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<\/a><\/p>\nShe put more oil on her hands and started again on his lower back. He closed his eyes again. Slowly, very slowly, her hands moved down again until she was once more massaging his right buttock. Firm fingers pressed down on his sore muscles, lifted and pressed down again. And each time they moved ever so slightly down and to the side of his body.<\/p>\n
If he\u2019d lift his body slightly, she could\u2026 Oh, bloody hell, what was he thinking? He had to get up from the bed in a few minutes. At the rate his body was reacting to this woman, he wouldn\u2019t be able to stand, let alone walk out of there.<\/p>\n
There was a commotion outside the tent and then he heard his brothers\u2019 voices. Damn.<\/p>\n
\u2018There he is,\u2019 Dale called out.<\/p>\n
\u2018Doesn\u2019t look to me as if he\u2019s in pain,\u2019 Darryn said.<\/p>\n
\u2018Nope, I agree,\u2019 David added.<\/p>\n
Don lifted his head and glared at his brothers. The girl pulled his shorts up and turned to them.<\/p>\n
\u2018Can I help you?\u2019 she asked in a clipped voice.<\/p>\n
\u2018No, gorgeous, we\u2019re fine. But then, we\u2019re younger than our big brother here. Thank you for helping him. Does he have to go to the hospital?\u2019 David asked innocently.<\/p>\n
Don swung his legs from the bed and grabbed his shirt. \u2018Very funny,\u2019 he snarled. But it was a good thing his brothers had interrupted the massage. Their presence achieved what only a pail of cold water would have been able to do otherwise. At least now he\u2019d be able to stand up.<\/p>\n
He turned to the physiotherapist. \u2018Thank you \u2014\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m not done \u2014\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m fine,\u2019 he interrupted and turned to leave.<\/p>\n
\u2018You can\u2019t leave, Don, you haven\u2019t introduced us to this beautiful girl,\u2019 Darryn complained and put a hand to his back. \u2018Now that I think about it, my back also hurts,\u2019 he said with a big smile.<\/p>\n
\u2018And I have a pain in my leg \u2014\u2019 began Dale.<\/p>\n
\u2018Will you guys drop it?\u2019 Don snarled. \u2018She doesn\u2019t even like cyclists, isn\u2019t that right Miss\u2026?\u2019<\/p>\n
Her eyes narrowed momentarily, but then she turned to his brothers with a big smile. \u2018I\u2019m Caitlin Sutherland. And I never said I don\u2019t like cyclists.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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