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On top of all that, Reid handed her over to Trixie at the Nordstrom s makeup counter with
instructions to give Lucie a How-To for every possible life situation. After learning how to apply
everything from a five-minute dash of color to an evening look to a dramatic photo shoot session,
Lucie was confident she could moonlight as a makeup artist for a morgue or circus if the economy
tanked. Though some of the lessons were obviously unnecessary, she gave Trixie her head and let her
have fun. Her excitement had been too endearing to crush with the reality that only a quarter of what
she taught would ever see the light of day. Or night.
However, at the end of the week, Lucie had to admit that she looked almost& beautiful. It was
crazy the difference some slight adjustments in her beauty regimen could make. Or, to be more exact,
acquiring any sort of beauty regimen at all.
Gorgeous.
Lucie spun around from the full-length mirror in her bedroom to find Reid leaning against the
doorjamb, arms crossed over his chest, the elastic cuffs of his black polo stretched to their limits over
his biceps. The deep arcs and swirls of his tattoo seemed to extend from his shirt, making it look more
like futuristic armor rather than a mere cotton blend. His dark jeans encased his muscular thighs and
fell straight to bunch at the hem around his bare feet. She d learned over the last week that he didn t
put socks or shoes on until he absolutely had to. And with that came the accompanying lesson of how
sexy a man in jeans and bare feet was.
He pulled off the polished bad-boy look flawlessly. His hair was brushed into his usual style, but
tonight the tips ended in a small peak over his forehead drawing her attention to his intense eyes.
Tonight he wore earrings; square-cut diamonds that somehow managed to make him more manly, not
less. When she d cataloged every last detail and finally let her brain acknowledge the whole package,
her mouth dried up and she had to swallow hard before she was able to speak.
You look pretty good yourself, she said. But I still don t know why you want to come to Lizzie s
baby shower with me. Lizzie was one of the best nurses on staff at NNMC and was a month away
from having her first child, so her friends and coworkers were throwing her a shower at a swanky
steakhouse. You re going to be bored out of your mind.
He pushed off the frame and crossed into the room. I m never bored. I always manage to entertain
myself one way or another. Come on, we re already going to be late.
Lucie glanced at the clock on her nightstand, confirming their tardiness. Crap!
He chuckled as she raced to her closet to snatch her heels and purse. Relax. Cinderella s
supposed to be late to the ball so everyone notices her when she walks in.
That s exactly what I m afraid of, she said as she hopped on one shoed foot while trying to make
the other side match with little success.
Here, let me. Reid took the silver shoe from her and lowered himself to one knee. She stood
holding onto the bedpost, mesmerized by his hands as they helped slip the shoe on her foot. The
warmth of his fingers as they grazed her ankle sent shivers up her leg and spread through her sex as
though he d touched it directly.
He held her foot on his thigh with one hand while the other opened, releasing a silver chain he d
been hiding in his palm to dangle from where he held the end. Surprise left her speechless as she
watched him wrap it around her ankle and clasp it in place.
The delicate chain was practically weightless, and she wondered if she d feel it at all if it wasn t
for the charm and beads attached to the small links. In the front, a small silver bird in flight hung from
the chain. Crystalline beads of sky blue dangled every inch or so, completing the piece with a classic
beauty.
It s beautiful, she said. But you ve gotten me so much already, Reid. You don t need to keep
getting me things.
I know, but as soon as I saw it I thought of you.
Really? Why?
This is a sparrow. He looked down and fingered the bird charm. Unlike most birds, when a
sparrow finds its soul mate, they stay together until the end of their life. Raising his head again he
met her gaze. Making them the symbol for finding one s true love.
Finding one s true love. Lucie merely wanted to find her one true companion and wasn t holding
out much hope for the love part anymore. Regardless, the sentiment was the sweetest thing she d ever
heard, and knowing he d thought of her when he saw it touched her deeply.
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