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She took thehis son Ricky was a shifty-eyed little prick who took pleasure in poking at others’ weaknesses Thankfully, he reined it in while his father was around

As she counted out his change, she caught sight of Rowdyso had spent his suh school For him, Rowdy, and Natches, it was al around

"Hey, babe" She stiffened as Rowdya hand on her shoulder as he leaned down to kiss the top of her head "Tired yet?"

She felt the flush that suffused her face as Ricky’s gaze becaht

"Rowdy Mackay Boy, it’s about ti?" Ken’s raspy voice booh the store

"Hello, Ken Ricky" Heout to him The older man’s hand was a pale, weak extension when clasped in Rowdy’s strong, darkly tanned hands "I’m home to stay this ti gaze shifting to Kelly for a long second, a hint of coirl here?"

"Ken!" Her face flamed hotter at the question as she chastised hi around hi to knohat a twitch was" He snorted, frowning back at her "Don’t you be playing dunored Rowdy’s chuckle as she quickly bagged the iteht and handed them across the counter

"I hope you catch lots of fish, Ken," she gritted out between her clenched teeth, pasting a facsimile of a smile on her face

She was as fond as she could be of the old man, but he wasn’t one to mince words

His snicker was airl It’s all in the bait" He nodded to Roith one of the few so, Ricky" He nudged at his son, heading toward the lake-side door "See you later, Rowdy"

"Later, Ken" As he spoke, Kelly felt his hand settle in the s in tiny circles over the loose cotton shirt she wore

"Stop that," she hissed, turning on hi shut behind them

She pushed his hand away, propped her hands on her hips, and glared up at his s face as he crossed his arms over his chest and s tohed "And here I stayed awake all night last night with a nu’s snicker was clearly heard

"Duh she couldn’t keep the smile froers over the side of her neck Shivers raced through her at the small caress And it wasn’t fear She could feel the pleasure suffusing her body, da She had spent months with the fear that she would never be able to enjoy Rowdy’s touch again That the desires he had filled her with, the needs and fantasies, would be swa back, perhaps stronger than ever was at once nerve-racking and coht we’d help you close up Then we take all that Chinese food I have out in the cycle’s saddlebag and have dinner before we head out on the lake" He pushed her hair back fro on the shell of her ear for long seconds after he finished

Fro the lake-side doors and hanging up the Closed sign

"Ray will skin you alive" She shook her head, though she couldn’t still the ser nody I still have an hour"

"I asked Dad first" Hecan finish up for you Come on, Kelly, sneak aith me"

Sneak aith hi him say those words? She would have snuck out with hi lent his approval to the idea "I’ll close up shop here and help Ray and your mom outside before I leave"

As Rowdy’s first cousin, and the oldest by several otten into The three h school years

She breathed in deeply, her hands sliding froain

"You know you want to," he whispered with a wink "Co her ready"

The Nauti Buoy was his pride and joy, not to mention his weekend home He and his friends spent their summers on the water, normally in the houseboats they had acquired over the years Their title, the Nauti Boys, had come as much from the names of their boats as froe with both hands and gave him a short nod "I haven’t had Chinese in a while"

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