displeased. He’d have to remember that her species was less shocked by these things than humans were.
“I don’t want to talk about this now,” Chad said in a sharp voice. “The hands will be done with breakfast soon and there’s a lot of work to do today. Worry about that and not Star, all right?”
“Star? Intriguing name.”
“I mean it.” His fists balled at his sides. He’d had enough of his handsome friend.
Diego put up his palms in surrender, still grinning. “I’ll be good,” he said. Then he looked at Star and said, “That is not easy for me, but Chad is like my brother. I hope you make him happy. He has been disappointed in love by many selfish women.”
“Enough, Diego.” Chad mumbled curses under his breath, then grabbed Star’s hand. “You see Dad yet?” he asked his friend, in a softer tone. “I’d like to get our meeting over with.”
“He got up early and I saw him go to his office,” Diego said. “I think he’s there now, if you’d like to catch him alone.”
Chad felt his blood run cold for a second. “It’s the last thing I want but I don’t have a choice.”
“Yes, you are his son and heir.” Diego looked serious now.
Chad understood Diego’s biting words. He understood how conflicted Chad was about actually inheriting the ranch. If only he had a brother…or a sister…
“Take care of my horse,” Chad mumbled, then grabbed Star’s delicate, soft, delicious feeling hand and guided her in the direction of his father’s office, a place he truly hated to go. When he saw Star looking over her shoulder at Diego, he grumbled and pulled her faster. “Stop looking at him!”
Chapter Eleven
Star wished they were on Venus so she could openly masturbate. Holding Chad’s hand while looking at one hot cowboy like Diego was enough to make her want to attack Chad and take him right in front of everybody. But she knew they didn’t do shameless things like that on earth…and Chad liked to be in charge. One thing about humans, she had to say, they were a good looking bunch. She glanced up at Chad’s tight jaw and tried hard not to smile. It was flattering that he was jealous of her attraction to Diego.
“The mess hall is in there,” Chad muttered, pointing to a noisy building with an open door. A delicious aroma wafted out at her and she stared. “You hungry?”
“A little.”
He stopped then directed her into a big, very warm dining room with long tables and a slew of ranch hands, some going up to the front table for more food. A few called out to him and he grinned and waved. Although Star could feel their curiosity, Chad didn’t introduce her. He pulled her to the buffet table laden with food and told her to grab something, warning her that his father would not wait for him if they sat down to a meal. He sounded apologetic. “We can come back later, Right, Joni?” He addressed the cook who was at the stove and counters.
Star smiled at her. She was the only other creature of black skin she had seen on the ranch so far. “Try an egg and Canadian bacon croissant,” she suggested to Star.
Starr grabbed a luscious looking sandwich off one of the trays and glanced at Chad, who was only filling a coffee cup.
“Nothing else, Mr. Austin?” Joni asked.
“Not now,” he said. “I have a meeting with my father.”
Joni’s gaze dropped. “Oh, well, good luck.”
Star quickly looked over at Chad again wondering why he was so tense about seeing his father. She could feel the conflict inside him, he didn’t want to disappoint the man but he didn’t like him either. He smirked, but didn’t respond. “Come on, Star,” he said. “Let’s get going.”
Star wasted no time. She went to him, croissant in hand, and grabbed his free hand as they left the hot but great smelling mess hall.
Chad was quiet as they walked across the grass, so Star took the time to admire the interesting scenery and sniffed in the smell of fresh air and flowers. After walking for
“I don’t want to talk about this now,” Chad said in a sharp voice. “The hands will be done with breakfast soon and there’s a lot of work to do today. Worry about that and not Star, all right?”
“Star? Intriguing name.”
“I mean it.” His fists balled at his sides. He’d had enough of his handsome friend.
Diego put up his palms in surrender, still grinning. “I’ll be good,” he said. Then he looked at Star and said, “That is not easy for me, but Chad is like my brother. I hope you make him happy. He has been disappointed in love by many selfish women.”
“Enough, Diego.” Chad mumbled curses under his breath, then grabbed Star’s hand. “You see Dad yet?” he asked his friend, in a softer tone. “I’d like to get our meeting over with.”
“He got up early and I saw him go to his office,” Diego said. “I think he’s there now, if you’d like to catch him alone.”
Chad felt his blood run cold for a second. “It’s the last thing I want but I don’t have a choice.”
“Yes, you are his son and heir.” Diego looked serious now.
Chad understood Diego’s biting words. He understood how conflicted Chad was about actually inheriting the ranch. If only he had a brother…or a sister…
“Take care of my horse,” Chad mumbled, then grabbed Star’s delicate, soft, delicious feeling hand and guided her in the direction of his father’s office, a place he truly hated to go. When he saw Star looking over her shoulder at Diego, he grumbled and pulled her faster. “Stop looking at him!”
Chapter Eleven
Star wished they were on Venus so she could openly masturbate. Holding Chad’s hand while looking at one hot cowboy like Diego was enough to make her want to attack Chad and take him right in front of everybody. But she knew they didn’t do shameless things like that on earth…and Chad liked to be in charge. One thing about humans, she had to say, they were a good looking bunch. She glanced up at Chad’s tight jaw and tried hard not to smile. It was flattering that he was jealous of her attraction to Diego.
“The mess hall is in there,” Chad muttered, pointing to a noisy building with an open door. A delicious aroma wafted out at her and she stared. “You hungry?”
“A little.”
He stopped then directed her into a big, very warm dining room with long tables and a slew of ranch hands, some going up to the front table for more food. A few called out to him and he grinned and waved. Although Star could feel their curiosity, Chad didn’t introduce her. He pulled her to the buffet table laden with food and told her to grab something, warning her that his father would not wait for him if they sat down to a meal. He sounded apologetic. “We can come back later, Right, Joni?” He addressed the cook who was at the stove and counters.
Star smiled at her. She was the only other creature of black skin she had seen on the ranch so far. “Try an egg and Canadian bacon croissant,” she suggested to Star.
Starr grabbed a luscious looking sandwich off one of the trays and glanced at Chad, who was only filling a coffee cup.
“Nothing else, Mr. Austin?” Joni asked.
“Not now,” he said. “I have a meeting with my father.”
Joni’s gaze dropped. “Oh, well, good luck.”
Star quickly looked over at Chad again wondering why he was so tense about seeing his father. She could feel the conflict inside him, he didn’t want to disappoint the man but he didn’t like him either. He smirked, but didn’t respond. “Come on, Star,” he said. “Let’s get going.”
Star wasted no time. She went to him, croissant in hand, and grabbed his free hand as they left the hot but great smelling mess hall.
Chad was quiet as they walked across the grass, so Star took the time to admire the interesting scenery and sniffed in the smell of fresh air and flowers. After walking for
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