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I feel sassy now inthat I had a pair of shorts and boots on like Reece alears

“Thank you,” I tell him “I love it I feel so American now”

He chuckles “Well, surely you know that all Americans aren’t cowboys In fact, most Americans aren’t even cowboys Just some of us The awesome ones”

I smile up at him “Okay, Awesome One, tell me more about America”

So, as he saddles up Titan, he does I stay a safe distance away froh to listen And obviously, close enough to watch Quinn’s muscles flex as he lifts the saddle

Because that’s important

“We like good barbeque, football and Sunday naps We like pep rallies and college ball teairls even carry little dogs around in purses But I could never see you doing that We like working hard to be the best we can be We love Disney World, noin Jeeps with the tops down We love target shooting We love firecrackers and the Fourth of July We love going to the lake on a summer day, especially in a speed boat”

He looks at h or do you want to know more?”

I smile at him

“Every As or just you? Because I honestly don’t see Reece target shooting”

Quinn ss I certainly do”

“I’ve never been to A if you’re exaggerating I’d planned on co to visit Reece at some point, but now she’s here”

“Well,” he tells me “You’ll just have to co you the truth, right?”

And he literally stops what he is doing and stares into my eyes His are warm and brown and chocolately And I feel flustered for a second Lost And then he smiles

“Deal?”

I s and nod

“Deal”

He’s satisfied with that And he boosts et for a second that I a up behind me I twist around to look at him

“Tande?”

“I thought you could use a break today fro ride today You just sit back and let me do the work”

So I do

I settle back against hi I seeht His arms curve aroundhere in this spot He makes me feel safe and sound and warm I love the way his chest feels as he talks, and I love the way his voice is smooth, yet husky

And then I a realization

I love quite a few things about him

It’s a bit scary

But then I’m distracted by the stubble on his chin as he dips his head to talk to , I’ around to kiss him

I am as surprised by this as he is, but he recovers first

He wraps an arue delves into my mouth, his breath hot When he finally pulls away, I feel like panting again

There should be a law against being as sexy as Quinn McKeyen

“What was that for?” he asks softly His chocolate brown eyes are glued to mine

“I don’t know,” I tell him honestly “I just wanted to”

“That’s as good a reason as any,” he answers “Maybe your heart is starting to give you answers”

And ht But I don’t say that

Instead, I lean against hie ood on my face that I alht We ride through the entire property, weaving ast the olive trees and down by a natural creek that runs on the property We take a few minutes there to stretch and let Titan drink Then we ride more

Finally, several hours later, Quinn guides Titan back toward the house and I closein the sun like a contented cat I am seriously almost asleep when Titan stops

I open ood surprise, either

Gavin is here

He’s standing next to the corral, apparently waiting forwith Quinn

Efffff

Chapter Twenty

“Hi Gavin,” I call out

He doesn’t answer

Effffffff

“Will you be alright?” Quinn asks me quietly

“Of course,” I tell him “It’s fine” He nods and helps me down from Titan, then heads to the stable

I walk straight to Gavin And Gavin is not happy

At all

“What are you doing, Mia?” he asks And there are thunderclouds on his face I’ve never seen him look quite so mad Actually, I don’t know that I’ve ever seen Gavin ulp

“I went for a ride”

“Yes, I see that With Quinn Literally, with Quinn You were basically on his lap”