Benediction by Kelly Moran

Author:Kelly Moran
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: native american, secrets, cowboy, ranch, longing, temptation, best friend, alpha, secret crush, laura kaye
Publisher: Kelly Moran

Chapter Thirteen

The drive to Casper took just under ninety minutes. While Nakos spent quite a few hours with the prospective horse and talking to the breeders, Amy wandered around, snapping pictures. She’d gotten some great shots by the time Nakos was ready to head out.

“There’s a family restaurant right up the road.” He glanced at her from behind the wheel, then back to the two-lane highway. “We can do an early dinner. I’d rather take you somewhere nicer for our first date, but I’ve been stomping around a farm all day.”

Date? There he went again. First, breakfast in bed, followed by the beautiful comment and flowers. Now, dinner out. She couldn’t hack it, not this take charge side of him, nor the consideration. It was one thing when they were friends and the occasional slips could be chalked up to placating. Dating was entirely different.

Unsure how to respond, she glanced out the passenger window as trees and hills whizzed by in a blur. Dating led to sex. She’d been with other men before Chris, but she had zilch for experience. Intimacy was incredibly uncomfortable for her, and since it had rarely been pleasurable, she had no skills, either. Most of the time, she’d laid there, doing what she’d been told.

She had little strength when it came to Nakos. His kiss alone cindered her brain cells. A first in her book. She’d tried to summon the courage and wherewithal to tell him no, remember why them together was an epically bad idea, but she lost all sense near him. Worse, was his determination. He’d obviously made the decision they were going for it, and she’d never change his mind. He could be so hard-headed and obstinate when he wanted.

Halfway through the day, she’d come to the conclusion she’d just go along with whatever he had in mind, let this attraction run its course. Fighting him would only encourage him and give her a headache. If they ever got to the take-their-clothes-off stage and had sex, he’d quickly learn she’d never satisfy him. Even Chris had sought it elsewhere. Nakos’s curiosity and desire would fizzle, peter out, and die a quick death.

Except, he kept trying to throw chivalry into the mix. Why couldn’t he just strip her naked, get his jollies, and have a blinding morning-after insight like every other guy? It would speed things along and she’d be less likely to get more attached.

Dang, she was so worried their friendship would suffer, though. All she had was Kyle, Olivia, and Nakos. And really, her brother was family. If things went horribly south with Nakos, Amy would be the one abandoned. He wasn’t the type to get ugly in a breakup, but their situation was unique. The uncomfortable tension alone would unnerve him. Not only did he work for Olivia, they were close, and he’d developed a bond with Nate, too. Olivia would side with Nakos if it came down to it, if forced to choose, and where would that leave Amy?

Almost no family and zero friends.

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