It's Christmas, Cowboy by Vicki Lewis Thompson

Author:Vicki Lewis Thompson [Thompson, Vicki Lewis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ocean Dance Press LLC

Chapter Four

Lacey wasn’t about to let Tucker’s heroic Christmas tree project put him at risk. The fact that he was still shaking was a good sign and meant his body was still trying to warm itself. But he’d been out there nearly an hour, and she wasn’t taking any chances considering how isolated they were.

She’d put him to bed and brew him some tea. Anyone who’d dealt with hypothermia would do the same. The fact that he was six-foot-plus of dark-haired, green-eyed yumminess wasn’t the dominant factor, here.

But it was a factor. She threw back the covers on the cabin’s queen-sized bed before turning to him. Her gaze traveled from his broad shoulders to his narrow hips, and she swallowed. Taking off his gloves and coat were one thing. Removing the rest of his clothes was quite another.

She glanced into his eyes, which seemed somewhat unfocused. “Do you think you can undress yourself?”

His teeth chattered as he continued to shiver. “Sure. Go on back by the f-fire. I’ll b-be fine.” He fumbled with the snaps on his shirt.

“Never mind.” She nudged his hands away. “It’ll go faster if I do it.” Taking a deep breath, she tackled the snaps. The material was cold, but she was encouraged by the warmth of his body underneath. He was still quivering, but at least his skin wasn’t clammy. “I think you’re going to be okay. This is just a precaution.”

He nodded as he stood meekly letting her unfasten the snaps at his wrists and pull the shirt from his waistband. Once she’d tossed the shirt on the floor, she worked his T-shirt off. He leaned down slightly so she could pull it over his head.

At that point her objectivity began to slip. She forced herself to ignore the breadth of his chest, the dark hair sprinkled over it, and the intoxicating scent of his skin. She reminded herself that hypothermia was serious, a condition not to be messed with.

Keeping that thought foremost in her mind, she reached for his belt buckle. But as she did, his hand closed over hers.

“That’s good enough,” he said. “You can stop, now.”

She glanced up and met a gaze so hot she nearly went up in flames.

“I don’t need to crawl into that bed, after all.” His voice was husky. “If you’ll just go on out to the living room and wait for me, I’ll be there in a few minutes.”

Her heart raced and moisture gathered between her thighs. It didn’t take a genius to figure out that she’d aroused him with the undressing routine. Standing here by the bed presented the ideal opportunity to do something about that. She admitted the possibility of sex with him had been in the back of her mind, assuming he really didn’t have hypothermia.

And yet Tucker acted as if he didn’t intend to take advantage of the situation she’d created for them. Given his reputation and his obvious attraction to her, she had to believe he wanted to. Lack of birth control had to be the thing stopping him.

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