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Ferg splashed his cheeks and jaith Old Spice before going out the door He ht not have bothered, but Bonnie had mentioned that the scent turned her on, and he wanted her turned on tonight

As he drove his new Cadillac to town he whistled along with the radio It hadn’t been a great day—hell, it hadn’t been a great ith thecattle and all But hot sex with Bonnie was like a tonic She ain He would almost marry the woman—if only he could expect her to be faithful

He’d thought aboutson than Garn, if nothing else But he hadn’t done so well the first time And wives were trouble They wanted constant attention They wanted money And if they weren’t happy, they’d leave you and take a chunk of everything you owned Marriage, for what you got out of it, wasn’t worth the risk

So why bother, when there omen like Bonnie?

The hour was late—it was alhts for him in case he wanted to stay for an encore, or just to have a few drinks He kne

asn’t her only lover, but he was the only one who mattered Most of the tiy But when he didn’t, he kneas all right with her Their relationship was about irl, and he was her special man

Ferg’s buoyant mood evaporated as he pulled up to Bonnie’s house, parked discreetly down the street as he usually did, and cliht in front, for all to see, was an all-too-familiar black Porsche

There was only one car like that in the whole county What the devil was Garn doing here?

Stupid question As if he didn’t know

As Ferg stood fu by the curb, Bonnie’s front door opened Garn stepped out, then strutted down the sidewalk as if knowing he had an audience

Livid, Ferg stepped into his path, blocking his way “You’ve got so to do, boy,” he said

Garn laughed “I don’t owe you an explanation, or anything else, Daddy-O,” he said “Bonnie’s in there now,else that happened in the past hour is any of your business”

It was all Ferg could do to keep fro his son’s front teeth down his throat “Are you trying to stock? Find your own damn woman!”

“Why bother? Bonnie’s available, and she knows the score By now, you should know it, too No coood, clean fun” Garn sht, remember that I was in that sweet spot before you As they say in some circles, I buttered your bun”