Kent forced himself to focus on the eggs sizzling in the pan, but he couldn’t shake off Mae’s presence behind him. Every small movement, the way she leaned slightly on the counter, the faint warmth radiating from her body, it felt like a silent challenge to his concentration.“Sunny side up?” he asked, keeping his voice steady, but he felt the weight of Mae’s gaze on him. That little smile of hers, playful yet loaded, was like electricity running between them.He stirred the eggs with measured movements, stealing glances at her when he thought she wasn’t looking. She rested her hands lightly on the cold marble counter, her palms firm and steady. Kent wanted to step closer, to brush against her, to feel that heat more directly but he held back. Not yet.Even as he backed up slightly, Mae’s presence pulled him in. The way her hair fell across her shoulder, the subtle tilt of her head, the quiet intensity in her eyes, it all reminded him of last night. And that smile, soft and knowing, m
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