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His laugh was short "I suppose not The Spanish brought theh for me I’ve always been fascinated with them"

She wrinkled her nose at him and leaned forward "That’s because you’re a Texan"

He tousled her hair with one hand, and the dimple appeared below his eye

"Yes Heidi, and you’re an Arkie"

His hand slid down the side of her face in a war it He sobered

"Do you mind?" He asked

"That you’re a Texan?" she continued to tease "Not at all"

His gaze wandered over her face, his expression still sober "If I bring Longhorns on the place," he clarified

She shrugged, gazing into his eyes "A buffalo here, a Longhorn therewhat difference does ittheir way down her neck The closer they got to her heart, the harder it pumped With that sudden rush of exciteone an entire day without longing for him Had anyone asked if she was lonely, she would have said no Of course she one That was to be expected - but it was ested with desire to be with him everya step closer and pulling her into his arms

Love and desire – was there actually a difference between the then the first existed? She moved into his eht froettable earlier was now irresistible Go figure

In the ht before for the first tie She quickly put the plates in the dishwasher and du pan By the time Alex arrived for breakfast, she had it on the table and ashing the frying pan in the sink When he realized what she was doing, his eyes twinkled with humor

"Come eat breakfast withIt can wait a little longer"

Carmen poured them both a cup of coffee and sat doith a couple pieces of toast

"So when are we going to get the Longhorn?"

He sipped his coffee before responding "I don’t know I’ll have to go down there and look at it" His gaze drifted over her face "Would you like to go witha day without him was unpleasant, but maybe that hat she needed to do This preoccupation with hi to affect her ability to take care of the house Surely she could get along without hiht now"

He ate in silence for a few minutes "Well, sooner or later she’ll have to take care of the babies by herself"

His attention was focused on the food in his plate Maybe he felt neglected If he only kne o another time," she offered