She turned on the coffeemaker and waited impatiently, needing that hit of caffeine after a night spent rehashing her evening at the Wild Rose. She’d been doing okay, hanging out in the pub. At times she’d felt overwhelmed, but she’d followed Ben’s advice and tried to think in terms of one step at a time, and then she’d relaxed again and had a good time. Especially when she’d danced with Ben. Even though the sling had been in the way, she’d been physically closer to him than she’d been to a man since Pete died. She’d felt the flex of his powerful shoulder muscles beneath his shirt and the warm firmness of his arm around her. She hadn’t felt confined, threatened, or intimidated. His touch, while confident, had been gentle. He had guided her in directions her body naturally wanted to move, so it felt like the two of them were in sync. She’d had to exercise self-control to keep her fingers curled into his belt loop and not release them to rest on his hip or lower back.
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