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    The Things We Do
    The Things We Do
    The Things We Do
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    The Things We Do

    By J.D. Walker

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    Scotty Reedville has had his office job for two years, long enough to fall for Ryker Callen, head of the landscaping crews. It’s ridiculous, really. How could he fall for someone so completely his opposite in every way? Answer: he couldn’t help it. Still, Scotty would never make a move because he doesn’t think Ryker would go out with a guy who wears braces and snaps at everyone.

    However, when Ryker is injured in a softball game one weekend and needs a place to live temporarily that doesn’t have steps, Scotty’s boss Gavin suggests he stay with Scotty. The time they spend together is both the best and worst thing that has ever happened to Scotty, and he doesn’t want it to end. But it must.

    Thankfully, Ryker has other plans. Can the two men stumble their way to love?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJMS Books LLC
    Release dateMar 25, 2017
    ISBN9781634863629
    The Things We Do
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    J.D. Walker

    J.D. Walker likes to keep her stories short and sweet. A multi-published author, she is also a musician, artist, and lover of all things knit and crochet. For more information, visit lifebyjo.com/jdwalker.

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      The Things We Do - J.D. Walker

      The Things We Do

      By J.D. Walker

      Published by JMS Books LLC

      Visit jms-books.com for more information.

      Copyright 2017 J.D. Walker

      ISBN 9781634863629

      Cover Design: Written Ink Designs | written-ink.com

      Image(s) used under a Standard Royalty-Free License.

      All rights reserved.

      WARNING: This book is not transferable. It is for your own personal use. If it is sold, shared, or given away, it is an infringement of the copyright of this work and violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

      No portion of this book may be transmitted or reproduced in any form, or by any means, without permission in writing from the publisher, with the exception of brief excerpts used for the purposes of review.

      This book is for ADULT AUDIENCES ONLY. It may contain sexually explicit scenes and graphic language which might be considered offensive by some readers. Please store your files where they cannot be accessed by minors.

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are solely the product of the author’s imagination and/or are used fictitiously, though reference may be made to actual historical events or existing locations. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Published in the United States of America.

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      The Things We Do

      By J.D. Walker

      Scotty Reedville, if you stare any harder at that man, there’ll be holes in his pants, my boss Gavin Chang said, shaking his well-coifed graying head and sighing at my obsessive behavior.

      I don’t know what you’re talking about, I replied, snarky as ever. Still, I kept my eye on the tight-looking rear end of my unwanted crush through the glass window at the front of the office as he jogged toward a group of men standing by one of the company trucks.

      The snug, dusty blue jeans that emphasized toned legs and the long-sleeved black T-shirt that hugged his upper body and arms to perfection made me drool. Unwillingly, of course, since I would never admit my attraction aloud to anyone, least of all him.

      That man was the head of all the landscaping crews, Ryker Callen—a very fit, no-spare-fat-anywhere, muscular hottie on whom I’d helplessly had my eyes since the time I began working at Innovative Landscaping two years ago. A hunk to outdo all others, making my love-withered heart beat again.

      Naturally, the object of my, er, attention had never said much more to me than a friendly ‘sup, bro?—which was how he greeted everyone—unless he needed something in particular, and why would he? I snapped and growled at everyone, though he never seemed fazed by it, and I was only marginally polite to the customers. Plus, he was likely straight as an arrow. Ryker was annoyingly endearing with his constant cheer.

      I knew I had no chance in hell with this man, and was content enough for him to be my secret eye candy. I worshipped him from afar, or up close underneath my eyelashes whenever he stepped into the office to grab supplies, work briefly at his corner desk, or hand over a check from a client.

      And why would I wish for anything else? A man like him probably had willing partners practically banging down his door. I simply couldn’t help myself, and while I’d had the occasional hookup over the years, after seeing Ryker for the first time, no one else would do. Which pissed me off and made me even more pissy in his presence. So, yes, I hadn’t had sex in a long, long time.

      The smell of him, dirty and sweaty from working outside, no matter the weather, always made me hard

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