Page 4 (1/2)
He walked to the office door, then paused to look back at her, one black eyebrow quirked upward “About that unfinished businessThis was a lot of fun, but whether it happens again is up to you You knohere to find me”
As the door closed softly behind hie to pick up the nearest heavy object and fling it after hi her eyes as she pulled up her jeans She’d had enough experience with men to know that once they’d scratched that itch, it was back to business as usual But Sky had been so abrupt, almost cold She felt as if she’d just been doused with ice water
Well, neverher to co There’d be ice skating in hell before she let down her guard with Sky Fletcher again
All the sa her
Walking back around the desk, she sank into the chair and stared at the co But she wasn’t ready to go home and face her father And in her present fra into toas probably a bad idea
She’d taken this job, in addition to accounting work for the Prescott ranch, in order to add experience to her skimpy résu her about her reputation and the need to take an active part in his cae At twenty-two, she was determined to build her own future And that future didn’t include becoame
On her first day here Lauren had recognized the steel blue Ford pickup—the one she’d first seen parked outside that honkytonk in Blanco Springs She’d learned from Beau that its lean, dark, and oh-so-hot oas Sky Fletcher, the Riendary horse whisperer
That night at the Blue Coyote she hadn’t even known his name She’d known only that she’d hit bottoet laid She’d been partway to drunk when the sexy cowboy had shown up in her booth Sin-black hair, cobalt eyes, and a slow,sranted her wish
But nothing had happened—except that she’d thrown herself at hiain
It wasn’t supposed to be like this She was supposed to havethe fao, had sent her into a doard spiral fro
That’s why she’d come to Texas, a place she barely remembered, with a father she hadn’t seen in years She’d hoped the change would help her heal But she should have known better The bouts of reckless behavior had followed her here
Until she’d regained control of her life, the last thing she needed was another man—especially a blue-eyed heartbreaker with a knack for pushing her libido over the edge and then walking away
Clicking the mouse to refresh the computer screen, she forced herself to focus on her work Sky Fletcher may have shot her over the moon, but she’d fallen back to earth now The sexy horse whisperer had made a fool of her for the last time
CHAPTER 3
It was late afternoon by the time the black Corvette pulled away from the house