If Only: McKenzie Cousins Book 5 by Buchanan Lexi

Author:Buchanan, Lexi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HFCA Publishing House
Published: 2018-07-18T16:00:00+00:00

12

Derek

Unfortunately, stripping in the stables isn’t an option when we get back, not with Geary being in there, brushing the horses down before they get sent back outside

I chuckle when I notice the same disappointment on Madison’s face. I’d known exactly what she had planned the moment the words had left her mouth. Her blunt and explicit teasing was a surprise to me. Certainly, a refreshing surprise, considering she’s always come across shy.

Geary insists on taking Knight for a rub down, so I hold my hand out to Madison and get a beaming smile in return. Her fingers intertwine with mine and I hold on tight.

“I’ll make us some lunch, we can eat in the shade on the back porch, and talk.”

“Should I be worried?” her eyes searching for any clues.

I search her gaze, and smiling, move her so my arm is around her shoulders. “No.” I kiss the top of her head. “I want to hear about your family and your life up to now, nothing bad.”

“Like a first date.” She giggles.

“Exactly.”

Her arm slips around my back and the other over my stomach, resting on my side. She becomes solemn. “So, what happened with Tanner and Dee?”

“I’ll tell you over lunch.”

Fifteen minutes later we’re outside, eating our sandwiches and drinking the homemade lemonade.

“Tanner will come around.” I tell her, looking out to the horizon before holding her gaze. “He hasn’t seen me with anyone before, and now that I’ve found someone I really do want to spend my time with, he finds it difficult to grasp because of your age.

“You’re Charlotte’s family and he doesn’t want you to get hurt, but I’m sure he’ll eventually get used to the idea of us.” I smile and take her slim hand, kissing the palm before I close her fingers over it. “At the end of the day, he wants me to be happy, and when he sees I’m content with you, he’ll be able to accept us.”

“Tanner is a good man, I mean, Charlotte did fall for him after all.” She grins. “I think I might talk to him and tell him how I feel about you. It might help, him hearing it from me.”

“Every little bit helps.”

“And Dee?” she questions.

I can’t help the wince at the mention of the other woman.

“That bad, huh?” Madison can’t help but let out a little snigger, covering her mouth in an attempt to hide it.

“Yes and no.” I cringe.

She raises a brow.

“Dee told me that she would stay away for now, ‘let me have my fun’, and then she’ll be back.” Those hadn’t been her exact words, which I’m sure Madison can figure out.

“She thinks you’re playing with me?”

“You know that’s not true, right?”

“Of course, I know that, but Dee obviously doesn’t.”

“Dee won’t be outshined by someone young enough to be my daughter.” I sigh. “I don’t want her.” I tug Madison from the chair into my lap and wrap my arms around her. “I only want you, and that’s all I’ve wanted since we met.

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