into an invisible pocket in her skirt. She hung her head. “I have no doubt that you will.” He lifted her chin. “You want me as much as I want you, darlin’. Admit that to me, just once.” “This is hard for me, Jared.” He resisted making a joke about how hard it was for him too, and was extremely proud of his own restraint. Instead, he said something that he hoped was actually helpful. “It’s only hard for you because you’re always so hard on yourself. Work is one thing, and I respect you for your dedication, but it shouldn’t dominate your entire life. You need to take time to slow down, smell the roses, kiss the farmer…” With a smile, he lowered his mouth to just a breath from hers. He slid his hand up her thigh and under her short skirt. “Let me show you how relaxed I can make you.” His finger slid beneath the elastic of her underwear and she drew in a quick breath. “Jared. We’re in public.” He’d never thought of his farm as public before. “We’re fine. Don’t worry.” She swallowed hard and her eyes drifted shut as he found her sweet spot. “Your mother.” “Out shopping two towns away. She’ll be gone for hours.” He nibbled on her earlobe. “Your employees.” She was starting to sound breathless. He loved he could do that to her so easily. “Out fixing a fence on the far side of the property. Won’t see them ’til lunch and we would see the truck coming long before they can see us anyway.” Running his tongue down her throat, Jared felt her pulse hammering away. He noticed the small bruise he’d left there the night before and smiled. She was marked as his for all to see. The fact she hadn’t taken the time even to try to cover it up with makeup proved how angry she’d been at him. A man couldn’t rile a woman so easily unless he meant something to her. He had really gotten under her skin. Jared liked that idea too. He dipped his finger into her warmth. It was addictive. He searched for more before slipping out to tease her some more, harder this time. At his touch, she took a shaky breath and started to tremble. It appeared she had nothing else to say. He nuzzled her neck. “What’s the matter, darlin’? Run out of problems and excuses? You may have to actually enjoy yourself.” “You are so…oh—” She was panting softly, but still managed to start to bitch at him. She never got to finish though as he redoubled his efforts and felt her shatter beneath his touch. One hand still very busy, he wrapped his free arm around her waist as he felt her knees start to fold. “Hold on to me, darlin’. I got you.” Mandy clung to his neck as she came. He didn’t let up until she was slumped against him. It was almost as good feeling and hearing her orgasm as having one of his own. Almost, but not quite, and it left Jared with a hard-on that he could hammer nails with. Coming back to her senses, even though he wished she wouldn’t, Mandy moved away and pulled the bottom of her skirt down until she was decent again. She looked up at him with heavily lidded baby blues. “I have to leave for LA for a bit to get everything ready for the taping. When I get back, this is one of the things we can’t do once the camera crews are here.” “No more of this? Hmm. Is a blow job out of the question then?” He laughed as she raised one brow in his direction. “Out here in the open? Yes. Definitely out of the question.” He pulled her close and growled low near her ear. “So how about in the hay room?” Her eyes opened wide and before she could protest, he grabbed her hand and pulled her into the barn. Jared hopped up and sat on a waist-high stack of hay bales and pulled her between his legs. She looked around the room lit only by the sunlight filtering through the cracks in the walls. “I’ve never rolled in the hay before.” He laughed. “I don’t recommend it. It’s itchy. This was my brother’s favorite hiding spot when he had a girl, not