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Settling back against the seat, Elaine kept a hand on the carriage side for balance as it rolled along the rough and rutted track leading to the ranch Considering the remark Judd Boston had made, it seemed her son’s ranch wasn’t as secure as the house implied

Lorna pulled at the neckline of her dress, trying to force it higher so not so much of her breasts would show, but her bustline had increased since having the boys The bodice of the dress simply wouldn’t stretch to cover the swell of her breasts

Her eyes critically studied her i to wear it This was her best dress She refused to entertain her English guest wearing one of her plain, everyday dresses Her fingertips traced over her cheek, testing its smoothness

A second i her Benteen had coed, lean-jawed face was next to hers in thesecond before Lorna turned around to face hihtly stroke the curve of her throat while his gaze followed its path

“Giles will appreciate the time you’ve taken to ers continued their doard journey to wander over the exposed swell of her breasts

“I didn’t do it for him,” Lorna insisted sharply, irritated that he should say such a thing and all the while aware of the way her flesh tingled under his touch “Besides, I don’t even know that he’s bringing Lady Crawford”

“He is,” Benteen stated “And he’ll notice how you look”

“I can’t help that,” she protested as his fingers forced their way under the already strainedline “Whyabout him?”

“He wants to do what I’ht noith you” The flat of his hand spread across the sers finished their climb to her shoulder “He’d like to take you away from me You know that, too”

His eyes challenged her to deny it, but she couldn’t “There isn’t any reason for you to be concerned about that”

“Isn’t there?” His hand applied pressure to bring her against the lower half of his body “Then tell me you don’t like him”

“But I do like him—as a friend,” Lorna qualified her answer, but refused to lie about her feelings for Bull Giles

“He’ll use that so around this area—because of you Nothing else is keeping him here You can’t trust him”

“You’re exaggerating” But there was a grain of doubt within her “This isn’t the ti any—”

“They,” Benteen cut across her words “You are expecting him to come”