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She couldn't help it. When she saw him she felt a flutter through her body that took her completely by surprise. He pulled up in a big, beat up, old pickup truck with those really loud exhaust pipes, and a trailer on the back that carried his lawn machinery. She had just stepped out to get the mail. He was pulling the cord on the lawn mower. When he heard her, he looked up, and she was in shock. Shocked by what just looking at him did to her. He was perfectly formed. Tall, well muscled arms, deep brown tan, a mess of short blond hair, and blue eyes you could see from a mile away.
"Hello," he said. "I'm Trevor. I'll be taking care of your lawn today. How are you Mrs. Gibson?
"I'm good." She didn't know what else to say. She found it difficult to form words in her mind, let alone form them with her mouth.
"Could you trim the hedges along the driveway?" She asked.
"I was just looking at those," he said. "I will."
"Ok. Thank you." And she ran back inside.
She leaned against the front door and noticed she was almost shaking. What the hell just happened? She went to the kitchen to catch her breath and poured herself a glass of water. My God, she thought to herself, this can't be happening. She went to the living room and looked out the window. Already the hedges were trimmed. She watched as again he struggled trying to start the lawn mower. He opened the gas cap then checked the oil. Sarah hoped he wouldn't come to the front door asking for help. Please don't. She couldn't believe how she acted earlier and didn't want to go through another peculiar moment. Or, maybe, she just didn't want to interact with him for fear he may catch a sign of what he did to her. He went to his truck, pulled out a gas can, and filled the mower. On the third pull it worked. Thank God.
OK, she thought to herself. I'll go up to my office and do some work. Through the window, she took one last glance at the young man pushing the lawn mower, and then went upstairs.
She sat at her desk, turned on the computer, and tried containing her thoughts. She read emails, wrote down a few notes, and realized she was completely distracted by thoughts of Trevor. She had never had a reaction to another person like this before - not even her husband. Though there had been, and still was, great attraction to the man she married, this was different. This was pure passion. Pure, debilitating, passion. Passion she wondered if she could control.
Ok. Work, she said to herself.
She picked up the phone, about to call her office, when the doorbell rang. Fuck, she said out loud. And as much as she was afraid to answer it, a part of her wanted it to be him. She stood, checked herself in a mirror, and went down to the front door.
"Sorry Mrs. Gibson. I just nicked my arm on a branch. Do you have a band aid?" Sarah looked at his wound. A deep, two inch, scratch across his right fore arm.
"Of course I do. Do you want to come in?"
"Sure."
"Come to the kitchen. I'll clean you off and we'll stitch it up," she said smiling, conscious of whether her words were the least bit seductive. A part of her hoped they weren't. And a part of her hoped they were.
They walked into the large gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances, and a large granite island in the centre.
"Sit up here."
She pulled a chair out from the island for him to sit on, opened the cupboard, and looked for some band aids and rubbing alcohol. She had to stand on her tippy toes to look into the cupboard, and she wondered if he was looking at her ass.
"You're not really going to stitch me are you?" Trevor asked.
"No. I don't think we'll need stitches. Which is good because I haven't used a needle in a while," she said smiling.
He smiled back. "You had me worried."
"Oh, you'd have nothing to worry about. I used to be a nurse," she said.
"Really? My Mom is a nurse. So are two of my aunt's."
"Where do they work?"
"Mount Sinai."
"Great hospital."
"Yeah. They love their jobs."
"It is a great job."
"Yeah. They always tell me I should become a nurse."
"Why don't you?"
"I don't like needles. Or blood."
Sarah laughed. "Either do I."
Trevor smiled. "What do you do now?" He asked.
"I'm a psychiatrist," Sarah said, opening the rubbing alcohol.
"This might sting a bit."
"I can handle it."
Sarah applied the alcohol.
Trevor winced, looking into Sarah's eyes. When he did, she almost forgot what she was doing. Good lord don't look into my eyes she thought. She could feel her face blush.
"Hold that."
She opened the band aid and placed it on the cut.
"Ok. That should do it."