Owen managed to meet her eyes and smile, “Yeah that’s the good thing about dogs, huh? They don’t care what you look like.” He patted Odin’s head appreciative of his companion.
In the silence that lapsed between them while she considered whether he could use the cabin address for his tax forms, Owen stared at her profile. He watched green eyes flit over the computer screen as she worked to answer emails. He tracked down her neck and arm to the hand that maneuvered the mouse around on the pad. He thought about the way she'd touched him so easily and with no bashfulness.
His gaze lifted when she agreed to let him use it. He was relieved, “Thank you.”
How many times had he thanked her? How much more could he ask of her before he started needing to give some answers for his neediness. Maybe, if he got lucky, she would never need answers about him. He could go on just being a half-filled out tax form guy who lived in her cabin. If things became smothering he could just leave.
That’s how he’d ended up here anyways.
Owen nodded and moved with her to get the tour. He moved ahead of her to open the door for her. Somehow, his hand brushed across the middle of her back as he moved past. He could feel the bumps of her bra strap beneath his fingers. The touch was intentional. He wanted to return a familiar touch after he'd reacted so strongly to her tracing his tattoos. He didn't want her to feel uncomfortable around him.
His arm was out wide holding the door. Fingers splayed on the wood. He half occupied the doorway, waiting for her and Blue to pass.
“I can fix this for you.” He said of the door that always caught in the frame. “And anything else that needs fixing. It doesn't have to be just here. If you need things done around your house or that cabin. If you have a list of things you need...I can work through it, if you want, that is. I’m good with my hands.”
In the silence that lapsed between them while she considered whether he could use the cabin address for his tax forms, Owen stared at her profile. He watched green eyes flit over the computer screen as she worked to answer emails. He tracked down her neck and arm to the hand that maneuvered the mouse around on the pad. He thought about the way she'd touched him so easily and with no bashfulness.
His gaze lifted when she agreed to let him use it. He was relieved, “Thank you.”
How many times had he thanked her? How much more could he ask of her before he started needing to give some answers for his neediness. Maybe, if he got lucky, she would never need answers about him. He could go on just being a half-filled out tax form guy who lived in her cabin. If things became smothering he could just leave.
That’s how he’d ended up here anyways.
Owen nodded and moved with her to get the tour. He moved ahead of her to open the door for her. Somehow, his hand brushed across the middle of her back as he moved past. He could feel the bumps of her bra strap beneath his fingers. The touch was intentional. He wanted to return a familiar touch after he'd reacted so strongly to her tracing his tattoos. He didn't want her to feel uncomfortable around him.
His arm was out wide holding the door. Fingers splayed on the wood. He half occupied the doorway, waiting for her and Blue to pass.
“I can fix this for you.” He said of the door that always caught in the frame. “And anything else that needs fixing. It doesn't have to be just here. If you need things done around your house or that cabin. If you have a list of things you need...I can work through it, if you want, that is. I’m good with my hands.”
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