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Maybe she’d always feel like she belonged to theed to her And ure out how to make it true

“Draegan?” Serena’s weak voice filled his ears He held the sofa pillow against his chest and searched his dreams for the woan? Are you awake?”

“I’ the pillow closer and iht feel like to hold Serena in his arms

She was so daenuine lady, one of those what you see is what you get kind of woan appreciated that in a woman He liked “real” people and when it cairl next door

He wanted Serena

“Draegan I’an dreaainst his hip She was so close he could almost smell her strawberry-colored hair She wore it pinned up, but he’d give anything to run his hands through her long strands and bury his face in those silken locks “You said I could always coan and I need to talk”

Draegan rolled to his back and threw one arut, aware now of the rise in his boxers If he could wake up enough, he’d reach down and stroke that thing He was having a hell of a dream He could even hear her smooth as silk voice

The light flickered above his head “Daan I’m sorry but I need to talk to you and I can’t sit here and pretend you aren’t holding your cock while I’ to have a serious conversation with you!”

Draegan sat up abruptly and shook off sleep “Serena?”

“Yes, it’s me Who did you think it was?” She nodded at his crotch “Do youup?”

Draegan glanced down His prick had a h the s in the front of his shorts He reached behind the sofa and pulled down the afghan And that’s when it occurred to him

He’d fallen asleep in the office and someone—one of his henpecked brothers no doubt—hadn’t shown up for their watch His next thought was one that he voiced too abruptly “What are you doing here, Serena?”

“I saw your truck out front You once said if I ever needed to talk to someone, I could come and talk to you”

He rubbed his eyes and tried to wake up God, he was tired He was tired, sporting a hard-on, and Serena looked like a little china doll dressed in her white gown and robe Even her fuzzy little bunny house slippers turned him on

Hey, he mused Bunnies were beautiful His lips twitched as he stared at the gorgeous playht She ht him out for an illicit purpose