pleasure from emerging.
You shouldn’t be happy about that comment, you idiot!
But I am.
“Good God, that’s not helping either.”
My eyes flicker up. He has straightened and is running his fingers through his hair, his head bowed.
“What did I do now?”
“You’re biting your lip and…God! It just makes me think of what you taste like.” He sounds almost pained. And I get the feeling if he could get his hands on me, he’d kiss me.
Something hot and exciting builds in my stomach.
I know I shouldn’t ask. He works for my father. And I have a boyfriend. But none of that seems to matter. I can’t help myself.
“Why are you so determined to stay away from me?”
“I’m the help. Your father wouldn’t like it. And I need this job.”
I’m not sure how I feel about that reasoning. It’s sound, yes. Sound, responsible, respectful, all those things. But…
“And I have a boyfriend.”
It’s perverse that I would remind him of that.
He laughs.
“I’m not worried about him.”
“Why not?”
“Because if he was all that stood in my way, I’d make it my mission to take your mind off him. For good.”
“Just like that?”
“Just like that,” Trick repeats. He takes a step into the room. Then another. I see his expression change and my pulse picks up. “I’d be all you could think about. You’d think about my smile all day and my lips all night.” He takes another two steps into the room. Two steps closer to me.
I’m actually breathless with anticipation. The air between us is thick with…something.
And then I see a shape move in the doorway. I look past Trick and there stands my father. He clears his throat.
I’ve got to hand it to Trick. He doesn’t really get flustered. His expression falls a little bit, and maybe cools down from the heat he was wearing a second ago, but he doesn’t jerk like he’s guilty of anything. He just watches me for another second and then turns around to face Daddy.
“Sir, I was just looking for you. A family emergency has come up and Sooty will be out the rest of the day. He thinks he might be able to get back by tomorrow night, but he isn’t sure.”
I watch my father’s face cloud over. Not thundercloud cloud, but close. He hates surprises.
“So what does he plan to do for coverage in the meantime?”
“He’s asked me to stay and keep an eye on things, which I’m happy to do.”
“And what if Mint Julep goes into labor?”
“Sir, I’ve seen dozens of births, even had to assist with a couple in school. There won’t be any problems.”
“Did Sooty leave a number where he can be reached?”
I see Trick stiffen the slightest bit. He doesn’t like being undermined, but he doesn’t say anything.
“Yes, sir. And I have the on-call number of Dr. Flannery as well.”
“That’s as it should be, but I’d like to talk to Sooty. The number?” he says as he strides across the office to the desk.
Trick rattles off a string of numbers and Daddy writes them down then tears the paper off. “Can you two please excuse me?”
I come out from behind the desk. Trick is already at the door. He is waiting for me, but not looking at me. He’s looking straight ahead, at the wall. When I pass him, he shuts the door behind us.
I turn to say something to him, although I have no idea what, but he’s already walking away.
Crap balls!
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN- Trick
Just get the hell out of there! Just get the hell out of there! Eyes forward, eyes forward!
I fuss at myself as I walk away. Anything to keep from looking back at Cami and doing what I want so badly to do.
How can a female be that frickin’ distracting? She’s like kryptonite! I can’t think straight when I’m around her and I lose sight of everything important. And that shit ain’t gonna fly!
I give myself a good talking to all the way to the stable. I need to focus on getting
You shouldn’t be happy about that comment, you idiot!
But I am.
“Good God, that’s not helping either.”
My eyes flicker up. He has straightened and is running his fingers through his hair, his head bowed.
“What did I do now?”
“You’re biting your lip and…God! It just makes me think of what you taste like.” He sounds almost pained. And I get the feeling if he could get his hands on me, he’d kiss me.
Something hot and exciting builds in my stomach.
I know I shouldn’t ask. He works for my father. And I have a boyfriend. But none of that seems to matter. I can’t help myself.
“Why are you so determined to stay away from me?”
“I’m the help. Your father wouldn’t like it. And I need this job.”
I’m not sure how I feel about that reasoning. It’s sound, yes. Sound, responsible, respectful, all those things. But…
“And I have a boyfriend.”
It’s perverse that I would remind him of that.
He laughs.
“I’m not worried about him.”
“Why not?”
“Because if he was all that stood in my way, I’d make it my mission to take your mind off him. For good.”
“Just like that?”
“Just like that,” Trick repeats. He takes a step into the room. Then another. I see his expression change and my pulse picks up. “I’d be all you could think about. You’d think about my smile all day and my lips all night.” He takes another two steps into the room. Two steps closer to me.
I’m actually breathless with anticipation. The air between us is thick with…something.
And then I see a shape move in the doorway. I look past Trick and there stands my father. He clears his throat.
I’ve got to hand it to Trick. He doesn’t really get flustered. His expression falls a little bit, and maybe cools down from the heat he was wearing a second ago, but he doesn’t jerk like he’s guilty of anything. He just watches me for another second and then turns around to face Daddy.
“Sir, I was just looking for you. A family emergency has come up and Sooty will be out the rest of the day. He thinks he might be able to get back by tomorrow night, but he isn’t sure.”
I watch my father’s face cloud over. Not thundercloud cloud, but close. He hates surprises.
“So what does he plan to do for coverage in the meantime?”
“He’s asked me to stay and keep an eye on things, which I’m happy to do.”
“And what if Mint Julep goes into labor?”
“Sir, I’ve seen dozens of births, even had to assist with a couple in school. There won’t be any problems.”
“Did Sooty leave a number where he can be reached?”
I see Trick stiffen the slightest bit. He doesn’t like being undermined, but he doesn’t say anything.
“Yes, sir. And I have the on-call number of Dr. Flannery as well.”
“That’s as it should be, but I’d like to talk to Sooty. The number?” he says as he strides across the office to the desk.
Trick rattles off a string of numbers and Daddy writes them down then tears the paper off. “Can you two please excuse me?”
I come out from behind the desk. Trick is already at the door. He is waiting for me, but not looking at me. He’s looking straight ahead, at the wall. When I pass him, he shuts the door behind us.
I turn to say something to him, although I have no idea what, but he’s already walking away.
Crap balls!
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN- Trick
Just get the hell out of there! Just get the hell out of there! Eyes forward, eyes forward!
I fuss at myself as I walk away. Anything to keep from looking back at Cami and doing what I want so badly to do.
How can a female be that frickin’ distracting? She’s like kryptonite! I can’t think straight when I’m around her and I lose sight of everything important. And that shit ain’t gonna fly!
I give myself a good talking to all the way to the stable. I need to focus on getting
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