84 - Tasty Treats Anthology - volume 2 by anthology

Author:anthology [Anthology]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-12-23T23:45:28.948000+00:00

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Wendi Darlin

my pants.” He stroked a hand through her hair and turned her around

so she could see the pastures rolling down from the big house.

“You’re used to all this. Hell, I’d give you more than this if I could,

but I left dreams like that behind when I walked away from riding

bulls. I ain’t nothin’ but a hired hand, looking to land a foreman gig if

I ever get lucky enough.”

“I don’t care how much money you make.”

“One day you will.” The certainty in his voice told her he’d been

down that road before.

She leaned against his chest. The warmth of his body spread

through her and the beat of his heart seeped into her soul. “Do you

love me, Rayne?”

He wrapped his arms around her. “It ain’t gonna do either one of

us a bit of good if I answer that. You’ve got a good man. I wouldn’t

do anything but mess that up for you.”

“And if I love you?”

He buried his lips in her hair. “Don’t do that, sweetheart.”

“Don’t love you?” She turned around slowly. Her breasts pressed

against his chest. Her heart opened for him a little more. “How am I

supposed to have any control over that?”

His eyes softened. She saw his kiss coming.

“Don’t,” she said.

He blew a heavy breath between them. “See what I mean? How

can anything come of this? I can’t even kiss you without Dirk’s

permission. And how much longer do you think he’s going to allow

this to go on? He’s not a stupid man, Alana. Neither am I.” He

dropped his arms from around her.

“If you’d never come up to the loft that first time…”

He cupped her face in his broad hand. “I’ve been wanting you

since the day I pulled up here looking for a job. You were out on

Dapple Jack, looking like every dream I ever had. I’d been prepared

to walk away if your daddy couldn’t offer me a promotion within a

year. I should’ve been running a ranch years ago. I damn sure didn’t

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