The Rancher's Secret Love by Paula Altenburg

Author:Paula Altenburg
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romance
ISBN: 9781950510207
Publisher: Tule Publishing Group, LLC
Published: 2020-05-04T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Luke brushed the tips of his fingers along the length of Mara’s spine, admiring the feel of her skin.

She lay on her stomach, her face toward him, her arms folded under her cheek. Moonlight turned her into a naked Mayan goddess. Her eyes were closed, although she wasn’t asleep. Long lashes fluttered, making him wonder what her thoughts were.

He could lie here and watch her for hours, and never grow tired.

This was the fourth time in the three weeks since they’d started sleeping together that he’d spent at least part of the night. He’d gotten into the habit of going home before dawn, mostly because they had a ten-year-old in the house who was wise for his age, and the brothers worried about setting the right kind of example for him.

“You’re staring,” Mara said, without opening her eyes.

“Does it bother you?”

“No.” She flipped onto her back and stretched her arms over her head, opening her eyes to gaze up at him. His fingers trailed over the firm mound of one breast and she caught her breath. The night was warm. They’d kicked the sheets to the foot of the bed and she tucked her toes underneath them. “What are you thinking about?”

He said the first thing that popped into his head. “Why does everyone in Grand seem to believe you don’t date?”

Her eyebrows went up. “What makes you think everyone’s right?”

“They don’t have their facts straight most of the time,” Luke conceded. He stroked her flat belly, watching the way her muscles tightened beneath his touch. “Although you’ve got to admit, they usually aren’t that far off base. We’ve only gone out in public once, yet we’re sleeping together.”

She was watching him closely. “What conclusions are you drawing from that?”

“I’m not sure.” He’d arrive. He’d kiss her. And the next thing he’d know, they were in bed. He wasn’t worried that they weren’t exclusive. She’d never given him any reason to doubt that they were. Besides, he’d have heard the rumors during his coffee dates with the dance mothers if other men had been hanging around, expressing an interest. But he couldn’t seem to get her to talk anymore and it was driving him nuts. “There’s a distinct possibility I’m fitting into a pattern,” he said.

She arched a brow. “Does it matter if you are?”

It really did. The sex was great. Better than great. When he kissed her he couldn’t think, and in all honesty, his brain had needed the break.

But his brain couldn’t be entirely shut off forever. It said he’d had just as great a time with her at Reality Bytes, and wanted more of that from her, too. It also warned him that, if the pattern proved true, she eventually lost interest in men. She was—or had been—all about dance.

“We’d agreed we aren’t going to think about the future,” she reminded him, as if reading his thoughts. She shifted to face him, resting one slender hand on his hip.

“We did. So let’s talk about the past, instead.

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