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Joy, now 43, had grown used to the quiet. Her husband’s suitcase seemed to be always packed, his voice a thing that lived mostly on voicemail. The house echoed with absence, with nights spent staring at the ceiling and mornings that blurred together in lonely routine. When her husband mentioned sending one of his employees over, “just to check in, help with a few things", she hadn’t thought much of it. Until the knock came. He filled the doorway with an easy confidence, his smile warm, his eyes attentive in a way she hadn’t felt directed at her in years. He listened when she spoke. Really listened. As he fixed a loose cabinet hinge and adjusted the flickering porch light, Joy found herself watching the flex of his forearms, the quiet competence in his movements. The air between them seemed to thicken. Conversation drifted from small talk to something softer, more personal. He stood closer than necessary as he explained what he was doing, his arm brushing hers, sending a delightful shiver up her spine that startled her with its intensity. Joy caught his scent—clean, masculine—and suddenly became acutely aware of her own breath, her pulse...her desire. Their eyes met and held for a beat too long. The silence wasn’t awkward; it was charged, steeped with innuendo and "what if." She felt seen, wanted, in a way that made her chest ache and heat coil in her core. When he smiled again, slower this time, a sparkle in his eyes, her skin warmed as if anticipation itself were a gentle caress. For her, everything felt different. As he prepared to leave, she leaned against the door, heart racing, knowing the loneliness had cracked open—revealing a dangerous, intoxicating hunger she couldn't ignore. She looked at him through hooded eyes, her intentions clear. "Stay awhile."