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Sad thing was? Even the s Jake’s girlfriend had vanished after the tabloid story broke For those ood about herself, knowing a beautiful, desirable man like Jake was attracted to her Didn’t that make her beautiful and desirable too? Which afterward, sort of made her feel pathetic, that she’d needed validation badly enough she overlooked the warning signs in their relationship Before Jake had entered the picture, she’d sworn to herself she’d step out of Hollywood and find a le wo her parents for a fix-up So she’d been this close to signing up for a private dating service She’d spent way tooice creareat tabloid headline? Actress Ava Cooper—why are Ben & Jerry the only men in her life?

Dammit For the first ti herself around a man she ildly attracted to Yes, she’d been fun and flirty, sexy even, but it didn’t feel like acting She’d taken a chance and shown Chase the real Ava He hadn’t run away calling her a freak, yet he’d still relegated her to the “friend zone” probably permanently She could tell herself over and over that his refusal to beco personal, but that broken, feminine part inside of her took it very personally Problem was, she didn’t knohat to do about it Did she move on to another man in hopes he’d burn up the sheets with her? That idea held little appeal for her now, even when many of the cowboys she’d crossed paths with had made it very clear they’d love to take her for a ride

Wanting what you can’t have will only etting down and dirty with Chase McKay

Also true Disgusted with herself for ing, she focused on the task at hand for today—finding a et

Chase wandered to check out the contractor’s rough stock

Ava wasn’t content texting him; she called “Hey, I found us a room I actually comparison shopped This place isn’t as nice as the first one I checked out, but it does have free Wi-Fi”

It amused the hell out of him that she sounded so damn proud of herself “It’s less than a hundred bucks?”

“Of course Be nice if you had a little faith in me, Sundance Anyway I’ healthy before I head to the rodeo grounds Did you wantup?”

“If it’s healthy? Hell no I noticed a couple of te treats as I wandered past the vendor stands”

“We are talking about food treats, right?” she said sharply

“Be nice if you had a little faith inlot, aren’t we?”

“Goes with the territory for both of us”

“This goes with the territory as well Please, please be careful tonight, Chase Proruffly, “I promise”

“Good And I expect you to share your idea of a te treat with me after the rodeo ends”

No way could he confess she was theher beautiful form stretched out nekkid on his bed as he worshipped every ue At least twice

“Chase? You still there?”

“Just thinking about the treat I’ and hard and filled with shite crea I can’t wait to wrap my lips around it and taste it?”

He chuckled, even as he inwardly groaned at the sexysurprise See you later”

“You do realize you’re supposed to stay on the bull a full eight seconds and not hop off at six point nine,” Ava said after he’d cleared the contestant’s area