Too Hot To Trot (#3, Cowboy Way) by Becky McGraw

Author:Becky McGraw [McGraw, Becky]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-04-19T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

It was time for Zack to end this argument. Especially since they were going to be living together for the next few months. Fighting to keep his voice calm, he glanced over at Heather, then back at the road. “I don’t think you’re a prick tease at all. The only reason I said that is I was upset about having to move the herd, and not being able to ride again. Add sexual frustration to that and I snapped. I’m sorry again.”

“Sorry won’t fix this one, cowboy,” Heather said sadly. “Neither will your excuses.”

His hands tightened on the wheel, as his brain fought for the right words. “I swear that’s not what I think about you, angel. What I’ve come to know about you is you are a beautiful woman who’s had a rough start in life. Because of that, you lack the self-confidence to use other methods of striking back at people, you use your body. You deliver exactly what people expect from you, to pay them back for hurting you. What you’re really doing is hurting yourself.” He glanced at her again, and smiled, hoping it didn’t come off looking like a snarl. “You have so much more than that to offer the world, sweet thing, you just have to choose to prove them wrong, instead of giving them what they expect. Don’t be a pussy quitter at life, be a fighter.”

When she didn’t immediately respond, Zack looked over at her again and found she had her arms wrapped tightly around herself, her face turned to look out the window. Dammit, he hadn’t gotten through to her. But at least she’d heard him, and hadn’t blasted him. He drove a few more long minutes, and with each mile the air inside the cab of his truck got thicker. Zack could almost feel the heat radiating off of her body from clear across the cab.

She surprised him when her body relaxed and she suddenly turned in the seat to face him again. “I haven’t quit on life. I’ve fought to survive for twelve years, so explain to me why you think the way you do.” Her arms were still loosely wrapped around her middle, but her look said she was receptive.

Zack huffed a relieved breath. “Life’s about choices, sweet thing. You are a survivor, have done whatever you thought it took to survive. What you haven’t done is have enough faith in yourself to make different choices. Better choices.” He glanced at her to gauge her reaction, and saw a blank look on her beautiful, ravaged face.

“Examples, please,” she replied, sounding genuinely interested.

The words rolled off of his tongue. “The way you dress says you think your only worth is in your body. If that’s what you think, that’s what everyone else will believe.”

“Okay, what else do you think I could I have done to earn seven hundred dollars a week without dancing? That’s what this is all about right? Cleaning stalls, and riding in a stupid act at the rodeo didn’t earn me that.

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