His Cactus Flower (The May Flowers Series ) by Rebecca Gallo

Author:Rebecca Gallo [Gallo, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Adult Themes, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Lifetime Love, Romantic Schemes, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Small Town & Rural Area, Multi-Author Collection, Novella Length Short Story, The May Flowers Series
Publisher: Rebecca Gallo
Published: 2019-05-21T04:00:00+00:00

Gardener

That is the fastest I’ve ever left a tournament. When the reporter told me about the article that was circulating about me and Dixie, I knew I had to get to her quickly or risk losing her forever. I ran in, signed my score card, and got the hell out of there. I didn’t even bother with a shower because I was afraid she would be gone. Imagine my surprise when I find her sitting on the couch in a white hotel robe, waiting.

After a moment to catch my breath, I remove my hat, run my hands through my hair, and rush toward her. My hands are sweaty as I cradle her face in them. This is not romantic but dammit if I don’t need to kiss her right now. She’s a little stiff when our lips meet but I coax them open with my tongue and soon she softens, sliding her hands up my chest and around my neck. Deeply and thoroughly, I kiss her over and over, grateful that she didn’t run.

Dixie pulls away first. There’s a smile on her lips when she says, “You’re so sweaty and gross!”

I lean my forehead against hers and snicker. “You didn’t complain about me being sweaty and gross last night.”

With her palms on my chest, Dixie shoves me playfully. “This could have waited long enough for you to shower, Gardener.”

“And risk you not being here? Not a chance. I was afraid that article would send you running for the hills.”

“That article made me fucking angry!” She picks up her phone from the coffee table and unlocks it. She holds it out to me, and I understand exactly why she’s mad. I snatch the phone from her and scroll through the photographs. Each one is more private and more intimate than the last.

“Who would take pictures like that?” Dixie asks. Underneath the anger, there’s vulnerability in her expression. I set the phone back down on the table and reach for her, folding her into my arms and kissing the top of her head.

“A first-class asshole. I’m going to find out who did this and punish them,” I promise her. “And I’m going to have these pictures taken down. They should have never been published.”

I spend the next hour on the phone with my lawyer and my agent, all the while keeping an eye on Dixie. She seems unbothered by all of this attention, but the way she’s gnawing on her fingernails tells me there’s something on her mind.

“Cease and desist letters are going out now,” I inform her. “The Internet is forever, but at least if those photographs pop up someplace new, they’ll come right back down.”

“Thank you for doing all of this,” she says with a thin smile.

“Tell me what’s bothering you.”

Dixie sighs and flops down on the couch next to me. She looks beautiful with a bare face, dark, wild hair, and that ridiculous robe. As soon as she confesses what’s got her so worried, I’m going to find out what’s underneath the robe.

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