was going through his head? “Within reason…”
He laughed. “Am I making you nervous?”
She nodded emphatically. “Yes, you are! I can’t figure out what I’m supposed to do with you now that you’re here! There’s a reason I don’t date! I can make up all kinds of good stuff for people to do together in books, but those people are imaginary! We’re real!”
“Yes, we are. Let’s think about this. We could go for a walk.”
“Too hot.”
He grinned. “It is hot. We could go for a ride. I’m allowed to use the horses in the stable.”
She shook her head. “Too hot.”
“You don’t like the heat of Texas summers much, huh?”
“I like them fine. From the comfort of my air conditioned living room.”
“I saw you have a pool in your backyard. We could swim.”
She raised an eyebrow. “Did you bring a suit?”
“Do I need one?” He wasn’t sure what spurred him to say that, but the blush on her face had him grinning.
“Yes!” she sputtered. “You definitely would need one!”
“I brought a suit. I noticed your pool when I was here yesterday.”
She thought about that for a moment, not really wanting to get into a swim suit in front of him. He was used to women with perfect bodies, and hers—well, it wasn’t perfect. “I don’t know…”
“Come on! Obviously you like swimming. Do it with me!”
She did like to swim, and she didn’t use her pool nearly enough. She tried to get out there every day, but it was more like once a week when she was between books. Finally, she nodded. If he didn’t like what he saw when she put her swim suit on, maybe he would realize why she wasn’t right for him. “I’ll go change into my suit.”
She hurried into her room, closing and locking the door, assuming he’d find one of the guest bathrooms to change in without a problem. More than anything, she needed a closed door between them for a minute. He made her—hot. It wasn’t just the Texas heat that was plaguing her. It was him. His smile. His shoulders. His—his everything.
She changed into her favorite suit, looking at herself critically in a mirror. She had a little too much around the middle, but there was nothing she could do about it in the next three minutes. Her breasts were full, so maybe he’d notice those and not her thick waist.
Taking deep breaths, she slipped a robe over her shoulders before leaving her room, knotting it tightly at the waist. He’d see her once they got out to the pool, but she wanted to wait as long as possible before the moment of truth.
When she got into the living room, he was waiting in a pair of swim trunks and nothing else. Her eyes were mesmerized by his wide shoulders and bare chest. She felt her heart beat speed up, and she wondered if she’d be able to speak. She decided not to test it out.
Grabbing two towels from the guest bath, she led him out to the pool and found she was too embarrassed to drop the cover-up. Instead, she went over to the shallow end and put her feet in the water, keeping the robe around her.
“You’re getting in, right?” Bob asked, walking over to stand beside her. “You’re not going to hide from me all day, are you?” He couldn’t understand her worries. She was one of the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen.
“What a great idea! Yes, I think I’ll do just that!” She looked down at her feet in the water, wishing she’d taken the time to paint her toenails. He was probably used to women who never missed a single spot shaving and who always had their nails done perfectly.
He reached out and untied the belt of her robe, refusing to give her a choice in the matter.
“Hey! What are you doing?”
“Ensuring you will go for a swim with me.” He shook his head at her. “I think you’re beautiful.”
“I’m not.” Her eyes filled with tears, wishing in that moment she was perfect for him. She wanted to be everything he had ever dreamed of in a woman, because he was the answer to all her
He laughed. “Am I making you nervous?”
She nodded emphatically. “Yes, you are! I can’t figure out what I’m supposed to do with you now that you’re here! There’s a reason I don’t date! I can make up all kinds of good stuff for people to do together in books, but those people are imaginary! We’re real!”
“Yes, we are. Let’s think about this. We could go for a walk.”
“Too hot.”
He grinned. “It is hot. We could go for a ride. I’m allowed to use the horses in the stable.”
She shook her head. “Too hot.”
“You don’t like the heat of Texas summers much, huh?”
“I like them fine. From the comfort of my air conditioned living room.”
“I saw you have a pool in your backyard. We could swim.”
She raised an eyebrow. “Did you bring a suit?”
“Do I need one?” He wasn’t sure what spurred him to say that, but the blush on her face had him grinning.
“Yes!” she sputtered. “You definitely would need one!”
“I brought a suit. I noticed your pool when I was here yesterday.”
She thought about that for a moment, not really wanting to get into a swim suit in front of him. He was used to women with perfect bodies, and hers—well, it wasn’t perfect. “I don’t know…”
“Come on! Obviously you like swimming. Do it with me!”
She did like to swim, and she didn’t use her pool nearly enough. She tried to get out there every day, but it was more like once a week when she was between books. Finally, she nodded. If he didn’t like what he saw when she put her swim suit on, maybe he would realize why she wasn’t right for him. “I’ll go change into my suit.”
She hurried into her room, closing and locking the door, assuming he’d find one of the guest bathrooms to change in without a problem. More than anything, she needed a closed door between them for a minute. He made her—hot. It wasn’t just the Texas heat that was plaguing her. It was him. His smile. His shoulders. His—his everything.
She changed into her favorite suit, looking at herself critically in a mirror. She had a little too much around the middle, but there was nothing she could do about it in the next three minutes. Her breasts were full, so maybe he’d notice those and not her thick waist.
Taking deep breaths, she slipped a robe over her shoulders before leaving her room, knotting it tightly at the waist. He’d see her once they got out to the pool, but she wanted to wait as long as possible before the moment of truth.
When she got into the living room, he was waiting in a pair of swim trunks and nothing else. Her eyes were mesmerized by his wide shoulders and bare chest. She felt her heart beat speed up, and she wondered if she’d be able to speak. She decided not to test it out.
Grabbing two towels from the guest bath, she led him out to the pool and found she was too embarrassed to drop the cover-up. Instead, she went over to the shallow end and put her feet in the water, keeping the robe around her.
“You’re getting in, right?” Bob asked, walking over to stand beside her. “You’re not going to hide from me all day, are you?” He couldn’t understand her worries. She was one of the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen.
“What a great idea! Yes, I think I’ll do just that!” She looked down at her feet in the water, wishing she’d taken the time to paint her toenails. He was probably used to women who never missed a single spot shaving and who always had their nails done perfectly.
He reached out and untied the belt of her robe, refusing to give her a choice in the matter.
“Hey! What are you doing?”
“Ensuring you will go for a swim with me.” He shook his head at her. “I think you’re beautiful.”
“I’m not.” Her eyes filled with tears, wishing in that moment she was perfect for him. She wanted to be everything he had ever dreamed of in a woman, because he was the answer to all her
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