adorable thing you’ve ever seen. Only things missing are a lush
front lawn, some rose bushes and a big, beautiful garden, which I intend to see
to over the next few months. I’m also adding a monitored security fence around
the lot.”
“That’s wise,” Reese said, still concerned. “Kinda stresses
me out that you’re living in Luckenbach all by yourself, with no one around.
Not only are you pretty, Sky, but—again—you are a recognizable face,
even if you don’t think of yourself as a celebrity.”
“I don’t worry about anyone but Mac. And, as I said, I don’t
foresee him coming back to Texas.”
“What makes you so sure?”
She sighed. “Let’s just say I can be convincing when I want
to be. I made it perfectly clear he’s not getting a penny from me.”
Or anything else.
“I don’t know, Sky. He seems determined, if he’s still
calling you.”
They reached Sam’s dual-axel, pewter-colored double cab
pulled up to the front of the inn.
Sky said in a low voice, “Don’t worry about me. I can take
care of myself.”
She did not intend to involve her friend in the drama that
had shockingly unraveled in Nashville and had, unfortunately, chased her to
Luckenbach.
Caleb swung open the doors on the passenger side and said to
Reese, “Why don’t you and I take the back?” He winked at her.
Sky rolled her eyes. “Don’t go all eighth grade on us. I
don’t want to catch y’all making out in the rearview mirror.”
“No promises there,” Reese said as she climbed into the back
with Caleb’s help. He followed her in as Sam stepped toward Sky.
“Need a lift?” he asked in his sexy southern drawl. His
glowing green eyes roved her body and he gave a slight shake of his head.
“Damn, the things you do to a simple black dress.”
She couldn’t help but smile. Despite the fact she wasn’t in
the mental frame of mind to get involved with anyone, she found him
irresistible. And couldn’t stop from flirting.
“You clean up pretty well yourself, cowboy.”
He wore a button-down shirt, jeans and boots, all in black.
His dark-as-night hair was a tad long, dusting the collar of his shirt in the
back. The thick strands were tousled and the reckless style suited him just right.
He gingerly cupped her elbow as she hoisted herself up into
the passenger’s seat, careful not to flash the black lace thong she wore under
her skirt. When she was settled, he closed the door. Though not before giving
her another once-over. Sky didn’t miss the heat in his eyes and it sent a
wicked thrill through her.
She watched Sam as he rounded the front of the truck,
thinking she hadn’t seen a hotter man in her life. And the fact that the
strapping former Marine was a gentle giant melted her insides. He took great
care with the horses, obviously. But he also had a tender touch with her.
Something Sky found warm and inviting. Engaging. Welcomed.
Her stomach fluttered as he slid in beside her. She leaned
toward him and whispered, “You get the feelin’ we’ve been set up?”
He grinned, and the fluttering in her stomach turned into
flip-flops. He had pearly white teeth and perfect lips—not too thick, not too
thin. She had the insane urge to nibble on the lower one.
Sam said, “They can’t help themselves, being in love and all
that.”
She slid a glance to the backseat, only to find Caleb and
Reese drowning in each other’s eyes.
Returning her attention to Sam, she added, “I’d be annoyed,
except that I adore her. And, well, I will concede that she made a very nice selection
for me.”
He chuckled, low and deep, sparking that dull ache in her
pussy. Damn, he did the craziest things to her senses. So unexpectedly. Yes,
she’d sworn off men when she’d moved to Luckenbach. Yet this one had her
singing a different tune.
He said, “Notice I’m not complaining about the matchmaking.”
With a crank of the key in the ignition, he started the
truck and rolled out of the long driveway.
Of the vast
front lawn, some rose bushes and a big, beautiful garden, which I intend to see
to over the next few months. I’m also adding a monitored security fence around
the lot.”
“That’s wise,” Reese said, still concerned. “Kinda stresses
me out that you’re living in Luckenbach all by yourself, with no one around.
Not only are you pretty, Sky, but—again—you are a recognizable face,
even if you don’t think of yourself as a celebrity.”
“I don’t worry about anyone but Mac. And, as I said, I don’t
foresee him coming back to Texas.”
“What makes you so sure?”
She sighed. “Let’s just say I can be convincing when I want
to be. I made it perfectly clear he’s not getting a penny from me.”
Or anything else.
“I don’t know, Sky. He seems determined, if he’s still
calling you.”
They reached Sam’s dual-axel, pewter-colored double cab
pulled up to the front of the inn.
Sky said in a low voice, “Don’t worry about me. I can take
care of myself.”
She did not intend to involve her friend in the drama that
had shockingly unraveled in Nashville and had, unfortunately, chased her to
Luckenbach.
Caleb swung open the doors on the passenger side and said to
Reese, “Why don’t you and I take the back?” He winked at her.
Sky rolled her eyes. “Don’t go all eighth grade on us. I
don’t want to catch y’all making out in the rearview mirror.”
“No promises there,” Reese said as she climbed into the back
with Caleb’s help. He followed her in as Sam stepped toward Sky.
“Need a lift?” he asked in his sexy southern drawl. His
glowing green eyes roved her body and he gave a slight shake of his head.
“Damn, the things you do to a simple black dress.”
She couldn’t help but smile. Despite the fact she wasn’t in
the mental frame of mind to get involved with anyone, she found him
irresistible. And couldn’t stop from flirting.
“You clean up pretty well yourself, cowboy.”
He wore a button-down shirt, jeans and boots, all in black.
His dark-as-night hair was a tad long, dusting the collar of his shirt in the
back. The thick strands were tousled and the reckless style suited him just right.
He gingerly cupped her elbow as she hoisted herself up into
the passenger’s seat, careful not to flash the black lace thong she wore under
her skirt. When she was settled, he closed the door. Though not before giving
her another once-over. Sky didn’t miss the heat in his eyes and it sent a
wicked thrill through her.
She watched Sam as he rounded the front of the truck,
thinking she hadn’t seen a hotter man in her life. And the fact that the
strapping former Marine was a gentle giant melted her insides. He took great
care with the horses, obviously. But he also had a tender touch with her.
Something Sky found warm and inviting. Engaging. Welcomed.
Her stomach fluttered as he slid in beside her. She leaned
toward him and whispered, “You get the feelin’ we’ve been set up?”
He grinned, and the fluttering in her stomach turned into
flip-flops. He had pearly white teeth and perfect lips—not too thick, not too
thin. She had the insane urge to nibble on the lower one.
Sam said, “They can’t help themselves, being in love and all
that.”
She slid a glance to the backseat, only to find Caleb and
Reese drowning in each other’s eyes.
Returning her attention to Sam, she added, “I’d be annoyed,
except that I adore her. And, well, I will concede that she made a very nice selection
for me.”
He chuckled, low and deep, sparking that dull ache in her
pussy. Damn, he did the craziest things to her senses. So unexpectedly. Yes,
she’d sworn off men when she’d moved to Luckenbach. Yet this one had her
singing a different tune.
He said, “Notice I’m not complaining about the matchmaking.”
With a crank of the key in the ignition, he started the
truck and rolled out of the long driveway.
Of the vast
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