Sweet-Talking Cowboy (The Buckskin Brotherhood Book 1) by Vicki Lewis Thompson

Author:Vicki Lewis Thompson [Thompson, Vicki Lewis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Forever Love, Bachelor, Single Woman, Sensual Story Theme, Hearts Desire, Lifetime Love, Life-Changes, Second Chance Reunion, Honesty & Trust, Home & Family, Romantic Schemes, Small Town & Rural Area, Cowboy & Western Romance, Beautiful & Feisty, Love-Family & Forever, Action & Adventure, The Buckskin Brotherhood Series, Eagles Nest Montana
Publisher: Ocean Dance Press
Published: 2020-02-07T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Lucy had never wanted a kiss so much. When Matt’s lips settled over hers, she responded with a soft hum of delight.

He paused and took a breath. “I shouldn’t be doing this.”

“Do it anyway.”

With a low groan, he returned, touching down with deliberate intent, coaxing her to open to him.

Yeah, like she’d offer resistance. She welcomed the gentle thrust of his tongue with a sigh of pleasure. The sketchpad kept her from wrapping her arms around him, but she had one hand free. She slid her palm up his broad chest, over his pounding heart and under the open collar of his shirt. Warm, bare skin.

She caressed his nape and he shuddered. Pulling her closer, he deepened the kiss. Dangerous territory. Arousal pulsed between them, fueled by six years of secret longing. Hot, so hot. She wanted…

Gasping, he pulled back, stepped away, propped his hands on his hips. His hot gaze set her on fire. “Chaperones.”

“What?”

“Gotta have ’em. Without chaperones, this happens.”

“I liked it.”

“I know!” His voice was hoarse with frustration. “I did, too!” He paused to clear his throat. “But on Saturday you’re going back to LA. That’ll be a hell of a lot easier on both of us if we don’t… get involved.”

“We’re already involved.” She sucked in air. “We’ve been involved since we were teenagers.”

His eyes darkened. “Are you saying you want to go for it?”

“No! I mean, yes, but no. Doesn’t make sense. Our lives don’t mesh.”

“Feels like some kind of cosmic joke.” He grabbed his hat by the crown and repositioned it to shadow his eyes. “Here’s a person you’ll connect with physically and emotionally.” He gestured in her direction. “But she doesn’t fit in your world and you don’t fit in hers. Have fun.”

“I did just now.”

His expression mellowed. “Me, too. But as the person who started it, I say I made things worse.”

“You didn’t start it. I could have left with Rafe. I’d finished sketching Lucky Ducky, which was my main project. But I wanted one of you with Thunderbolt. If you hadn’t offered to go into the stall with me, I would have asked you to.”

“So you wanted a sketch of me and Thunder. So what? You couldn’t have known I’d react by kissing you.”

“On some level I did, although that wasn’t why I suggested it. Doing that sketch fed my muse like crazy. But you’re a sucker for my art and I—”

“You were flirting with me?”

She laughed. “Matt, I’ve flirted with you every summer for five years. Once I discovered you were fascinated with my sketching, it served double duty—creative satisfaction and a way to lure you into my daily plans.”

“Huh. Well, you figured me out. Watching you sketch turns me on. And when you present me with a fantastic drawing of me with my horse, I can’t think of anything but kissing you.”

“I can beat that. I think of kissing you whenever we’re together. I’ve been imagining it since I was fourteen.”

“This is a mess. You know that, right?”

She held up both hands.

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