the
porch...
“What’s this?” Grinning, she picked up a blue bandanna that was neatly
folded and placed on her front step.
“Dusty, well..I’ll be,” she said.
She held it up to her nose and inhaled his masculine scent...soap, after
shave, and sweat. “I’ve got to give him credit, he’s not a quitter,” she
smiled.
CHAPTER 24
Maddy had put the coffee on and ran upstairs to get dressed. Opening
her dresser drawer, she sifted through the contents. She groaned as she
pulled out an old-fashioned, functional bra.
“Wow, what a selection . . . Hey cowboy, I’ve wanted you for so long.
No, wait . . .let me go slip into something more comfortable. . . hope you
don’t mind granny panties.”
She sighed from pure frustration, then smiled.
“Note to self . . . definitely hit up the boutique and buy some sexy
lingerie. If I’m going to make love to the man, I’d better do it right.”
Today was her day off and would be the perfect opportunity to get in
some shopping. She could hear loverboy’s Jeep coming up the hill. She
quickly got dressed and ran downstairs to get their coffee. She carried two
cups of coffee outside and sat on the porch.
“Well, good morning stranger...how’s things?” she smiled. She noticed
that he wasn’t looking too chipper.
“Is everything alright, excuse me for saying, but you look like you didn’t
sleep a wink.”
He groaned and gratefully accepted the coffee.
“Thanks Mad . . .You’re right, I barely slept at all.”
She sat down beside him and started to lace up her boots.
“If you’ve got something on your mind, why don’t you tell me about it,”
she asked.
“Nothin’ to tell, just a little tired is all.”
“Well, I’m sorry to hear that. . . is there anything I can do?”
He looked at her with darkened eyes and a shit-eating grin.
“Need you ask?”
She blushed, but stood her ground. . .her eyes locked with his.
“If you’re insinuating that it’s my fault that you didn’t sleep well . . .”
He placed a large index finger up to her lips.
“I’m not insinuating anything. Hell, I’m tellin’ you . . . I’ve barely been
able to go one night without you in my dreams. I’m around you and all I
want to do is to jump your bones. Make no mistake about it.”
He had barely slept a wink.
Mental images of her standing in her
birthday suit had kept him awake. He had wanted her from the moment
her eyes had met his. Sure, it might’ve been a physical attraction at first,
however; now that he’d gotten to know her he realized she was more than
just a pretty face.
Something in his eyes told her he wasn’t kidding.
“I’m sorry Dusty, I really am. Maybe we should just go ahead and jump
in the sack, but that’s not going to solve anything. I think it would change
our entire relationship . . . I value you as a person, and our friendship is
important to me, that’s all.”
He cocked an eyebrow and took a sip of his coffee.
“That’s all?”
She gave him an incredulous look.
“What?”
“Do you think I’m some kind of romeo, out getting laid whenever I
want?”
She shook her head, no.
“Do you think that your the only one who’s ever been kicked to the
curb?”
Again, she shook her head.
“Look Maddy, the truth is. . .I value our friendship, too. So, I made up
my mind. . .I’m gonna’ just back off.”
Suddenly, she felt dismayed.
He abruptly put down his cup, lifted her to her feet, and kissed her for
all he was worth. Satisfied, he pulled away and lifted her chin.
“I’m only going to say this once. I’m not going to be running after you
like a lovesick puppy much longer. I’m lonely and I’d like nothing better
than for us to get to know one another, intimately. I’m attracted to you
sure, but I’m not going to wait forever. I’m a man, I have needs....needs
that I managed to push out of my mind for way too long.”
He released her and went to his Jeep, tipped his hat to her and smiled.
“Adios, mademoiselle . . . have a great day, and thanks for
porch...
“What’s this?” Grinning, she picked up a blue bandanna that was neatly
folded and placed on her front step.
“Dusty, well..I’ll be,” she said.
She held it up to her nose and inhaled his masculine scent...soap, after
shave, and sweat. “I’ve got to give him credit, he’s not a quitter,” she
smiled.
CHAPTER 24
Maddy had put the coffee on and ran upstairs to get dressed. Opening
her dresser drawer, she sifted through the contents. She groaned as she
pulled out an old-fashioned, functional bra.
“Wow, what a selection . . . Hey cowboy, I’ve wanted you for so long.
No, wait . . .let me go slip into something more comfortable. . . hope you
don’t mind granny panties.”
She sighed from pure frustration, then smiled.
“Note to self . . . definitely hit up the boutique and buy some sexy
lingerie. If I’m going to make love to the man, I’d better do it right.”
Today was her day off and would be the perfect opportunity to get in
some shopping. She could hear loverboy’s Jeep coming up the hill. She
quickly got dressed and ran downstairs to get their coffee. She carried two
cups of coffee outside and sat on the porch.
“Well, good morning stranger...how’s things?” she smiled. She noticed
that he wasn’t looking too chipper.
“Is everything alright, excuse me for saying, but you look like you didn’t
sleep a wink.”
He groaned and gratefully accepted the coffee.
“Thanks Mad . . .You’re right, I barely slept at all.”
She sat down beside him and started to lace up her boots.
“If you’ve got something on your mind, why don’t you tell me about it,”
she asked.
“Nothin’ to tell, just a little tired is all.”
“Well, I’m sorry to hear that. . . is there anything I can do?”
He looked at her with darkened eyes and a shit-eating grin.
“Need you ask?”
She blushed, but stood her ground. . .her eyes locked with his.
“If you’re insinuating that it’s my fault that you didn’t sleep well . . .”
He placed a large index finger up to her lips.
“I’m not insinuating anything. Hell, I’m tellin’ you . . . I’ve barely been
able to go one night without you in my dreams. I’m around you and all I
want to do is to jump your bones. Make no mistake about it.”
He had barely slept a wink.
Mental images of her standing in her
birthday suit had kept him awake. He had wanted her from the moment
her eyes had met his. Sure, it might’ve been a physical attraction at first,
however; now that he’d gotten to know her he realized she was more than
just a pretty face.
Something in his eyes told her he wasn’t kidding.
“I’m sorry Dusty, I really am. Maybe we should just go ahead and jump
in the sack, but that’s not going to solve anything. I think it would change
our entire relationship . . . I value you as a person, and our friendship is
important to me, that’s all.”
He cocked an eyebrow and took a sip of his coffee.
“That’s all?”
She gave him an incredulous look.
“What?”
“Do you think I’m some kind of romeo, out getting laid whenever I
want?”
She shook her head, no.
“Do you think that your the only one who’s ever been kicked to the
curb?”
Again, she shook her head.
“Look Maddy, the truth is. . .I value our friendship, too. So, I made up
my mind. . .I’m gonna’ just back off.”
Suddenly, she felt dismayed.
He abruptly put down his cup, lifted her to her feet, and kissed her for
all he was worth. Satisfied, he pulled away and lifted her chin.
“I’m only going to say this once. I’m not going to be running after you
like a lovesick puppy much longer. I’m lonely and I’d like nothing better
than for us to get to know one another, intimately. I’m attracted to you
sure, but I’m not going to wait forever. I’m a man, I have needs....needs
that I managed to push out of my mind for way too long.”
He released her and went to his Jeep, tipped his hat to her and smiled.
“Adios, mademoiselle . . . have a great day, and thanks for
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