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"I know"

Every tily and he couldn’t keep his eyes off them Just a little closer…

Cash licked his lips

Her saucy slinted in her eyes "But guess what? I’ve decided I don’t care if you get off You can watch et off" She tossed the scissors to the floor and straddled his pelvis on her knees so his dick buether

Lord she looked beautiful With her tousled blonde hair Her pink lips swollen fro outdoors The s of cinnamon-colored freckles across her chest The curve of her ribs flaring into hips a s, especially the strongher life astride a horse The bright red nail polish on her dainty feet--about her only concession to her ferily at her

Not that she was paying attention to him

Gemma flattened her pale She arched

Her fingers fluttered higher Then those ivory breasts were cupped in her hands and she strummed the pink tips with her thumbs until they drew into hard tips She ood Mmm But do you knoould feel better?"

My lips?

"This" Watching his face, she sucked her fingers into et a flash of that naughty pink tongue

Oh, he knehat da a man to his knees with one wicked swipe

Geers out of her ht nipple The fingers of her other hand glided down her stoer dipped down into her slit Played around with the opening to her pussy and her ass as she rocked her hips forward, letting hi hiers in deep

His cock jerked hard

Hersounds of her fingers listening with her juices, to rub her clit

Cash groaned He couldn’t tear his eyes away fro back In bed or out

Her hips undulated, she said, "Oh, yes," as she touched herself like he wasn’t here

Screw that He was here

"Gemma You’re killin’ me You proved your point Let me touch you"

And then she was in his face "Why should I? You won’t let et to see you naked It’s been nearly three ht now"

She rolled her eyes "So I had to askthat you can’t stand to look at my body when you make love to me?"

His jaw dropped "Jesus No!"

"Is it because I’m too old?"

"No"

"If it’s not the body, then is it my face?"

"For Christsake, no!"

"Then it must be you"

His pulse pounded

"You’re not scarred, or tattooed, or asha dick either So, why is it, Cash Big Crow, that it always has to be so damn dark between us?"

Silence

"I will leave you handcuffed here all night and all day if you don’t answer I ht even stretch it out to two days You know I don’t make idle threats Call this my pre-emptive strike"

He probably deserved that "Gemma, sweets, please"

"No sweet-talkin’, no bullshit Tell oin’ on with you and e are always in the dark"

"Because I don’t want you to know I don’t want you to see…" He squeezed his lids hard But he kneouldn’t do any good

"See what? Please Cash Look At Me"

Cash opened his eyes "See that I love you"

Gemma didn’t speak

"I’ve been in love with you for two years From the first moment I saw you at the Ardmore Rodeo You were perfect; a horsewoman who loved the land, who loved her stock, as loyal to her friends A sexy cowgirl as smart, and smart-mouthed and could hold her oith rodeo cowboys and queens alike But you were still grievingfor your husband and it broke oddamn heart So I bided my time, actin’ like your friend, when in fact, I’ve been a lovesick fool for you for years, Geyou’d notice ht you were finally gonna take a chance But you weren’t ready to move on I didn’t know if you’d ever be ready ’Bout killed o But I did

When you came to me, offerin’ me a job, offerin’ me the dream of bein’ with you every day… I’ I wanted froive me scraps and I’d probably take them But I found my pride and demanded all or nothin’ It floored me when you said yes"

"I wouldn’t have asked you, or said yes to you if I hadn’t wanted you All of you"

She smirked "I’m a little stubborn in case you hadn’t noticed But you aren’t answering my question Why the darkness?"