parents would think about us.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he brought his face forward and kissed me once again. This time, he kept his lips pressed to mine. It was a passionate kiss. In fact, it was the most passionate kiss I had ever experienced. It somehow seemed more sincere than any other kiss I had ever shared with someone and I found myself not wanting it to end.
Unfortunately, all good things eventually do come to an end. And a moment later, Connor slowly pulled away and sighed.
“I want you so bad right now, Emily,” he said.
I leaned forward and gently kissed the outside of his neck, and then I pulled away.
“I want you too, Connor,” I responded. “But we can’t right now. Not here, not yet.”
Connor shrugged and then said, “Well, we could go for a drive...”
I laughed and then playfully hit him on the shoulder.
“Next time,” I said. “Next time, we will. I’ll drive out here on my own and we can do whatever the hell we want to. Maybe we can arrange it during a time when Richard comes to Detroit to see my mom. That way we’d have the entire farm to ourselves.”
I winked flirtatiously and watched as Connor’s eyes lit up at the idea.
“Now that sounds like a lot of fun,” he said.
Then he sighed, as a concerned look crossed his face.
“But what if you get too busy and you can’t make it back out here?” he asked.
“Connor,” I said. “First off, I don’t have a job right now. So my schedule is wide open. And second off, you’re about to be family. So it’s not like I’m going to never see you again.”
“Well, promise me that you’ll come out as soon as you can,” he said. “And remember, I’m still on the rodeo tour, so I only have a couple of weeks before I leave once again.”
I squeezed his shoulders and then gave him another peck on the lips before pulling away.
“I promise that I’ll come see you,” I said. “And in fact, I promise that I’ll come see you before you go on tour again. I’ll be back next week, no matter what.”
Connor smiled and sighed.
“Okay,” he said. “Well, I’ll be waiting for you. Because goddamn, you are definitely worth waiting for.”
I couldn’t help but to smile at a compliment like that. It felt so good to be truly admired by a man for once. It was just too bad that this particular man would be my stepbrother soon...
Chapter 12
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T he next morning, I woke up early to the sound of my mom and Richard making breakfast in the kitchen. I gathered up my clothes and shoved them in my suitcase, before stepping out of the guestroom.
Richard and Mom were seated around the table when I walked out. They were sipping on coffee, laughing flirtatiously with each other. Connor was nowhere to be seen.
“Hey, guys,” I said. “How was your night?”
My mom turned to face me as I walked in. Her smile was just as wide as ever.
“Oh, honey,” she responded. “We had a great night! I wish we didn’t have to leave today.”
Then she turned to face Richard.
“I have to go back to Detroit today, baby,” she said. “I’ve got work tomorrow.”
Richard placed his hand over hers, smiling.
“Well, I’m going to come and visit this week,” he said. “So we won’t have to be apart for very long.”
My eyes lit up as he spoke.
Yes! If Richard goes to Detroit this week, that means that I can drive back out here and see Connor!
The thought of having some alone time and privacy with Connor put a smile on my face. I felt bad having to sneak around like that, but I honestly didn’t feel like I had much of a choice. It wasn’t something that I was ready to come clean with. I knew that it had to be done in secret. It was the only way.
My mom stood up from the table and handed me a fresh cup of coffee, which I sipped while she went into Richard’s bedroom and packed her things.
“Well, are you excited that your mom is getting married?” Richard asked.
I took another sip of coffee, then
As soon as he finished speaking, he brought his face forward and kissed me once again. This time, he kept his lips pressed to mine. It was a passionate kiss. In fact, it was the most passionate kiss I had ever experienced. It somehow seemed more sincere than any other kiss I had ever shared with someone and I found myself not wanting it to end.
Unfortunately, all good things eventually do come to an end. And a moment later, Connor slowly pulled away and sighed.
“I want you so bad right now, Emily,” he said.
I leaned forward and gently kissed the outside of his neck, and then I pulled away.
“I want you too, Connor,” I responded. “But we can’t right now. Not here, not yet.”
Connor shrugged and then said, “Well, we could go for a drive...”
I laughed and then playfully hit him on the shoulder.
“Next time,” I said. “Next time, we will. I’ll drive out here on my own and we can do whatever the hell we want to. Maybe we can arrange it during a time when Richard comes to Detroit to see my mom. That way we’d have the entire farm to ourselves.”
I winked flirtatiously and watched as Connor’s eyes lit up at the idea.
“Now that sounds like a lot of fun,” he said.
Then he sighed, as a concerned look crossed his face.
“But what if you get too busy and you can’t make it back out here?” he asked.
“Connor,” I said. “First off, I don’t have a job right now. So my schedule is wide open. And second off, you’re about to be family. So it’s not like I’m going to never see you again.”
“Well, promise me that you’ll come out as soon as you can,” he said. “And remember, I’m still on the rodeo tour, so I only have a couple of weeks before I leave once again.”
I squeezed his shoulders and then gave him another peck on the lips before pulling away.
“I promise that I’ll come see you,” I said. “And in fact, I promise that I’ll come see you before you go on tour again. I’ll be back next week, no matter what.”
Connor smiled and sighed.
“Okay,” he said. “Well, I’ll be waiting for you. Because goddamn, you are definitely worth waiting for.”
I couldn’t help but to smile at a compliment like that. It felt so good to be truly admired by a man for once. It was just too bad that this particular man would be my stepbrother soon...
Chapter 12
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T he next morning, I woke up early to the sound of my mom and Richard making breakfast in the kitchen. I gathered up my clothes and shoved them in my suitcase, before stepping out of the guestroom.
Richard and Mom were seated around the table when I walked out. They were sipping on coffee, laughing flirtatiously with each other. Connor was nowhere to be seen.
“Hey, guys,” I said. “How was your night?”
My mom turned to face me as I walked in. Her smile was just as wide as ever.
“Oh, honey,” she responded. “We had a great night! I wish we didn’t have to leave today.”
Then she turned to face Richard.
“I have to go back to Detroit today, baby,” she said. “I’ve got work tomorrow.”
Richard placed his hand over hers, smiling.
“Well, I’m going to come and visit this week,” he said. “So we won’t have to be apart for very long.”
My eyes lit up as he spoke.
Yes! If Richard goes to Detroit this week, that means that I can drive back out here and see Connor!
The thought of having some alone time and privacy with Connor put a smile on my face. I felt bad having to sneak around like that, but I honestly didn’t feel like I had much of a choice. It wasn’t something that I was ready to come clean with. I knew that it had to be done in secret. It was the only way.
My mom stood up from the table and handed me a fresh cup of coffee, which I sipped while she went into Richard’s bedroom and packed her things.
“Well, are you excited that your mom is getting married?” Richard asked.
I took another sip of coffee, then
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