Mag-log in“You. Bein’ so short. Remembering when the cheerleaders threw you in the air at football games.”“They’d be hard-pressed to basket-toss me now.”Tell tipped up her chin. “You looked good then, but you look even better now.”She said, “Oh really?” as if she didn’t believe him.“Yep. Now I won’t worry that I’ll break you when I f**k you hard.”Those stunning eyes widened. With shock? Some. But mostly interest.Tell just smiled and spun her around the dance floor.They didn’t speak through the next song; they held fast and learned the rhythm of their bodies until they were in perfect synch. Georgia followed his lead like she was born to it. Would she be that yielding in bed?You don’t want that. You want her all over you like a cat in heat. Hissing. Scratching. Rubbing. Purring.“You okay?”He refocused on her. “Yeah. Why?”“You made a strange noise.”“Probably a growl.” He bent his head closer to hers. “I suspect you’ll bring out the beast in me.”“Are you trying to scare me off, cowboy
Georgia’s jaw dropped and she shrank back in the booth.“Is that such a repulsive thought to you?” he asked sharply.“God no. Not at all. You’re just so—” Her mouth snapped shut on whatever she’d been about to say. “Who is gonna believe it?”“Everyone, if we play this right.” He leaned in, trying to hard-sell it. “See, we’ve already got the ball rolling. We were seen in the park together today. We’re sitting in the Golden Boot right now. I told off my friends’ wives for their bitchy behavior toward you, and Leah and Roxanne are two of the biggest gossips in town. It’ll get around. Trust me.”“You defended me?”“That mean-girl shit don’t fly with me.”When Georgia continued to stare at him without speaking, he started to get annoyed. “Why’re you so shocked?”“Because I wasn’t expecting it.”“You expected I’d be happy just holdin’ your hand and smelling your hair?” Had he really said that? Be a man. Be firm. You’re no longer that eager-to-please pup. “Wrong. Nothin’ comes for free. We’l
“Yep.”“You raising Black Angus? Or Herefords?”Tell studied her. It’d been a while but he still recognized the switch—cranking the charm on high meant she wanted something from him. Time to let her know he wasn’t the gullible teen boy he’d been. “Do you really care?”That caught her by surprise. “Yes. Why would I ask if I didn’t?”“’Cause small talk ain’t ever been your style.”She didn’t deny it.He took it a step further. “Besides, I get the feeling you came here tonight lookin’ for me.”“Cocky much? I didn’t ask you to join me, Tell. So feel free to leave.”And that retort was so old-school Georgia-like he had to grin. “There’s the glare I remember. I prefer it to that fake flirting thing you do.”“Fake flirting? You don’t think much of me, do you, McKay?”“I haven’t seen you in a decade and I ain’t gonna pretend I know you. Likewise, you don’t know me. So you oughta understand that I’m a straight-shooter. If you wanna continue this conversation, you’d best be up front about what
“Jesus, Roxanne, way to be a bitch to her,” Ned said.“Serves her right for all the times she was so stuck-up to me,” Roxanne shot back. “Did she expect we’d give her a group hug?”“She has put on a few pounds,” Leah said with a cruel smile. “No way would she fit into that itty-bitty cheerleading skirt now.”Tell frowned. He’d never seen this side of his friends’ wives and he really didn’t like it.“Sally Hermanson, who’s running everything for the reunion? Said when she called Georgia last year to ask if she’d be interested in helping organize it? Georgia said no and she doubted she’d be attending the reunion anyway.” Roxanne shrugged. “I sure as hell wouldn’t show up if I was her.”“No kidding. Divorced from the guy you married right out of high school. I heard she lives with her mom in some hippie commune in Boulder.”“I’ve heard her dad doesn’t have anything to do with her.”“Maybe that’s why Deck kicked her out,” Leah added.“Or else she was too good to be married to a guy who be
“That goes for you too, Mom. Stop it. Both of you.”“Fine. I need to get going anyway since we’re meeting Brandt and Jessie for supper.” Of course she had to get in another shot. She hugged him. “Thanks for everything, son. I’ll call you.”She didn’t even look his direction before she walked off.“That woman needs—”“I’m warning you to shut it,” Tell said.Casper muttered something about him still being a mama’s boy.“Look. I’ll see you. I got things to do.” That’s when Tell realized his family drama caused him to forget about Georgia entirely. He looked over at the last place she’d been, but she was gone.“Like what?” his father said to his retreating back.Like walking into the closest bar.He needed a goddamn drink.Tell ordered a beer and a burger. He’d finished half and most his fries when his buddy Thurman Watson showed up. Not only had he and Thurman been friends since fifth grade, these days they were the last bachelors in their group of friends.“Since you called me… You buyi
Tell laughed. “That situation is familiar. My brother Brandt married Luke’s widow, Jessie.”Georgia smiled and Tell’s heart skipped a beat. Goddamn. She still had that goofy smile. He was happy to see she hadn’t perfected a fake, polite grin over the years. “What are you doin’ at the park?”“I’m out for a walk, enjoying this beautiful day.” She tipped her head toward Landon. “Do you have him all weekend?”“Me’n Dalton have had him the last two days. My mom lives in Casper now and helps Samantha with Landon’s daycare and stuff.”“So your mom and dad…?”“Got divorced.” Tell tore his gaze away from her and looked for Landon. Sneaky kid was nowhere to be found. He said, “Gimme a sec,” and jogged to the monkey bars.Landon wasn’t crawling around the jungle gym or sitting on the swings. Tell spun a slow circle and squinted at the flash of red by the picnic tables.There the little bugger was. Tell froze when he saw his father sitting next to Landon on a picnic bench. He’d had to bribe Lando
“But I can’t get him to make love to me.” More tears came, and Kimber shook her head. Damn, she hated this crybaby stuff. It wasn’t her style. But she’d never had such an emotional week. “I laid under the man, nearly naked, and offered, no begged him to make love to me. And he didn’t. His will is st
Jack rewarded her by reaching around her and lifting her breast to Deke’s mouth. He took the nipple between his lips hungrily, drawing hard, nipping with his teeth. Sensation zinged from her breast to her belly, straight down to where Deke impaled her with the wicked length of his cock…and lower, to
“Might sound stupid, but I’d convinced myself that for once, the name I had, the name you knew me by, didn’t matter, because you were interested in the man inside.Yeah, I realize it was dumb. But I didn’t have any idea on how to go about making it right back then.”She waited, unsure of where he was
“Right.”“Undo my pants.”“Now?”“Right now.”Oh wow. Even though she’d been waiting to get her hands on him forever, AJ’s hands shook as she unbuckled his belt. She fumbled with the top button of his jeans.After several frustrating attempts, she pressed her forehead to his chest, feeling embarrassed, f







