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other side to his touch.
    “No idea, mate. We’re a shared unit,
and we have security on the door, which is why this place costs a fortune to
rent. What are you doing?” Chase asked.
    “I’m making a cheese and roasted
pepper sauce to go with the vegetables, pasta, and chicken. It should be good
even though I’ve never tasted it.”
    He leaned over her to grab a
julienned slice of carrot. She watched his hand disappear from view. Her hands
refused to press the button. Her nipples had tightened from the small contact.
    “Everything you do will be nice,”
Mitch said. “Do you think we should get a dog?”
    “A dog? We’re not allowed dogs in this building.” Chase argued while he stood behind
her.
    “So, we could argue about the rise
in crime.”
    “They’ll increase security.”
    “You two need to stop worrying
about everything. Now, what films do you want me to pick up tonight?” she
asked, pouring the sauce over the bowl of chicken, pasta, and vegetables. “I,
unlike some of us, won’t be forgetting my chores this evening.”
    “I know I forgot the groceries
yesterday. I’ll make it up to you with an extra tub of ice-cream.” Mitch gave
her his sorry face, which made her chuckle.
    “You forgot the woman’s ice-cream?
How do you still walk?” Chase asked.
    “I like him walking,” Leah said,
winking at Mitch. “His butt looks good when he’s walking to get me some.”
    “I can show you my butt anytime,
baby.”
    She laughed and tossed their lunch.
“Shit.” She cursed when some of the sauce landed on her shirt. Leah finished
preparing the salad, placing it into the three bowls. She made sure Chase and
Mitch got the most servings.
    After placing the stuff she used in
the sink, she looked down at her shirt. “Crap, this is my last white blouse.
I’ve got nothing suitable for work.”
    Both men looked down on her red
covered breasts. “Why don’t you use mine,” Chase said, disappearing into his
room. He came out with a large, white men’s dress shirt.
    “It will be too long.”
    He shook his head while moving
toward her. “Not when I’m done.” She was startled when he began to unbutton her
blouse. Leah stared at his hands as they stroked her breasts. She gasped and
wanted to curse. He hadn’t intentionally felt her breasts. Her desire for these
men would put her into an early grave. First from her erotic dream and now with
his gentle touching, she felt like she was going to explode. Her shirt was
unbuttoned all the way. Chase threw the shirt at Mitch, who was also staring at
her chest.
    She wore a white lace bra. If they
looked properly they’d see her nipples. Leah went to fold her arms over her
chest to cover the evidence of her arousal. Chase stopped her, helping her put
his shirt on. He buttoned up the shirt then tucked the edges into her skirt.
    Chase bent down in front of her. He
looked into her eyes as he eased his hands under her skirt and pulled the shirt
further down so that it wasn’t bunched around her.
    Leah couldn’t speak. There were no
words for the way she was feeling. Her heart hammered inside her chest as he
stood up. His scent invaded her senses, and then Mitch was behind her pulling
her hair out from the back of the shirt. Chase rolled one sleeve up while Mitch
did the other. When they were finished, their touches lingered on her.
    Was she imagining their looks?
    “There, you look all better.”
    She nodded her head, pulling away
from their touch. Leah sealed their boxes then cleaned up her mess.
    “I think a mixture would be good,”
Chase said. He was sat at the counter drinking some coffee.
    “A
mixture?”
    “Get a horror, action, comedy, and your
usual chick flick with the lovey dovey ending.”
    Chase laughed at the horror on
Mitch’s face.
    Leah tapped his shoulder, kissing
Mitch’s cheek. “You’ll love it. Your lunches are on the counter. I’ll see you
tonight.”
    She walked out of the apartment and
into the fresh air.
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