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his head. “It’s on me. Don’t worry about it. They need to come down for the safety of people walking by.” He turned back towards the door. “See you tomorrow,” he called over his shoulder.
    By the time he stepped out on the boardwalk again, he was wishing for his bed. Pulling his cell phone out of his pocket, he texted his brother and stood on the empty boardwalk, watching the dark waves hit the beach as he waiting for a reply.
    When he heard the door open and close behind him, he glanced over and watched Shelly lock the back door. She looked over at him and nodded, giving him a nervous smile, then she started up the stairs towards what he could only assume was the apartment.
    “Didn’t you say you need some work up there as well?” he asked, moving a little closer to her.
    She stopped, her hand on the railing, and nodded at him. “I can show you around there tomorrow, when it’s light. Goodnight.” She turned and started heading up the stairs and he watched her disappear. He knew that he’d dream that night about a sexy, hazel-eyed woman with pouty lips that just begged to be kissed.

Chapter Four
     
     
    S helly wasn’t fully awake when she heard the crash. At first, she thought it was something lingering from her dream, but then she heard a string of curse words and her eyes flew open. Rushing to the window, she looked down and was shocked to see the old sign above her front door splattered all over the walkway below.
    Glass and plastic pieces were strewn everywhere. There were also large metal chunks that looked very sharp and dangerous.
    “What the hell! I told you to wait.” She hunted for the voice and when her eyes landed on Marcus, she sighed at how handsome he looked in his work jeans and a button-up flannel shirt. “Damn near landed on top of me.” He took off his hard hat and swiped a handkerchief over his forehead. Then, as if she’d willed it, he glanced up at the window and stilled.
    She couldn’t move. She couldn’t even breathe. His blue eyes seemed to laugh until they caught hers. Then she swore she could feel the heat from them up here. He slowly smiled, causing heat to spread through her entire body. Her knees even felt a little weak. How could one look from him cause her body to react so?
    She knew. It was because of the dreams she’d had last night. She’d fallen asleep thinking about how sexy he’d looked and how kind he’d been, and he’d stayed in her dreams all night.
    Someone walked over to him and slapped him on the back while laughing, which caused his attention to drift from her.
    She used that opportunity to dash from the window and head towards the bathroom to get ready for the day. When she walked into the restroom, she glanced at her reflection and gasped. She’d forgotten that she’d fallen asleep in a white tank top and her silk undies. Glancing back towards the window, she realized that the windowsill was low enough to give Marcus quite a view.
    Her face turned red and she closed her eyes on a moan.
    “Great! Give everyone a show, why don’t you?” She flipped on the shower. The old pipes groaned and she held her breath as cold water poured from the showerhead.
    The upstairs of the building had originally been part of the furniture store. Somewhere along the way, the stairs had been demolished and moved to the outside of the building, only allowing entrance from outside.
    The upstairs was as large as the lower level, and housed a small bathroom and kitchenette area. Her air mattress sat along the wall with a stack of her boxes.
    She felt lucky that the upstairs bathroom was equipped with a small shower. She had high hopes of adding a bathtub, but knew that if it wasn’t in her budget, she’d have to make due. After all, the downstairs was more important than her own living space.
    After one of the quickest and coldest showers she’d had in a long time, she piled her hair up in a clip and donned an older pair of jeans and a work shirt. Slipping on her