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"Me," he said "Didn’tI--" She drew in a deep breath and smoothed the front of her dress

Her niles were hard

"I’m really busy," she said

"I can see that"

"I was just listening to an audio book," she said, sounding breathless "For my book club I’m behind on the book I didn’t hear you co he’d al to your book club read?" He knew that Jade and Lilah belonged to the sa about this , and had a sucky ending

Her eyes slid to the iPod on her desk, still on play "Um Well, actually…"

He picked up a forgotten ear bud and pressed it to his ear

A sultry, sexy feestive: "He worked his way to her nipple, giving the tight tip a long, leisurely lick before sucking it hard into his mouth Satisfied with her shakythe sides of her panties, dragging thes His lips followed, her hps jerking as he got close to the prouys read pn at your book club No wonder Lilah’s in it"

Holly rab for the ear bud, but he held it out of her reach

"Fine," she said "So it’s not a sanctioned book club read"

"No?"

"No, the book club reads are boring"

Adam stuck the ear bud back into his ear and wasn’t disappointed

"She writhed beneath him," the sexy narrator continued, "while he deeply inhaled her rich scent Bending low, he nuzzled her waxed mound and said…Trust me"

Adam snorted and looked at Holly "FYI--never trust a man who says, ‘Trustup his body to do so, not that hehere?" she snapped

"Dropping off your dad" He stroked a damp tendril off her forehead "You look like you need a man, Holly"

She raised her chin and looked him in the eye "I’ve discovered I don’t need a ht?"

"Yes," she said "And besides, you’ve made it perfectly clear that you don’t need ht her wrist

"You’re right I don’t need you," he said "I don’t need anyone" He pulled the struggling, pissed-off wo eyes met his "But I want you, Holly Always have, alill"

She went still, staring at hi, with the tone that told hiaze, he pulled his phone frolanced at the screen Shit Reluctantly, he let go of her

She fisted her hand in his shirt "Wait ato say that and then leave me? In this state?"

He looked down at his own erection "If it makes you feel better, you’re not the only one" He pressed a hard, fast kiss to her very kissable o"

"But--"

He slid the ear bud back into her ear "This seeo," he said "Finish listening to it I’ off on it"

She blushed and bit down on her lower lip He groaned and leaned in for one ency call fro drill But it was mandatory, and it kept hiht: cold, icy, ht that warmed him every time it crossed his mind, which was constantly--Holly at her desk, hot and bothered, listening to that book

Two days later Holly was in the Reid Ranching offices, neck deep into quarterlies, when Grif called her on Skype She answered with a huge se swalasses that he pulled off at the sight of her

As always, she studied hiood, she decided Then again, he usually did Unlike Holly, he’d taken the best froood looks, and quick sray eyes and ability to see right through any and all bullshit He’d gone into thear fro

And their father

This life here in the Idaho ht see she loved about it was exactly what Grif had never wanted Unfortunately, as the only son of a ranching icon, he’d faced a lot of pressure to stay

But he’d gone, and though he’d come back on leave whenever possible, he never re batshit crazy Though Holly would never push him to stick around when he clearly didn’t want to, she ht for sore eyes," she said

"Saet you for a few days"

She’dheart attack?"

Dammit "You’ve talked to Adam"

"Yes, but only because he answers his phone" Grif blew out a breath "I heard it from a friend of a friend orks at the hospital When I couldn’t get you, I called Adam--who didn’t want to tell me, either, by the way You’re all on my shit list"

She winced "You called at three in the er off"

"It was the only tihed She’d like to wring Adaain And after the other day and hermoment, her current plan was to lie low "Apparently he had a o I was in New York and you ell, soed to hide it because his hospital stay was only a few days He says he’s been following doctor’s orders and doing everything he’s supposed to But froather, Deanna dumped him because his mortality scared her"

"Or because it reminded her that he was an old son of a bitch"

"Or that," she said dryly "In any case, he was suddenly alone, and depressed Or was, anyway"

"Was?"

"Well, once we got hient Now he’s got both Mrs Graha for hi redheadboth appalled and iuess…"

Grif let out a breath "Now tell me about you"

"What aboutmouth"