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Tears stung her eyes, and she triedto push Jared back without making it too obvious she was in distress. The only thing worse than Jared’s wounded pride would be Wyatt inserting himself into their relationship in ways she would never welcome. When she got enough space to breathe her own breath instead of Jared’s, she dug her nails into his chest. His grip relaxed, and he gave her a slow grin and a hard pat on the ass. “I knew you’dbe happy to see me.”
“Yeah.” What the hell had just happened? He’d never treated her that way before. Except… Well, maybe there had been one or two times when his jealousy had turned to passionate aggression. She hadn’t minded it before.
Much.
But in front of Wyatt, a man who’d seen her treated poorly and held a mirror up in front of her so she couldn’t ignore it, this kiss was humiliating.Worse, she had a feeling that was how Jared intended it.
She stepped away from his embrace, but he kept his hand on the small of her back. “Let me introduce you to an old friend.” Jared stiffened beside her, and she rushed to explain. “An old family friend, from the ranch. Not…not my personal friend.”
She bit down on her tongue before she could make things worse, but Wyatt’s brows had alreadydrawn so low over his narrowed eyes that she started second-guessing herself all over. Why had she felt the need to babble all that?
Jared kept his arm firmly around her as he gave Wyatt his blindingly white smile and shook hands. “Nice to meet you, buddy. I’m Jared.”
She’d always liked how he introduced himself to people as if they might be the one person on Earth who didn’t know who he was.
“Wyatt.” Nothing more. No Nice to meet you . No Can I get your autograph?
Nothing.
And that made Nancy’s nervous babble all the worse. “Wyatt’s family used to own my parents’ ranch. We…we practically grew up together.”
“No kidding. Well, then, it’s an honor to meet you. Any friend of Nancy’s is a friend of mine.”
Wyatt didn’t say anything, and dread crept up Nancy’s spine. Why couldn’t he justpretend to be civil, even if he wasn’t feeling it? Look, Jared manages it. It’s not hard.
But no. The man didn’t understand politeness. He said what he thought and thought what he said. He never tried softening the blow of his opinion, either. And that thought brought back so many excruciating memories that her face felt like it was on fire.
“Is that coffee I smell?”
Nancy perked up. Finallysomething for her to do! “Sure is. Would you like a cup?”
“Love one. And some breakfast. I landed in Bozeman before sunrise, so I’m running on caffeine. How about making me some eggs and bacon, Bunny?”
“Um…” She glanced at Wyatt. “I don’t know what food there is. Wyatt’s in charge of all that.”
“Oh, so he’s more than a stripper?”
Nancy’s blood turned to ice, freezing and shooting pinpricksof pain through her. A stripper? She didn’t know which man to avoid looking at harder.
“I’m not a stripper. I’m a guide.”
“Hey, no need to explain.” Jared held his hands up and laughed. “It’s a bachelorette party. I mean, just because my bachelor party was dudes-only doesn’t mean I don’t know what goes on. And I have no problem with it…usually. But, you know, when tabloid reporters start callingmy mom and ask questions about my fiancée’s wild weekend with strippers in the woods, it becomes a problem for me.”
“Tabloids? What are you talking about?”
“The photo.”
She shook her head, so baffled she didn’t know what to say.
Jared sighed. “You don’t know the photo I mean?”
“No. What photo?” And then it hit her. “Oh my God. Polly wasn’t supposed to tweet it.”
His brows shot up. “You disapprovedof the photo?”
“Yes. I mean, no. It wasn’t a bad photo.”
His arm tightened around her waist. “Except that it showed you with your arms around a half-naked man who
Tears stung her eyes, and she triedto push Jared back without making it too obvious she was in distress. The only thing worse than Jared’s wounded pride would be Wyatt inserting himself into their relationship in ways she would never welcome. When she got enough space to breathe her own breath instead of Jared’s, she dug her nails into his chest. His grip relaxed, and he gave her a slow grin and a hard pat on the ass. “I knew you’dbe happy to see me.”
“Yeah.” What the hell had just happened? He’d never treated her that way before. Except… Well, maybe there had been one or two times when his jealousy had turned to passionate aggression. She hadn’t minded it before.
Much.
But in front of Wyatt, a man who’d seen her treated poorly and held a mirror up in front of her so she couldn’t ignore it, this kiss was humiliating.Worse, she had a feeling that was how Jared intended it.
She stepped away from his embrace, but he kept his hand on the small of her back. “Let me introduce you to an old friend.” Jared stiffened beside her, and she rushed to explain. “An old family friend, from the ranch. Not…not my personal friend.”
She bit down on her tongue before she could make things worse, but Wyatt’s brows had alreadydrawn so low over his narrowed eyes that she started second-guessing herself all over. Why had she felt the need to babble all that?
Jared kept his arm firmly around her as he gave Wyatt his blindingly white smile and shook hands. “Nice to meet you, buddy. I’m Jared.”
She’d always liked how he introduced himself to people as if they might be the one person on Earth who didn’t know who he was.
“Wyatt.” Nothing more. No Nice to meet you . No Can I get your autograph?
Nothing.
And that made Nancy’s nervous babble all the worse. “Wyatt’s family used to own my parents’ ranch. We…we practically grew up together.”
“No kidding. Well, then, it’s an honor to meet you. Any friend of Nancy’s is a friend of mine.”
Wyatt didn’t say anything, and dread crept up Nancy’s spine. Why couldn’t he justpretend to be civil, even if he wasn’t feeling it? Look, Jared manages it. It’s not hard.
But no. The man didn’t understand politeness. He said what he thought and thought what he said. He never tried softening the blow of his opinion, either. And that thought brought back so many excruciating memories that her face felt like it was on fire.
“Is that coffee I smell?”
Nancy perked up. Finallysomething for her to do! “Sure is. Would you like a cup?”
“Love one. And some breakfast. I landed in Bozeman before sunrise, so I’m running on caffeine. How about making me some eggs and bacon, Bunny?”
“Um…” She glanced at Wyatt. “I don’t know what food there is. Wyatt’s in charge of all that.”
“Oh, so he’s more than a stripper?”
Nancy’s blood turned to ice, freezing and shooting pinpricksof pain through her. A stripper? She didn’t know which man to avoid looking at harder.
“I’m not a stripper. I’m a guide.”
“Hey, no need to explain.” Jared held his hands up and laughed. “It’s a bachelorette party. I mean, just because my bachelor party was dudes-only doesn’t mean I don’t know what goes on. And I have no problem with it…usually. But, you know, when tabloid reporters start callingmy mom and ask questions about my fiancée’s wild weekend with strippers in the woods, it becomes a problem for me.”
“Tabloids? What are you talking about?”
“The photo.”
She shook her head, so baffled she didn’t know what to say.
Jared sighed. “You don’t know the photo I mean?”
“No. What photo?” And then it hit her. “Oh my God. Polly wasn’t supposed to tweet it.”
His brows shot up. “You disapprovedof the photo?”
“Yes. I mean, no. It wasn’t a bad photo.”
His arm tightened around her waist. “Except that it showed you with your arms around a half-naked man who
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