leave you alone. “Megan they better leave me alone. I don’t put up with that kind of thing. I don’t have thick skin. I’ll just turn around and go back to the house.” “You know you shouldn’t have slapped Turk at the stables. He was just trying to help you get on your horse.” “What do you mean? He stuck his hand in my pants.” He wasn’t having a kinky moment, especially in front of the guys. They would tease him unmercifully.” “Well he was just trying to get a cheap thrill by grabbing my butt. I had no idea that he was going to put his hand there and push me up on the horse. His fingers slid inside my shorts almost sliding into a very private place. I don’t allow any man to put his hands on me in that area.” “Macy he might be a flirt but he wouldn’t touch you on purpose unless you want him to. Honest he is not that type of guy. What you need to do is apologize to him. I think in his own way he would like to be your friend even though he may not act like it around the guys. You have to lay off him and quit pushing his buttons. He’s really a nice guy if you get to know him.” Macy sat back on her saddle while she looked forward in Turk’s direction. “There is no way I am going to apologize to him,” she thought to herself. “You know they ought to have named him, excuse my language, Turd instead of Turk. He acts like a real ass hole and somebody need to take him out and beat his ass real good. I think he should apologize to me. I didn’t do anything that a decent self-respecting woman wouldn’t do to some one that did that to them.” “Macy you know it would mean so much to Mom if you two could get along. She has big plans for you and it all hinges on you and Turk getting along, so why don’t you swallow your pride and go up there and tell him you ’re sorry you slapped him.” “Look Megan she’s wasting her time making any type plans for me. I’m just here visiting. I do not plan to stay. I have too many responsibilities in Boston. I don’t want anything to do with Turk and I don’t want anything to do with this ranch. You ride up there and tell him to come back and apologize to me.” “Macy with that man’s pride you know he is not going to do that.” “Macy do it for me and mom. I will be your personal maid or your servant if you will just go up there.” “I can’t do it Megan. He might throw me off my horse and beat the crap out of me for hitting him in back of the head a while ago.” “Macy just go up there and apologize. It will make the trip so much nicer for me. I don’t want to be in the middle of all your disagreements.” “Megan you don’t have to be in the middle of nothing. He just better stay away from me.” She didn’t want to do the apologizing but Megan was almost to the point of begging. After all he was the one that touched her in an inappropriate place to start with. She didn’t like him still and she really didn’t want to talk to him. After listening to Megan beg for a while she swallowed her pride and decided to keep peace so she would try to talk to him. Finally she kicked her horse and galloped up beside Turk staying at a good distance so he couldn’t grab her. He looked over at her but didn’t speak. She watched him ride for a few minutes. She could tell that he was mad at her. His jaw was clenched tight. She wanted so badly to reach over and knock the hell out of him again with his macho attitude. He thought he was some kind of a king or something. “Turk I’m sorry I slapped you but I have never let a man put his hands on me between my legs and I am not going to let you get away with it. No I am not gay or anything like that. I was just taught boys better keep their hands off me. It gets me in trouble sometimes but I can keep my respect.” Turk looked into her sparkling blue eyes. “You just hit me hard enough to hurt my pride anyway. Now when you hit me in the head that hurt. I will have to get you back