C. See you on Saturday?”
    Smiling, Mrs. Carlson nodded and slipped something into Lucy’s hand. “A little tip for your trouble, dear.”
    Lucy glanced down at the money. A hundred-dollar bill? She must’ve been transported to an alternate universe where things were the opposite. Then again, she didn’t feel any different.
    “Sorry, Mrs. C. I can’t take this.” Lucy handed the money back to her. “Not until you’re completely satisfied.”
    She pouted but took back the money. “Oh, all right, sweetie. I’ll tell Joshua you said hello?”
    “Please do.” Lucy smiled back, despite the weirdness. “And Larissa, too?”
    “Sure.” Mrs. Carlson raised her hand into a friendly wave. With a spring in her step, she left the salon.
    With a wide grin, Hot-Bod rose from his chair and approached the desk. “I hope you don’t mind my interfering?”
    Hell no, she didn’t mind him interfering. He could interfere anytime he wanted. “Not at all. Like you said, you’re a very good negotiator.” Lucy smiled and her cheeks warmed. “Although, I admit, ‘very good’ is an understatement, Mr.…”
    “Deleon. Rafael Deleon.” The man smiled, deep dimples forming in each of his cheeks. His silver eyes swirled like two giant pools. Beautiful in a completely masculine way. “You can call me Rafe.”
    So, Rafe, do you want a job? She wouldn’t mind having some smooth negotiating for those hairy situations. “Thank you, Rafe. I don’t know how to repay you. I haven’t seen Mrs. Carlson that happy in a long time.” More like forever. “Right, Gerardo?”
    She turned to Gerardo. If this were a cartoon, he would’ve had those animated hearts in his eyes. He batted his eyelashes and a giddy smile curved his lips. She’d never seen Gerardo this excited over a little eye candy. Maybe she