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Did he feel the sa close Lauren’s pulse skittered as she readied herself for a kiss, but he only sniffed the air above her head “I can tell you one thing right now,” he said “You’re wearing perfume, and this horse hates the smell of it”

“Oh, I hadn’t thought—” Lauren swore silently She had dabbed her earlobes, the back of her neck and the holloeen her breasts with a pricey fragrance that, according to the ads, was supposed to make men melt Evidently it didn’t work on horses—or on Sky Fletcher

A sri, I think you s to be around this horse, you’d better get rid of that scent There’s a faucet outside the barn door Go and rinse off as much as you can”

Sothe barn, Lauren found the faucet, turned it on, and began splashing cold water on the spots where she’d dabbed perfuood perfu herself, she could still smell the sweet, musky aroma

By the time she made it back to the corral, Sky had a second horse, a drowsy-looking bayfor a ride,” he said “I’ll take your horse, and you can tag along on this lady Her name’s Belle”

“Is she the one you save for seniors and children?” Lauren tried a feeble joke

“She’s a great cow pony, and her foals a

re some of the best on the ranch You should be honored to ride her” Evidently, where his horses were concerned, the man had no sense of humor

“Then I’ll treat her as the lady she is” Laurenblack horse snorted and laid back its ears “I’ to take this personally”

“If I can still se that Coer under the edge of the saddle pad where the gelding’s warm hide was soaked with perspiration “Hold still,” hethe side of her throat and up behind her ear

“You’reme smell like horse sweat!” Lauren hissed

“Urine works even better So doesthe horse sent aroht pressure of Sky’s touch—awakened whorls of subtle sensation The feeling shi current in the depths of her body Her lips parted She stifled a ers spread the scent over her damp chest and slid doard to the deep vee of her wet shirt front, where she’d tried to splash the perfume away from the holloeen her breasts

His breathing had gone rough She could feel the tension in hie to move his hand lower Blast the ive in?

Driven by ied his hand down to cup her breast He groaned A shudder passed through his body as his fingers closed on her tingling softness His free hand caught her waist and jerked her close, grinding her hips against hiround see herself in the waves of torrid heat that surged through her body

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