Riding High by Vicki Lewis Thompson

Author:Vicki Lewis Thompson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-05-10T16:00:00+00:00

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LILY THOUGHT ABOUT Regan’s cliff-diving metaphor on the drive home. He hadn’t said they were jumping off a cliff together into the unknown. He’d said they were diving into a deep pool. It still sounded a little scary, but they had a destination, and it involved going beneath the surface of things.

If she couldn’t trust a man like Regan not to treat her as if she was disposable, then she couldn’t trust anyone. She’d known from the moment she agreed to have him stay the rest of the week that she wouldn’t be able to resist him for seven solid days. As they pulled up in front of the locked sanctuary gate, she realized she couldn’t resist him for another seven minutes.

She’d been the one to toss up objections with all her talk about rebound relationships, so she had to be the one to remove those objections. Yes, they had a lot to do in the next few days, but the world wouldn’t come to an end if they started a little bit later.

“The house and barn are still in one piece.” Regan flashed her a smile as he squeezed her hand and released it. “Can’t say that for the flower garden, but that was a foregone conclusion.”

As she absorbed the beauty of that smile, her breath caught. She’d been drawn to him because he was gorgeous, but behind that million-dollar smile was a depth of character that she’d only begun to appreciate. She vowed to use these seven days to find out what made Regan O’Connelli so amazing.

“Lily? Are you going to let us in?”

“Uh, sure.” She scrambled out of the truck and opened the gate. Standing guard, she waited until Regan had driven through before locking up again. Once the critters were all penned in, she wouldn’t have to continue this little routine. But for now, because of the locked gate, no one could come to her door unannounced. Considering what she had planned for the next hour, that was a good thing.

“Are you okay?” Regan climbed out of the truck, which had been fitted with a camper shell to protect his medical supplies.

“I’m fine.” And soon she’d be mighty fine. So would he, if she had anything to say about it.

“I know we didn’t talk much the last few miles of the drive.” He opened the tailgate and pulled out a small duffle bag. Closing the tailgate again with a clang, he turned to her. “Is something bothering you?”

“Yes, as a matter of fact, there is.” She was glad he’d traded in his sunglasses for his Stetson. Looking into his eyes had become one of her favorite pastimes.

His gaze darkened with concern. “Is there anything I can do to help?”

“Yes.” She kept her expression neutral, but inside she was a bottle of champagne about to pop its cork.

“What? Tell me and I’ll do my best to fix whatever’s wrong.”

What a caring man he was. How had she ever thought he’d end up hurting her? “Let’s go inside before we get into it.

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