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strange emotions.
“Wow! That was just… Wow!” he said, watching the calf as it tried to stand on wobbly legs while the cow nuzzled it.
“I’ve seen hundreds of babies born, but it’s special every single time.” Lexi wiped her teary eye on her shoulder. After cleaning the chains and returning them to their proper spot, she stripped off her gloves and washed up. Ty washed but appeared hesitant to put his outerwear back on over his filthy shirt and jeans.
Lexi glanced down at her dirty clothes and wondered if she could make it to the house without freezing dressed only in her tank top and jeans. Just thinking about it made her shiver with cold.
Ty reached out to her toned arms and rubbed his hands up and down their length, trying to bring her warmth. The contact of his hands to her skin caused a nearly irresistible urge to fall into his arms and passionately kiss him.
Lexi went from freezing to a feverish state in mere seconds. She made the mistake of glancing up at Ty as his hands seared her flesh with their touch. Hot blue eyes reflected the intense longing flowing through her. She wanted, more than anything, to get lost in Ty’s strong embrace.
Before she surrendered to the unreasonable voice in her head telling her to kiss Ty, she took a step back and picked up her coat and shirt.
“As a thank you for your assistance, would you like to have dinner with me?” Lexi asked, walking toward the barn door. “I owe you for helping on your day off.”
“You don’t owe me,” Ty said, as they stood at the door. Part of him wanted to have dinner alone with Lexi. The other part, the part with some sense, told him it would be a huge mistake.
“Yes I do. Big time. And I’d welcome the company.” For reasons she was unwilling to explore or examine, Lexi wanted Ty to say yes. “I’ll take a quick shower and have something on the table in an hour.”
“I really don’t…” Ty began but was cut off by Lexi holding a hand up in front of him with a warm smile.
“I insist. Just come in the back door in an hour. I’ll have dinner ready.” She opened the barn door and sprinted to the house.
Ty watched her go. Finally, he sauntered toward the bunkhouse, hoping the frigid air would cool him down so he wouldn’t have to stand in a cold shower.
With a disgusted sigh, he removed his filthy clothes, sprayed them thoroughly with stain remover, and left them soaking in the washer while he tried to wash the smell of barnyard from his skin and visions of Lexi from his mind.
Ready long before the hour was up, Ty paced through the still-empty bunkhouse. He turned the washer on the rinse cycle, straightened his already neat room, and attempted to watch a few minutes of television.
He hadn’t been this anxious when he was fourteen asking Kaitlin Shaw to go to the big school dance on his first date. Grown men with plenty of experience dating women should not nervously chew a non-existent thumbnail or feel like they swallowed a bucket of lead for a simple dinner with a pretty girl.
Only there wasn’t anything simple about Lexi Jo Ryan or the feelings she stirred in him. Ty had never felt such a powerful, all-consuming attraction for a female before and didn’t quite know what to do about it. He’d never lacked for female companionship, but this was something entirely different.
Within minutes, he abandoned efforts to watch television and returned to his room. He glanced in his bedroom mirror, ran his hand through his hair, buttoned and unbuttoned his Henley shirt twice, then shrugged into a zip-up sweatshirt as he hurried out the door.
After knocking on the kitchen door, Ty stuck his head inside, although the room was empty. Something smelled delicious, so he hung his sweatshirt on the coat rack by the door and inhaled deeply as he wiped his boots on the doormat.
“Hello?” He noticed two place settings on the counter along with a green salad.
“Hey, Ty, I’ll be right there,” Lexi called from
“Wow! That was just… Wow!” he said, watching the calf as it tried to stand on wobbly legs while the cow nuzzled it.
“I’ve seen hundreds of babies born, but it’s special every single time.” Lexi wiped her teary eye on her shoulder. After cleaning the chains and returning them to their proper spot, she stripped off her gloves and washed up. Ty washed but appeared hesitant to put his outerwear back on over his filthy shirt and jeans.
Lexi glanced down at her dirty clothes and wondered if she could make it to the house without freezing dressed only in her tank top and jeans. Just thinking about it made her shiver with cold.
Ty reached out to her toned arms and rubbed his hands up and down their length, trying to bring her warmth. The contact of his hands to her skin caused a nearly irresistible urge to fall into his arms and passionately kiss him.
Lexi went from freezing to a feverish state in mere seconds. She made the mistake of glancing up at Ty as his hands seared her flesh with their touch. Hot blue eyes reflected the intense longing flowing through her. She wanted, more than anything, to get lost in Ty’s strong embrace.
Before she surrendered to the unreasonable voice in her head telling her to kiss Ty, she took a step back and picked up her coat and shirt.
“As a thank you for your assistance, would you like to have dinner with me?” Lexi asked, walking toward the barn door. “I owe you for helping on your day off.”
“You don’t owe me,” Ty said, as they stood at the door. Part of him wanted to have dinner alone with Lexi. The other part, the part with some sense, told him it would be a huge mistake.
“Yes I do. Big time. And I’d welcome the company.” For reasons she was unwilling to explore or examine, Lexi wanted Ty to say yes. “I’ll take a quick shower and have something on the table in an hour.”
“I really don’t…” Ty began but was cut off by Lexi holding a hand up in front of him with a warm smile.
“I insist. Just come in the back door in an hour. I’ll have dinner ready.” She opened the barn door and sprinted to the house.
Ty watched her go. Finally, he sauntered toward the bunkhouse, hoping the frigid air would cool him down so he wouldn’t have to stand in a cold shower.
With a disgusted sigh, he removed his filthy clothes, sprayed them thoroughly with stain remover, and left them soaking in the washer while he tried to wash the smell of barnyard from his skin and visions of Lexi from his mind.
Ready long before the hour was up, Ty paced through the still-empty bunkhouse. He turned the washer on the rinse cycle, straightened his already neat room, and attempted to watch a few minutes of television.
He hadn’t been this anxious when he was fourteen asking Kaitlin Shaw to go to the big school dance on his first date. Grown men with plenty of experience dating women should not nervously chew a non-existent thumbnail or feel like they swallowed a bucket of lead for a simple dinner with a pretty girl.
Only there wasn’t anything simple about Lexi Jo Ryan or the feelings she stirred in him. Ty had never felt such a powerful, all-consuming attraction for a female before and didn’t quite know what to do about it. He’d never lacked for female companionship, but this was something entirely different.
Within minutes, he abandoned efforts to watch television and returned to his room. He glanced in his bedroom mirror, ran his hand through his hair, buttoned and unbuttoned his Henley shirt twice, then shrugged into a zip-up sweatshirt as he hurried out the door.
After knocking on the kitchen door, Ty stuck his head inside, although the room was empty. Something smelled delicious, so he hung his sweatshirt on the coat rack by the door and inhaled deeply as he wiped his boots on the doormat.
“Hello?” He noticed two place settings on the counter along with a green salad.
“Hey, Ty, I’ll be right there,” Lexi called from
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