The Rancher’s Tempting Nanny by Mary Sue Jackson & Leslie North

Author:Mary Sue Jackson & Leslie North [Jackson, Mary Sue & North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-07-06T04:00:00+00:00

Fifteen

“Would it be too cliché if I said want to know what you’re thinking?” Austin asked, finally breaking their easy, post-coital silence with a question that made Sara shake with laughter. He groaned dramatically, which only made her laugh more. “You’re so rough with my feelings, Sara. It’s like you don’t even care.”

“I’m so sorry,” she said, exaggerating the words and pinching him playfully for good measure. “And for the record, I was thinking about the snake.”

“Seriously?” he asked, propping himself up on one elbow and looking down at her with mock-horror. “I’ve gotta tell you, Sara, I’m not sure how to feel about that.”

"I was just wondering if it's gone," she said, shifting onto her side so she could look at his face. "You know, if we should, like, leave the hayloft or something."

“Nuh-uh,” he answered immediately, shaking his head vigorously to punctuate his point. “There’s no way I’m going down there in the dark. That sucker could be anywhere. Creatures like that live for jumping out of the dark and scaring the bejeezus out of people.”

“Do they?” Sara laughed, reaching up and running her hand along the side of his jaw, now covered with a healthy five-o’clock shadow. He shut his eyes and made a purring sound, leaning into her hand and tilting his head so he could kiss her palm.

“They do,” he affirmed, his voice muffled by her hand. “But I suppose we can go if you like. I would understand if you didn’t want to spend the night in the hay.”

“No,” she said quickly, pulling the blanket he’d discovered up closer to her chin. “I actually don’t mind that.”

“Are you cold?” he asked, his brow wrinkling as he worried over her. “Do you need anything?”

"Nope," she said happily, stretching to her full length and sighing at the pleasure the movement brought her. "I'm great just where I am. I just didn't want you to think we had to stay up here forever if you didn't want to. I thought you might have things you need to do."

"Rachel isn't bringing Lea back until sometime tomorrow morning," he said, grabbing another of the discarded blankets and using it as a makeshift pillow. "And until then, I'm not going to worry about a thing. Because I can't remember the last time I wasn't worried about something, and I think it's high time I give it a try."

Sara agreed, and they lay there together for another indeterminate span of time, Austin humming a tune she almost knew while she tried to remember the last time she had been this content. It didn’t take much effort for her to realize the answer might be never—at least, not in her adult life.

“Can I ask you something?” she finally said, breaking the silence again and rolling onto her side. “And it’s not meant as a joke, in case you’re wondering.”

“Sure,” he said slowly, giving her a doubtful look that made her smile. “But it sounds ominous, just so you know.”

“I’m just wondering how

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