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And stop thinking about Dallas

As soon as they parked in front of the far out “I want to want you, Luke Right now” She’d meant to say simply I want you, but it was too late now to take it back

She pressed her body against hi wantonly, and pulled her shirt off, tossed it aside “Come on, Luke” she pleaded “Make me crazy”

He kissed her deeply and then drew back, looking down at her “This isn’t how our first tio back to my place”

Vivi Ann felt a wash of disappointht: this good, handso man would never start a fire inside of her She ht Our first tiht” She bent down for her shirt and put it back on “And not on a night when I’ve had one too lasses of wine”

He put an aruess I’ll have to keep a closer eye on you, remind you that two’s your limit”

I bet he treats you like some kind of pretty little treasure

She couldn’t answer, but when they were on the porch, standing in front of the door, and Luke kissed her goodnight, it was all she could do not to cry

“What’s wrong, Vivi?” he asked, pulling back “You know you can talk to ht?”

“I’ will be better tomorrow”

He accepted that and kissed her goodnight again With a sigh, she watched him walk back to his truck and drive away Then she went into the house and climbed the stairs to her bedroom

There, she stared out across the darkened ranch, saw ht on the barn roof She was just about to turn ahen a flash of bone-white color caught her eyes A cowboy hat

Dallas was out there right now, standing by Renegade’s paddock, watching her He’d seen her take off her shirt

She turned away fro time before she fell asleep

On a sunny afternoon infor: “Winona?” he said “I need to talk to you about Vivi Ann Can you ht? I’ll be in the barn after seven”