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My heart raced from the sight of his naked form in the adjoining room, the image lingered, seared into my memory with a lasting effect; embarrassment...and heat.

There was a stark difference to the man I'd seen unclad years ago. The current man's every pores oozed masculinity through the hard contours and rough edges cutting sharply along his strong thighs and his back.

I couldn't help but picture once more the firmness of his butt and his shoulders as they spread out like the dangerous edges of a cliff, each with a swoop downwards to accommodate toned biceps which flexed as he moved them, oblivious to my brief presence.

I had tried to prepare myself for the possiblity of bumping into Aiden during the trip, been so careful to avoid him, but nothing prepared me for this very scene. Who would have thought we were only separated by a thin door?

How did I forget about the adjoining rooms? Of course there was bound to be. However, the bone of contention was the fact that it was Aiden I had to be stuck with. Of all the people who came on the trip? Just that sinful sight of him and I knew I was fucked! Now I'd have that image living in my head, witnessing the many dusks and dawns of days ahead before it'd finally decide to take a bow.

For double measures, I barricaded the door with a heavy object, determined not to have any more embarrassing encounters. I examined the door for the second time, pulling the latches to check

by mistake, fate wanted to have anything else, it wouldn't be the door opening

choking anxiety. "

breath. Twice. The knock came again, once more throwing me off balance as

I reached the door, I realized it was one of my colleagues in whose hands was a paper bag. I heaved a sigh of

came out small, a pathetic attempt at sounding like I wasn't just hyperventilating in my room. I took a peek

won't believe I told my family, including my first and second cousins that I'd

to mimick sympathy. I remembered her reaction on the day the memo was delivered to our emails and how she had so ecstatically sang

seemed funnier was how nothing on the memo spelt

that." I

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like she couldn't care less. "You can come join everyone for dinner at

her words, I felt myself shrinking back from the offer, the memory of skin coming to mind once more. Joining the large group for dinnet meant bumping into Aiden even when I wasn't

if you cannot join us. Some people love to have their solitude as

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