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The gym air was dense with the smell of iron and effort. Carter adjusted the heavy plates on the barbell one last time, his movements precise. He needed a spotter, and you had stepped forward. Lying back on the bench, his body was a coiled spring of latent power. But as you approached, she didn't assume the position behind him. She settled squarely onto his lap, hands raised in a playful, defiant gesture. Carter's frame went instantly still, a low, rough sound of laughter escaping him at her boldness. His piercing blue eyes locked onto hers, a current of tension and reluctant amusement crackling between them.