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Sky lifted an eyebrow “What weed?”

“Thanks,” she muttered, “I’ll think about the rest”

“There’s a pen in the cab I’ll jot down my cell number for you”

“I’ll take it,” she said, “But I don’t usually carry a phone, and I can’t risk anything that ht make Stella suspicious If you need to talk to me, come in and order a beer We’ll work it from there”

She was quiet on the way back to town, ht He let her off behind the Shop Mart, where he unloaded the hose parts and tossed them into a Dumpster Why stir up a fuss when no harm had been done?

Driving home, he forced his attention back to the ranch If the colts he was training could save the Ri could be allowed to distract him from his vital job—not Marie and her problems, and not even the sexy, red-haired hellion who kept stealing into his thoughts

Lauren could drive hi to happen Sure, if she wanted a roll in the hay, he’d be glad to give her one, no strings attached But he’d seen her kind before—a spoiled princess having a little fun with a cowboy, not caring who got hurt Sooner or later she’d face the fact that he could never give her all she wanted, and she’d move on He was already prepared for that As far as he was concerned, she was already gone

As the house and barns calanced at the clock on the dashboard It was barely ten-fifteen Plenty of time left to ith the colts But the sun would be blistering hot He would need to give his four-legged pupils plenty of water andintervals

Still shifting ears, he caaze was drawn as if by a ravel strip out front There was Lauren’s Corvette, the dust still settling on its shiny black chassis

The sudden thought of her, in that rooered a jolt of lust A curse escaped his lips as heat forked through his body like an electric jolt

Damn the woman!

Sky tore his eyes away and kept on driving

Lauren switched off the computer, rose from the desk chair, and stretched her ar day at the Riet done

Beau had dropped by earlier for a quick hello “I see you found your earring,” he’d said, casting an iold stud she’d replaced in her earlobe “For what it’s worth, Sky’s under strict orders to let you work today”

“Fine” Her hot-faced glare had warned hiible tease, but he seeh