Rancher's Rules by Lucy Monroe

Author:Lucy Monroe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2006-01-15T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

GRANT fought to concentrate on the road.

Zoe’s presence and his uncertain feelings toward her distracted him. It really bugged him the way Zoe could go from falling apart in his arms one minute to disinterested sidekick the next. She understood his rules. Didn’t complain about them. Didn’t she know that women were supposed to feel used and abused when men did the things he had done with her in the kitchen without committing to at least a casual relationship?

Zoe acted like the entire incident was nothing more than a small blip in their friendship. She wasn’t even mad that he was giving flowers to Carlene. He should be giving flowers to Zoe. Dozens of them. A man did things like that after experiences like the one they had shared.

It took what was left of his self-discipline not to demand an explanation for her behavior.

A little self-interest was mixed in as well. If he asked her what was making her respond with such insouciance to their passionate encounter, then she might expect him to explain what had happened. He wished he knew. The sight of Zoe hugging Tyler wearing nothing but a scanty piece of terry cloth had sent Grant right over the edge.

Rather than soothe him, her explanation had only made him angrier. More jealous. The feel of Zoe losing control in his arms had been so incredible he had forgotten everything but her.

Until Tyler and Jenny had come back.

Unfortunately, by then it had been too late. Grant was never going to forget the way it had felt to hold Zoe shivering in his arms. He gripped the steering wheel tightly. Never.

Zoe’s prolonged silence finally registered. He shot her a sidelong glance. “You okay?”

She met his eyes briefly, the brown depths of her gaze hiding her thoughts from him. “I’m fine.”

He nodded, refocusing his attention to the road. Right. “You want to check out the apartment complex while I stop by and get things straight with Carlene?”

“That’s what I planned.”

Great. So why did he feel like such a heel?

He dropped her off in front of an apartment complex across the street from the Dry Gulch. He didn’t like the proximity to the bar, but vowed not to argue with her about it. Not unless she actually ended up wanting to rent the place.

Zoe stepped out of the rig. “I’ll come over to the Dry Gulch when I’m done here.”

“Okay. See you in a bit.”

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