Fall for You by Susan Behon

with Ben. Ben, for his part, seemed to be listening but only shrugged or nodded at Reed while they worked.
    Sophie saw Ben sneak a glance or two at Tracy when he thought no one was looking. It was sort of sweet. Still waters ran deep with that one. Reed peeked over at her a time or two, but there was nothing sneaky about it. He didn't hide his interest in her at all.

    Keeping his promise to behave himself, he did his job and remained professional. But from the sexy looks he kept giving her, Sophie knew that sooner or later there would be some misbehaving. She just didn't know which one of them would misbehave first.
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    By nine o'clock the guys had yet to call it a day. Tracy had already gone upstairs to experiment with a new cupcake recipe before headingto bed. Sophie sat at her table in the back and caught up on paperwork. She also scheduled the orders that still needed to be filled on her calendar. From the way her workload was piling up, Sophie was going to have to hire someone part-time to help run the counter. Soon. The long hours were catching up to her and she was exhausted.
    Even with the whirring noise of the saw and the popping of thenail gun, her eyelids began to droop. Before she knew it, a hand was on her shoulder gently shaking her awake.
    “ Sophie? Honey, you need to go home and get some rest.” Reed leaned over her and moved her hair out of her face.
    How long had she been asleep?
    “ What time is it?” She tried to stifle a yawn and failed. Sophie hoped to God she didn't have an impression of a keyboard on her face. Sherubbed at her cheek just to make sure. Reed stood up and checked the time on his phone. “It's almost ten o'clock. Ben and I still have about an hour's worth of work before we're done for the night.”
    Earlier, Sophie was going to wait for them to finish for the evening and then lock up behind them. Now, she didn't think she could wait another hour. She knew Max had to go out and she needed to beup at four.
    Reed seemed to sense her dilemma. “Sophie, I don't know how comfortable you are with this, but if you have a spare set of keys for the shop, Ben and I can lock up when we're done.”
    She was so tired, Sophie had to think about where she put them.
    Reed mistook her hesitancy for doubt.
    “ You can trust us, Soph. Ben and I have worked plenty of night jobs before. We usually get a setof keys from the owner and lock up after ourselves every night. It's more convenient for everyone.”
    Sophie stood and rummaged in her purse. Once she found her key ring, she removed the ones for the bakery. She gave him a sleepy smile and placed the keys in his hand.
    “ Of course I trust you. I wouldn't have hired you if I didn't. Take my keys since I have a spare set at home.”
    Reed took holdof her hand and placed it over his heart. He had sawdust on his shirt, but Sophie didn't mind the rough texture under her palm. Her fingers flexed a bit over the hard muscle underneath it. She just couldn't help herself. As usual.
    A dark five o'clock shadow grazed his jaw and made his lips look fuller against the contrast of it. He embodied the sexy stereotype for a handyman fantasy. Only sexier.His light brown eyes looked down at her as if he were making a solemn vow.
    “ Thank you for trusting me. We'll clean up our work and make sure the doors are locked up tight. When we're finished with the entire job, the keys will be returned to you immediately. Oh, and speaking of keys, remind Tracy to remove that key from under her mat.”
    “ I told her about the yahoos.” That made Reed's lips quirkup. “I'm not sure she did it though. Maybe you could tell Ben to talk some sense into her. I think she likes him a little bit.” Reed squeezed her hand and placed it to his lips for a soft kiss. “A little bit, huh? I have a feeling he might like her a little bit too, but I'm more interested in how much you like me .”
    Sophie stood on her tiptoes and put her other arm around his neck to pull himdown to