nothing about her, but Ray knew
he'd like to get to know her better. And, from the looks of her car,
she'll be in town a while until Derek gets her back on the road again ,
he concluded.
Climbing up into the cab, Ray started the truck and flicked the heat
on 'high'. "You must be cold." He grinned over at her. "Don't worry;
you'll be warm in no time."
"Thanks," she nodded. Even in the dim light of the truck cab, Ray
was mesmerized by the rich darkness of her eyes and her lush lips as
she smiled over at him.
"I'm really sorry if I'm putting you out of the way," she apologized.
He pulled the truck from beside the road and headed toward town.
"Oh, it's no problem," Ray assured her. "I'm just helping Bruce out."
"So, you and Bruce are really old friends, huh?"
"Yeah, our parents were best friends. We grew up together. He's
like a brother to me," Ray recalled. "But that's enough about me. So,
tell me Jac, what brings you to Heather Grove in the dead of winter?"
Ray glanced over at her. Jac folded her arms over her chest, gazing
out the window. "I'm on business, you might say. I'm a freelance
writer and I'm here to write a story," she replied casually.
"The best time to come to Heather Grove's during the spring when
we have our annual festival. It's really lovely here with all the flowers
in bloom. It's like an Easter basket come to life."
The sound of her laughter filled the cab. She turned to face him.
There was something in her smile that made his heart stir. "That
sounds really nice, but I'm afraid my boss won't wait till spring for
this story."
"Is your boss difficult?"
Jac pursed her lips together, as if in thought, then shook her head.
"No, not really. I'm just on a deadline. I'm trying to make the next
issue of The Inside-View . Have you ever read the magazine?"
"Nope. I don't read magazines." Ray added with a chuckle, "Unless
you count the one with centerfolds."
"I thought most guys read that magazine for the articles," Jac
quipped back with a cheeky smile.
"Touché!" he acknowledged.
Just ahead, The Starlight Motel loomed over the dashboard. The
ride had been too damn short. Ray was just starting to enjoy her
company. The dark-haired beauty was delightful and witty, despite
the tiredness he sensed in her aura.
Ray turned into the parking lot and shut off the truck. An
uncomfortable silence fell between them. He angled his head, smiling
over at her. "Hey, you know, I was only kidding about the
centerfolds."
"Sure you were." She rolled her eyes. Her smile lit up all the way
to her eyes as she reached for the door handle, then paused. "Thanks
again for the ride."
The huskiness of her tone sent a bolt of lust down his spine to his
groin. Ray straightened in his seat, clearing his throat. "No problem,"
he simply replied and swung open his door.
A sharp breeze bitterly surrounded him as he stepped down from
the truck. With a hard shiver, Ray was grateful the icy wind had
cooled his lusty, moon-induced thoughts. "I'll just grab the suitcase
out of the back while you check-in, then be on my way," he replied,
attempting to ward off the effects of the moon that seeped through his
veins.
However, a gut feeling told Ray he'd see Jac again soon. And, for
once, he liked what his gut was telling him.
CHAPTER 3
"You feel so wonderful." His voice rumbled in her ear sending a
wave of desire coursing through her. The warmth of his naked body
over hers spiked the pleasurable sensations of their conjoined bodies.
"I never thought –
Jac silenced him with a kiss, pressing her lips against his with all
the fierce passion that simmered inside her. He tasted of cinnamon
and primal lust as she slipped her tongue between his lips. In the
back of her mind, she wondered where he'd been all her life. Her
heart panged at the thought of all the lonely nights she'd been
through, but now, with her body wrapped around his, she knew he
was worth waiting for.
He pulled his lips from hers,
he'd like to get to know her better. And, from the looks of her car,
she'll be in town a while until Derek gets her back on the road again ,
he concluded.
Climbing up into the cab, Ray started the truck and flicked the heat
on 'high'. "You must be cold." He grinned over at her. "Don't worry;
you'll be warm in no time."
"Thanks," she nodded. Even in the dim light of the truck cab, Ray
was mesmerized by the rich darkness of her eyes and her lush lips as
she smiled over at him.
"I'm really sorry if I'm putting you out of the way," she apologized.
He pulled the truck from beside the road and headed toward town.
"Oh, it's no problem," Ray assured her. "I'm just helping Bruce out."
"So, you and Bruce are really old friends, huh?"
"Yeah, our parents were best friends. We grew up together. He's
like a brother to me," Ray recalled. "But that's enough about me. So,
tell me Jac, what brings you to Heather Grove in the dead of winter?"
Ray glanced over at her. Jac folded her arms over her chest, gazing
out the window. "I'm on business, you might say. I'm a freelance
writer and I'm here to write a story," she replied casually.
"The best time to come to Heather Grove's during the spring when
we have our annual festival. It's really lovely here with all the flowers
in bloom. It's like an Easter basket come to life."
The sound of her laughter filled the cab. She turned to face him.
There was something in her smile that made his heart stir. "That
sounds really nice, but I'm afraid my boss won't wait till spring for
this story."
"Is your boss difficult?"
Jac pursed her lips together, as if in thought, then shook her head.
"No, not really. I'm just on a deadline. I'm trying to make the next
issue of The Inside-View . Have you ever read the magazine?"
"Nope. I don't read magazines." Ray added with a chuckle, "Unless
you count the one with centerfolds."
"I thought most guys read that magazine for the articles," Jac
quipped back with a cheeky smile.
"Touché!" he acknowledged.
Just ahead, The Starlight Motel loomed over the dashboard. The
ride had been too damn short. Ray was just starting to enjoy her
company. The dark-haired beauty was delightful and witty, despite
the tiredness he sensed in her aura.
Ray turned into the parking lot and shut off the truck. An
uncomfortable silence fell between them. He angled his head, smiling
over at her. "Hey, you know, I was only kidding about the
centerfolds."
"Sure you were." She rolled her eyes. Her smile lit up all the way
to her eyes as she reached for the door handle, then paused. "Thanks
again for the ride."
The huskiness of her tone sent a bolt of lust down his spine to his
groin. Ray straightened in his seat, clearing his throat. "No problem,"
he simply replied and swung open his door.
A sharp breeze bitterly surrounded him as he stepped down from
the truck. With a hard shiver, Ray was grateful the icy wind had
cooled his lusty, moon-induced thoughts. "I'll just grab the suitcase
out of the back while you check-in, then be on my way," he replied,
attempting to ward off the effects of the moon that seeped through his
veins.
However, a gut feeling told Ray he'd see Jac again soon. And, for
once, he liked what his gut was telling him.
CHAPTER 3
"You feel so wonderful." His voice rumbled in her ear sending a
wave of desire coursing through her. The warmth of his naked body
over hers spiked the pleasurable sensations of their conjoined bodies.
"I never thought –
Jac silenced him with a kiss, pressing her lips against his with all
the fierce passion that simmered inside her. He tasted of cinnamon
and primal lust as she slipped her tongue between his lips. In the
back of her mind, she wondered where he'd been all her life. Her
heart panged at the thought of all the lonely nights she'd been
through, but now, with her body wrapped around his, she knew he
was worth waiting for.
He pulled his lips from hers,
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