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I left Jim with that little bit of warning and exited the lab. I stopped at my car and wiped my sleeve across my forehead. My whole body felt like it was slow-cooking in an oven. I tilted my head back and glared at the setting sun. Maybe it was this damn heat. I slid into my seat and turned on the car. The air conditioning blew on, and I leaned into the nearest vent. The cool air blew over me, but it didn’t do anything for me.
I sat back and pulled on my shirt collar. Was it just me, or was the air getting warmer? If it was just me that was all that mattered because at that moment I felt hot. It wasn’t the usual summer heat, either, but a kind that started between my legs and slowly burned hotter and hotter inside me. I felt like I was being warmed by a pair of strong, sensu
