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  “No tongue ring,” she said.

  “I didn’t expect you to have one,” he replied.

  “Not me, you. You don’t have a tongue ring.”

  “Did you want me to,” he asked, a slight teasing to his tone.

  “No, I just wondered.” Suddenly mortified at what she’d just admitted to Josh, Lydia bit the edge of her bottom lip to stop from saying more.

  “I’ve always loved it when you do that,” he said kissing her again, using his teeth to tug her bottom lip free.

  This time it was Josh that pulled back from the kiss.

  “I’ve wanted to kiss you for so long.” He smiled at her and added, “You know I have to fire you now. I can’t have you suing me for sexual harassment.”

  “I was going to quit anyway,” she said.

  “No, you weren’t. You love it here.”

  “You’re right, but please don’t fire me,” Lydia said, “because then I’ll have to sue your ass off and own this coffee shop myself. That would be exhausting.”

  “Damn, you’re amazing, you know that?” Before Lydia could answer he devoured lips her with another kiss.

  The rain began with a single drop, then another and another, until they were both drenched. The water dripping form their clothes and running down their faces as they kissed, oblivious to the ridiculousness of their behavior. And Lydia knew, this was no trick of the Devil. Heaven, she thought, this is definitely heaven.