For Love or Money

Jeffrey did his best to stay removed and balanced as he led Theresa toward the mares his father wanted her to inspect.  He remembered her as a gangly, young, flat chested, freckle-faced girl with braces.  The woman whose company he shared was anything but gangly and flat chested.  Her braces were long gone, leaving a beautiful set of pearly white teeth. Her freckles had either faded or were cleverly concealed with makeup that had that natural effect of looking like she had no makeup on at all.He’d deliberately concealed his face and body when he first approached her in order to hide the effects she’d had on him, both physically and emotionally. She was the most stunning woman he’d seen in ages and he was hard because of it.  He needed his baggy coat to cover what his tight jeans would certainly reveal. His body longed for her, even if his mind resisted.  His divorce had devastated him to the point he’d sworn off w

David walked as close to Theresa as he could without seeming obvious.  He found her energy overwhelmingly alluring.  It was more than just her looks that drew him to her.  She radiated a sexy vibe that he just couldn’t get enough of.  The fact that she didn’t do it purposefully only enhanced its sexiness.Ordinarily, if he found himself in the presence of a woman as hot as Theresa Burk, he’d be working on a way to get her into bed.  It crossed his mind on more than one occasion since she came to the ranch to meet with his father and Jeffrey. He’d actually battled with himself to maintain control and not ruin things.  Theresa may be smoking hot, but she was also an intelligent, well-bred woman who he’d have no hesitation bringing home to Sunday dinner. The fact that she would bring an attractive fortune with her certainly didn’t hurt matters; especially since he’d had a recent reversal of fort

Theresa tossed the keys to her truck onto the kitchen counter next to the mail she’d just brought in.  A sigh passed her lips as her fingers slid the envelopes apart for her to get a better look at them.  Bills.  Lots and lots of bills.  She’d been hoping to see a big fat check for the breeding service she’d provided for the Holmes by now.  She hadn’t thought Henry Holmes the stingy sort, but getting him to pay his final bill was beginning to become a burden.  Fortunately, she had the income from her steadily growing veterinary office to offset the lack of payment for her larger jobs.  She’d pay the bills on time, but would have minimal left for her personal comforts.She’d been on at least a dozen dates with David over the last few months.  Little by little she was beginning to look at him as an individual instead of someone who resembled her childhood obsession so remarkably that she found it diffic

Jeffrey looked at his reflection as he wiped the remains of the shaving cream from his face and sighed. His mother somehow managed to railroad him into yet another dinner for the purpose of introducing him to a nice young girl.  He’d suffered through several of them since David starting dating Theresa in hopes of distracting his mind from them, but it hadn’t worked.  He’d decided enough was enough and asked his mother to stop setting him up.  Somehow, she’d managed to finagle yet another dinner out of him.  He smiled at her craftiness. He had to admit that she was good at getting what she wanted.  It made him wonder how much of his father’s story about having to chase after her was fact and how much was a figment of his imagination.  As crafty as Glenda Holmes was, he was tempted to believe that she’d orchestrated the illusion of Henry chasing her to make him desire her all the more. He slipp

A frown formed on her brows as Theresa watched the exchange of hugs and giggles between Glenda and Linda from the opposite side of the room.  She had to admit to herself, if not to anyone else, that she admired the confidence Linda possessed.  It took Theresa the better part of the summer to open up to Glenda in the way she saw Linda doing after just one dinner.  Then, Theresa never did possess the confidence of most women, which was why she remained a virgin until she met Scott while in college.   Scott may have been a dog when it came to women, but he was thorough with his education in the bedroom. This fact was proved by the complements David repeatedly gave her about her sexual prowess.  She knew David was no stranger to sex; not just by the acts he performed for her pleasure, but by the way he was able to abstain from climaxing for such an extended period of time.  It took practice to accomplish such a thing.   During quiet times, sh