God, that voice, Mason thought with a barely contained groan. That whiskey-rough, bedroom voice…Hold it together, man.He moved quickly to rig up the holder, then took the pole from her and fashioned it into place.“There,” he announced. “Now, we wait.”An expanding silence threatened to take hold, and Maddie shifted her weight nervously.“So, Mason. How have you been?” she began. “We haven’t seen each other since…”“Graduation night,” he finished. “Been a long, long time.”“I have to ask – when did you get taller?” she blurted out, then said, “sorry. I just… I remember you and I were about the same height.”***Mason laughed, and the sound turned her to warm jelly.“Yeah,” he replied, running a hand self-consciously through his hair. “I had one last growth spurt while I was going through basic training.”Well, it looks good on you, she caught herself thinking.Behave, Madeleine.“Army, right?”“Yep,” he confirmed as he sat down cross-legged on the dock. “What about you? Last I knew,
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