All of Me by Lori Wilde

Author:Lori Wilde [Lori Wilde]
Format: epub, mobi, pdf
Tags: FIC027010
ISBN: 9780446551991
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2009-04-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

All Jillian could figure out was that the house Chardonnay at the Rusty Nail had more kick to it than her usual label. She had no other excuse why her head was spinning sweetly and she was dumbly ambling down the road toward the lake house in the dark of night guided only by a sky filled with stars and Tucker Manning limping along beside her on crutches.

She’d had only two glasses. Why did she feel so unsteady?

Maybe it had nothing to do with the wine and everything to do with the delicious hunk of man beside you.

The air was crisp and clean, and she felt a little breathless. High altitude, she told herself, but whenever she sneaked a glance over at Tuck’s profile, her pulse rate spiked. A shiver shot down her spine at the same time a moist heat rolled between her inner thighs.

Quick! Think about something else.

But her dumb, numb brain refused to cooperate. His scent hung in the air. Some kind of spicy cologne tinged with the yeasty aroma of beer and the musky fragrance of outdoor man. He was a far cry from the men she normally dated—smooth, polished, overly groomed men like Alex or the muscle-bound, pretty-boy himbos who looked good in a Speedo but didn’t think too much.

Tuck was a guy’s guy. Good-looking for sure, but in a rugged, tousled way. He didn’t shave half the time, his hair was just a tad past the point of needing a trim, and she’d never seen him in anything other than flannel and denim.

Oh wait, there was that time when she’d walked in and found him on the couch in only his underwear.

Anyway, she’d never been with a guy like this. Unabashedly blue collar to the bone. Sure, he’d had his Magic Man phase. She’d seen the article on him in Architectural Digest, gussied up in a tuxedo. He could give Alex Fredericks a run for his money. But that had just been a lark for him. This Tuck, this guy here with the broken ankle and wind-blown hair and whiskey-colored eyes, he was the real deal. He could hunt and fish and start a fire with his bare hands. No wonder he’d settled in Salvation. No matter where he’d been born and raised, he was Colorado to the bone.

And without even trying, he turned her on like no man ever had.

“Here we are.” Tuck stopped walking at the top of Enchantment Lane. The streetlamps ended at this point. They both stood looking to where the road dipped before it disappeared in the darkness.

“I think we should have taken that ride from Evie and Ridley,” she said.

“They’re still at the Rusty Nail. They play in the trivia tournament at eight on Thursday nights.”

“Ah,” she said.

“So, you and Lexi. Friends?”

“I’m new in town. I was looking for someone to hang out with.”

“You’ve got me,” he said. “I’ll hang with you.”

“Yeah, here’s the deal. I’m thinking you wouldn’t be so good at the girl talk.”

“You never know; I might surprise you.

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