Just a Cowboy by Rachel Lee

Author:Rachel Lee [Lee, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Cowboy, Romantic Suspense, Adult
ISBN: 9780373277339
Google: 0qYkesLzesIC
Amazon: 0373277334
Barnesnoble: 0373277334
Goodreads: 11049169
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Kelly lay beneath the covers, so he opted to kick off his work boots and lie on top of them beside her. His hip was still kicking up a ruckus, though, so he wound up lying on his side facing her.

At first that seemed safe enough. Buried under a quilt, lying on her back, she looked like Sleeping Beauty, unapproachable. The storm still grumbled outside, but the lightning was no longer as bright, nor the wind as strong. He tried to stare past her, at the curtained window, occupying himself by counting the time between flashes of light and rumbles of thunder. Tonight would not be a restful night for him, even in his own bed.

“Hank?”

“Yes?” He looked at her, but her eyes were still closed.

“Are you hurting?”

“A bit.”

“So you won’t be able to sleep?”

He wondered if she was seeking reassurance. “Not likely. There are nights like that sometimes.”

“I’m sorry.”

Then she floored him by rolling onto her side until their bodies nearly touched, and slipping an arm around him. “I wish I could make it go away.”

She almost had. The things that were sizzling across his nerve endings now were more like the lightning from that storm than pain. He tightened his jaw against the unwanted surge of desire, thankful that quilts and clothing hid the obvious evidence of his reaction to her.

“It’s getting better with time,” he said, hoping she couldn’t tell the words were coming from between clenched teeth.

“I’m glad to hear that. Not as bad or not as often?”

“Both.”

“Would a massage help?”

A massage? The mere thought put his hormones into hyperdrive. God, yes, it would probably help, but the consequences were ones he didn’t want to think about. He started counting reasons not to give in to passion: They’d only known each other a few days. She was probably seeking comfort more than anything because she felt so lonely. She was emerging from a bad marriage and probably had a whole knapsack load of stuff to deal with yet. One-night stands weren’t his style and he doubted they were hers.

The one he avoided thinking about was the one that involved coming to care for her. Oh, he already cared for her, but not with the kind of depth that would blow him apart when she moved on.

Because she was going to move on as soon as she felt safe. She was going back to Miami for that divorce, and then she’d have a whole new life that he was sure wouldn’t have anything to do with isolated Conard County and the husk of a cowboy.

Lots of reasons to climb off the bed right now and find a chair to sit in. Hell, he’d be safer on the floor, because right now she looked more like a looming threat of loss than a promise of paradise.

Then she shifted and started rubbing his back. Damn, that felt good. Too good.

“How’s that?” she asked softly.

“Mmm.” He didn’t trust himself to say any more. He wanted to stay rigid, as if that were any defense, but the gentle circles she made on his back caused him to relax.

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