“Look, I have some aggression to get out, okay? Sure, I could go punch one of those bags in the gym, and I might do that later, but shooting the hell out of something sounds cathartic.”
It definitely can be, yeah.
But before we can head out of the house, my phone rings, and our ranch manager’s name is on the screen.
“Hey, Dusty.”
“Hey, boss,” the old man says. “A big delivery was just made over at Ryker’s, and we thought it was for the barn, since there’s so much of it. But it’s not for us. It all has your name on it. Want me to bring it over?”
An idea starts to form in my head.
“No, keep it all there. I’ll come get it. It’ll be a couple of hours before I get there.”
“You got it.”
He hangs up, and I turn to Lena. “Change of plans today. You’re getting a tour of the ranch.”
Her eyebrows climb in surprise. “So no target practice?”
“We’ll save it for tomorrow.”
“Cool. How big is it, anyway?”
“About fifty thousand acres.”
Lena coughs. “Holy shit, Gideon. That’shuge.”
I grin at her, and that sassy roll of the eyes has my cock paying close attention.
“The ranch, big guy. Not,you know.”
“No, I don’t know what you could possibly mean.” I cross my arms over my chest, my lips twitching as she scowls, her lips tipped down in the corners.I want to kiss her.“Enlighten me.”
“You have a dirty mind.”
“Ihave a dirty mind? I’m not the one who went there.”
“Yes, you did. You totally did.”
Yeah, baby, my dick would wreck you, and then you’d beg for more.
That’s definitely a line I can’t cross with this woman, no matter how much I want her.
“Come on.” Without a second thought, I reach for her hand, and she pauses, as if surprised by my touch. “You okay?”
“No, I’m fine.” She slides her palm over mine, and I link our fingers. “I’m just ... You know that hug earlier?”
“Yeah.”
“It was nice. I don’t remember the last time someone hugged me. I guess I needed it.”
Stepping in front of her, I tip her chin up so her lavender gaze meets my own. “What do you mean?”
“What do you mean, what do I mean?”
“You haven’t been hugged?”
She bites that plump lower lip and glances down at my chest.
