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Macie was still sprawled on her back Using tender, soft strokes, he wiped her belly and thighs Rinsed, and cleaned the stickiness fro her no choice but to let him hold her

Carter knew her silence was an attempt to put distance between the He kissed the top of her head "So, I guess ht went beyond nor "You are a dumbass, McKay"

"I love it when you sweet talk rowled, "That was the hottest sex I’ve ever had"

"Was pretty hot on ht be a little sore But it orth it"

"I’ to hurt you"

"You’d be the first"

He closed his eyes and breathed her in "What changed earlier tonight? We were talkin’, getting along just fine with our clothes on and then, wha you eat my pie You tried to be polite and savor it, but in the end, you devoured every bite Then went back for seconds You moaned, smacked your lips and would’ve licked the plate clean if your rained in you"

Carter chuckled

"You flat out enjoyed it to the fullest extent" She paused "That’s the way you make entlemanly, but in truth, you’d rather shole And you don’t give a damn whether or not I like it"

"That doesn’t bother you?"

"A little But when I saw that side of you tonight, I didn’t think I just reacted"

And it didn’t scare her? "Well, it ht not be the best side of me, but it is there And you’re the first one who’s seen it"

"I’led into hionna wake you up and make love to you later A couple of tientle" His hands swept down her lithe, pliant body, curled against his

"You never know, I may even be sweet and romantic"

Chapter Twenty-four

A week later, Gemma said, "Macie, can I talk to you for a sec?"

Macie stood and wiped the dirt from the bunch of leaves "Am I in trouble? I saw the patches of otten all about this part of the garden" Geetation "Seearden after Steve died No reason to can vegetables for one Looks like the herbs have taken over"

"There’s no shortage of sage in Wyo, that’s for sure"

Geered as the sun beat down on thenats swarmed

Macie wiped sweat fros "So, what did you need, Ge McKay will be here to Cash and I are headed over to Meeteetse to look at a couple of bulls tonight and won’t be back until late"

"What needs done?"

"The house is cleaned and ready, but I haven’t had ti, she could handle Cleaning the barns? Yuck "You have a menu planned?"

Gemma shook her head "But the freezer and the pantry are both full so there’s plenty of food to choose fro around dietary restrictions? Is Channing a vegetarian or anything?"

"No I think it’s illegal to be a vegetarian in Wyoetting easier between the her dad’s boss and lover--Macie was never sure when one role was more predominant for him or for her And Gemma made a point not to intrude on time Macie spent with her dad So they were both careful not to offend or overextend the out?"

"Not at all Might not be politically correct not to aspire to be a world-class chef, but I like to cook I like to cook for lots of people"

"Thatat the diner?"

"Slow"

"That stinks Unless you like havin’ tih I do have ers Sitting around drives lance as they started toward the house "Would it be all right if I weeded that garden spot? Clem promised me a few to"

Gearden?"

"Mo enough to see the fruits of my labors"

"You can do whatever you want, Macie I want you to think of this as your ho as you’re here, okay?"

"Okay"

"You have ti business out?"