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she’s
gonna shine.” He clasped Jennings on the back and ushered him down
the stairs, trying not to think of the blonde next door.
     
    * * * *

    Taylor walked down the winding trail
that connected her house to Rhett’s. She didn’t have the right to
go to him tonight, but she was going anyway. Knowing what he’d done
to her body only made her crave more. She had been burning for him
since the moment she’d walked away three weeks ago. On the cusp of
an important decision, her head was a mess. It shouldn’t be a mess.
The job offer she’d gotten would lead her away from Dixon, exactly
like she’d always wanted. It wasn’t a job she wanted, and she
didn’t want to rush into something she’d hate.
    Anxiety swelled in her chest. All her
talk of leaving and starting a new life out in the great wild had
been fine. Now that the time had come for her to put up or shut up,
she was stricken with fear.
    She shouldn’t be afraid of the life
she wanted. It was within her grasp.
    Her feet had started down the stairs
and out her backdoor before she’d really realized where she was
going. As soon as her bare feet hit the dusty ground, the
realization hit as well. She wanted him. She wanted him to make her
forget all her concerns and the fear. For just one more night.
Lying in his arms, her mind wouldn’t be whirring with what ifs and
buts.
    She lifted her hand to knock on the
front door. It was late, and he might already be asleep. Maybe it
was best if he was.
    The door opened wide a few moments
later, as she stood there and weighed whether she should leave or
not.
    “ Taylor?” Rhett lifted the
back of his hand to one eye and wiped it, looking like he’d just
awoken. He was in a pair of pajama bottoms and nothing else. The
expanse of muscled chest only made the ache between her legs
build.
    He took her in from head to toe and
back up again. All she wore was her nightgown. “Is everything
alright?”
    “ No,” she said. It
wasn’t.
    He grasped her arm and gently tugged
her inside and shut the door. She pushed herself into his arms and
kissed his lips.
    Rhett pulled back, a frown marring his
handsome face. “What’s this?”
    “ I want you. Do you still
want me?” She didn’t want to talk about her fears or the job. She’d
already hashed it out enough with her family. Right now, she just
wanted him to fuck her.
    “ Darlin’, I doubt I’ll ever
get enough of you, but you show up in the middle of the night after
avoiding me for three weeks?”
    “ It was only supposed to be
one night, I know. But why can’t one turn into two?” she asked
before leaning in to kiss him again.
    “ You said something was
wrong. What’s wrong?” Concern lined his face, and he was keeping
her at arm’s length. That just wasn’t acceptable.
    “ The only thing wrong is
I’m feeling really needy tonight. I’d hoped you’d take care of that
need.”
    Rhett stared at her, a flash of lust
filling his gaze before it disappeared. “You know your brother came
here and told me to stay away from you. Now you show up the next
night, trying to tempt me into not being a gentleman.”
    Taylor stopped cold. “He came here and
warned you off?”
    “ He did. Don’t be mad at
him. If I had a sexy little sister, I’d be beating them off with a
stick, I’m sure.”
    “ Jennings can go around
playing the field, but I can’t? That’s bullshit,” she spat. She
rubbed her body against Rhett’s, trying to entice him. “Are you
going to let him tell you what to do? Or are you going to be the
bad boy I need you to be?”
    Fire ignited in Rhett’s eyes. “You
sure you’re ready for that?”
    A shiver raced down Taylor’s spine.
“Oh, I’m ready.”
    Rhett speared a hand through her hair
and tugged her head closer. The pull of his hand on the strands was
tight, but it didn’t hurt. She liked the little show of rough play,
and it made her nipples peak tightly. His lips were on hers in an
instant, his tongue sweeping between her lips.