Sunset Love: The Bold and the Beautiful by Shannon Curtis

Author:Shannon Curtis [Shannon Curtis]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781743530221
Publisher: Momentum
Published: 2014-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

The next few days followed that same pattern. Brooke would work with Thorne on the ranch in the mornings, mainly grooming, feeding and exercising the horses, then they’d go for a ride. Thorne would show her some hidden paradise, and she’d come back and work on her proposal in the dining room during the afternoon, and into the evening

And the whole time, Thorne drove her crazy, pulling at her libido, driving her lust up a notch, all when she was determined not to do what she normally would, and let her body make all the decisions.

But, oh, was she tempted.

He was so casual, so comfortable with her. He’d caress her arm during a simple chat. Slide his arm around her waist and glide his thumb over the skin just above her hips as they leaned on the fence to watch the horses. Every now and then, he’d just kiss her for no reason—unless the reason was to drive her insane with desire. He always pulled back, though, always stopped just before she did—or just before she threw caution to the winds and grabbed him with both hands. She’d hoped those cowboy fantasies would fizzle out as she got her head straight and focused on creating the kind of relationship she could be proud of—instead, they were becoming hotter as time wore on.

Brooke checked her watch, then pulled up her video conference app on the iPad. She fluffed her hair as she dialed in for the Forrester Creations weekly meeting. Had she even bothered with makeup? Her daily cosmetic routine had dwindled to next to nothing, aside from tinted moisturizer with added sunblock, a touch of mascara and a swipe of peach-hued lipgloss. She hoped she didn’t look a mess.

The screen flickered and then Rick’s face came into blurry focus.

“Hi, Mom, how’s it going?” he asked as he fiddled with the camera, and then everything became sharply defined. Eric, Ridge, Caroline and Hope sat with Rick around the table, their documents at the ready. Rick and Caroline worked from devices, although Caroline still liked to doodle on a notepad as they talked. Hope had her phone, Ridge had his laptop, and Eric—well, Eric was old school, with a folder, notepad and pencil within reach.

“I’m well, how is everyone doing there?” Brooke asked warmly.

“Great.”

“Missing you,” Hope said, leaning forward to send a little wave. Brooke’s smile widened.

“I miss you all, too.” Her gaze shifted to Ridge. Well, maybe not all.

“Right, then. Let’s get this meeting started,” Eric intoned, and began to run through the agenda. They dealt with the minor business: recruitment was underway for a new operations manager at the L.A. office and Thomas was doing well in the Paris office, but Rick would fly over for a brief visit, just for an update and to see what kind of support the L.A. office could offer with his transition. Rick would also take the opportunity to meet with some of their European distributors. Then they finally got to the business that had kept Brooke up late at night.

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