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easily imagine how it would feel to have her thighs squeezing his hips as he thrust into her. Crude, but so true. She literally had the kind of body women would kill to have…and the amazing part was that it was obvious she had no clue.
She had no idea whatsoever how gorgeous she was. She acted as tomboyish as anyone he’d ever seen, but her innate sensuality shone through loud and clear. Boone could just picture her lying back on his bed, her auburn hair spread out across his pillow as he kneeled over her.
As soon as his thoughts veered toward seeing her dark auburn hair against his white sheets, he cut them off. He shouldn’t go there. He was taking her out for lunch. That was it. He had enough on his plate with Dana and his farm…but the thought of Hayden writhing in ecstasy under him as they made love, wouldn’t leave his brain.
Boone got into his truck and waited until he saw Hayden behind him before pulling out to head to the restaurant. He wanted more than anything to get to know her—as a woman, not as a deputy responding to an incident at his farm. He had no idea if she wanted the same thing though, but he was going to do whatever he could to see if he could convince her to give him a shot.
6
H ayden sat back in the booth and clutched her stomach. “Oh my God, I don’t think I could eat another bite.”
“You only got a taco!”
“Yeah, but I ate about a pound and a half of chips and salsa.”
Boone laughed. “That you did.”
“Hey!”
They both laughed this time.
Hayden bit her lip. “Thanks for this.”
“For what?”
Hayden gestured to the table and the restaurant. “This. Taking me to lunch.”
“You’re welcome. You’re fun to be around.”
Hayden’s smile stuttered a bit, but she forced it back. “Fun. Yup, that’s me.”
Boone reached across the table and snagged the hand she’d put around her water glass. “Hey. What’d I say?”
“Nothing, Boone. Seriously. I’ve had a good time today. I have to get going, though.”
Boone held on to her hand tightly, not letting go. “Hayden. What’d I say? And don’t say nothing. It was something. I can tell when you’re fake smiling. Now what was it?”
“You can tell when I’m fake smiling?”
“Yeah.”
“How?”
“So you admit you were fake smiling at me?”
“Boone, seriously.”
“See? Now that’s a real smile.”
Hayden couldn’t help but laugh. She simply couldn’t hold it inside. Boone just made her happy. He made her feel like a completely different person…a sexy female person not the competent, kick-ass sheriff’s deputy.
Boone continued, “Now, what’d I say to make you lose that gorgeous smile of yours?”
Hayden looked at Boone. He was leaning toward her; she could feel his thumb brushing against the back of her hand. His eyebrows were drawn down in concern. If he was faking being interested in what she had to say, in why she didn’t like what he’d said, he was a damn good actor. She decided to just be honest with him.
“I’m fun to be around. I’m the fun one. The life of the party. All the guys say that.”
“All the guys.”
He hadn’t stated it as a question, but it was a question nevertheless.
Hayden continued. In for a penny, in for a pound. “Yeah. All the guys. Throughout high school. In college. Even now when I go out with everyone at the station. I’m the fun one.”
“There’s nothing wrong with being fun, Hayden.”
She immediately nodded, agreeing with him. “I know.”
“But it bothers you.”
“Can we drop this?”
“No.”
“Boone.”
“Hayden.”
She sighed. She hated having to spell it out to him. She felt like a dork. “I’m the friend. The good-time girl. The happy-go-lucky Hayden Yates. Not a woman. Not a date.”
Boone didn’t say anything, simply dropped her hand and scooted out from his seat in the booth. Hayden didn’t have time to do anything before Boone had dropped himself onto the seat next to her. She scooted over in
She had no idea whatsoever how gorgeous she was. She acted as tomboyish as anyone he’d ever seen, but her innate sensuality shone through loud and clear. Boone could just picture her lying back on his bed, her auburn hair spread out across his pillow as he kneeled over her.
As soon as his thoughts veered toward seeing her dark auburn hair against his white sheets, he cut them off. He shouldn’t go there. He was taking her out for lunch. That was it. He had enough on his plate with Dana and his farm…but the thought of Hayden writhing in ecstasy under him as they made love, wouldn’t leave his brain.
Boone got into his truck and waited until he saw Hayden behind him before pulling out to head to the restaurant. He wanted more than anything to get to know her—as a woman, not as a deputy responding to an incident at his farm. He had no idea if she wanted the same thing though, but he was going to do whatever he could to see if he could convince her to give him a shot.
6
H ayden sat back in the booth and clutched her stomach. “Oh my God, I don’t think I could eat another bite.”
“You only got a taco!”
“Yeah, but I ate about a pound and a half of chips and salsa.”
Boone laughed. “That you did.”
“Hey!”
They both laughed this time.
Hayden bit her lip. “Thanks for this.”
“For what?”
Hayden gestured to the table and the restaurant. “This. Taking me to lunch.”
“You’re welcome. You’re fun to be around.”
Hayden’s smile stuttered a bit, but she forced it back. “Fun. Yup, that’s me.”
Boone reached across the table and snagged the hand she’d put around her water glass. “Hey. What’d I say?”
“Nothing, Boone. Seriously. I’ve had a good time today. I have to get going, though.”
Boone held on to her hand tightly, not letting go. “Hayden. What’d I say? And don’t say nothing. It was something. I can tell when you’re fake smiling. Now what was it?”
“You can tell when I’m fake smiling?”
“Yeah.”
“How?”
“So you admit you were fake smiling at me?”
“Boone, seriously.”
“See? Now that’s a real smile.”
Hayden couldn’t help but laugh. She simply couldn’t hold it inside. Boone just made her happy. He made her feel like a completely different person…a sexy female person not the competent, kick-ass sheriff’s deputy.
Boone continued, “Now, what’d I say to make you lose that gorgeous smile of yours?”
Hayden looked at Boone. He was leaning toward her; she could feel his thumb brushing against the back of her hand. His eyebrows were drawn down in concern. If he was faking being interested in what she had to say, in why she didn’t like what he’d said, he was a damn good actor. She decided to just be honest with him.
“I’m fun to be around. I’m the fun one. The life of the party. All the guys say that.”
“All the guys.”
He hadn’t stated it as a question, but it was a question nevertheless.
Hayden continued. In for a penny, in for a pound. “Yeah. All the guys. Throughout high school. In college. Even now when I go out with everyone at the station. I’m the fun one.”
“There’s nothing wrong with being fun, Hayden.”
She immediately nodded, agreeing with him. “I know.”
“But it bothers you.”
“Can we drop this?”
“No.”
“Boone.”
“Hayden.”
She sighed. She hated having to spell it out to him. She felt like a dork. “I’m the friend. The good-time girl. The happy-go-lucky Hayden Yates. Not a woman. Not a date.”
Boone didn’t say anything, simply dropped her hand and scooted out from his seat in the booth. Hayden didn’t have time to do anything before Boone had dropped himself onto the seat next to her. She scooted over in
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