Back in the Texan's Bed--A secret baby reunion romance by Naima Simone

Author:Naima Simone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-11-05T21:23:32+00:00

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“Is he finally down?” Charlotte glanced up from her glass of wine to smirk at Ross. He’d left the living room earlier to put Ben to bed.

A half hour ago.

“Yes.” He sprawled at the end of the couch she sat curled up on, his long, muscled legs spread out before her. “Just out of curiosity—” he rolled his head toward her, eyes narrowed “—do you usually read three books to him before he goes to sleep?”

She snickered into her wine. “Not. Even. Close.”

A grin flirted with his mouth. “I had a feeling I was being suckered. That kid’s lucky he’s so adorable.”

“Here.” She leaned forward and picked up the second wineglass on the coffee table in front of her. Offering it to Ross, she chuckled. “I thought you might need this when you eventually came out.”

“I appreciate it.” He accepted the glass, sipping the Moscato.

Her belly dipped at the sight of those firm but soft lips pressed to the rim and the up-and-down glide of the Adam’s apple in his strong throat. Damn. She couldn’t even look at Ross drink without getting hot. She needed an intervention. And more wine. Grabbing the bottle off the table, she topped off her drink.

“Maybe we should talk over how we’re going to make the living arrangements work,” she suggested, desperate to concentrate on anything other than Ross, his lush mouth and his sexy throat muscles.

“Right,” he agreed, taking another sip. “When we return, we can start looking for a house. But until we find one—” he set the wineglass on an end table “—staying at the ranch makes the most sense.”

“I said no,” Charlotte said, her answer automatic and adamant. “I’m not staying there, Ross. I thought we were through discussing that.”

“I’m trying to understand why you’re so against it. Is it because you used to work there, and that makes you uncomfortable? Or is it because it’s where you and I—”

“No,” she interrupted, not wanting him to finish that sentence. Not wanting to hear him describe what they used to do. Meet up? Fuck? Make love? “Like I said before, I’ve been independent for a long time. And you know how your father operates, Ross. He will try to run our lives if we’re under his roof.”

It was as close to the truth as she could come.

How could she explain to him that she dreaded being back under Rusty’s thumb? Because if Rusty chose to pick up where he’d left off flirting with her, hitting on her, then he wouldn’t find the same vulnerable girl; she wouldn’t run scared. He would force her hand in telling Ross the real reason she’d been so eager to leave his father’s employ. That Rusty couldn’t keep his inappropriate comments to himself, and she feared that one day he wouldn’t let it go at just talk. From the few times Ross had confided in her—and from her own two eyes—she could tell father and son didn’t share a close, affectionate relationship. But Ross wanted more from his father.

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