on my way in since I came from this side of town, to see what you were up to. You need to come out for dinner.”
“ Nat already invited me for next week.”
“ Bring Laurel.”
He started to shake his head, but Cade just smiled, grabbed his hat from where he dropped it when they came inside and walked toward the door. “See you in a little while.”
“ Yeah,” he replied taking another sip of his own beer while he contemplated Cade’s words a little more than he should.
* * * *
Sunlight began to fade behind the mountains in the distance as Laurel pulled up to Kale’s house. The two-story brick home with its huge wraparound porch and big windows spoke of attention to detail. The care he paid to his home spoke volumes about the man. Everything was freshly painted. The house, the fence and the barn showed no signs of peeling paint or neglect of any sort.
Horses and cattle grazed in the waning light, but she could still make out the various colors of the animals and wondered how much of the land around his home belonged to him. She’d never known anyone to own this size of a spread. Residence of Los Angeles and the outlying areas hardly had enough yard to call it a yard. The condo she rented out there barely had any grass for Kimmy to play on and she always prayed someday she would be able to move to somewhere that had room for her to run.
The moment she turned the engine off on her car, the door opened and Kale stepped out onto the porch. Tall, built, rugged and looking too damned gorgeous for her peace of mind, the man could make her almost think of staying here permanently. “Forget it, Laurel,” she told herself. “Red Rock, Montana isn’t a place for you.”
“ Hey, Red,” Kale said as she stepped out of the car and walked toward the door.
“ I thought I told you not to call me Red.”
“ Sorry, darlin’. I can’t help it. It fits you.”
She rolled her eyes at the same time he leaned over and kissed her on the cheek.
“ I hope the day wasn’t too bad.”
“ Not really. It was great to do some investigative work instead of patrol.”
“ Come on in and sit for a bit before we go out and pick up Kimmy. I talked to Nat and Cade a few minutes ago and they had just sat down to eat dinner.”
The warmth of his hand at the small of her back sent heat straight through to her pussy. God, you would think she hadn’t had sex in ages instead of this morning, the way she reacted to his touch.
“ Would you like a beer?”
“ Sure,” she replied with a soft sigh when his hand disappeared.
He returned a few moments later and handed her a long-neck bottle of beer with the top already popped. The beer tasted malty and cold as it slid down her throat—two things she needed right at the moment to calm the heat racing through her blood.
She swiped the remaining liquid on her lips with her tongue and had to fight the moan lingering in her mouth at the lust-filled look on Kale’s face.
“ Stop looking at me like that,” she whispered, swallowing again.
“ Like what?” he growled.
Her gaze zipped from his chocolate colored eyes, down his chest and stopped on the outline of his cock behind the fly of his jeans. Damn it! This isn’t good. “Like you want to eat me alive.”
“ I do. I haven’t made excuses nor have I denied being attracted to you, Laurel.”
“ I know, but us getting involved is a bad idea.”
“ How?” he asked, stopping next to her and tucking a curl behind her ear.
“ I’m not staying here.”
“ I’m aware of your temporary need to be in Red Rock.” His fingers slipped behind her neck and gently pulled her closer. “I don’t want a relationship. I have a very clear cut image of the woman I want to share my life with and—”
“ And I’m not it.”
“ Don’t put words in my mouth, Red. If you want to put somethin’ in there, I can think of one thing I wouldn’t mind on my tongue.”
His voice trailed off to a murmur as his mouth took possession
“ Nat already invited me for next week.”
“ Bring Laurel.”
He started to shake his head, but Cade just smiled, grabbed his hat from where he dropped it when they came inside and walked toward the door. “See you in a little while.”
“ Yeah,” he replied taking another sip of his own beer while he contemplated Cade’s words a little more than he should.
* * * *
Sunlight began to fade behind the mountains in the distance as Laurel pulled up to Kale’s house. The two-story brick home with its huge wraparound porch and big windows spoke of attention to detail. The care he paid to his home spoke volumes about the man. Everything was freshly painted. The house, the fence and the barn showed no signs of peeling paint or neglect of any sort.
Horses and cattle grazed in the waning light, but she could still make out the various colors of the animals and wondered how much of the land around his home belonged to him. She’d never known anyone to own this size of a spread. Residence of Los Angeles and the outlying areas hardly had enough yard to call it a yard. The condo she rented out there barely had any grass for Kimmy to play on and she always prayed someday she would be able to move to somewhere that had room for her to run.
The moment she turned the engine off on her car, the door opened and Kale stepped out onto the porch. Tall, built, rugged and looking too damned gorgeous for her peace of mind, the man could make her almost think of staying here permanently. “Forget it, Laurel,” she told herself. “Red Rock, Montana isn’t a place for you.”
“ Hey, Red,” Kale said as she stepped out of the car and walked toward the door.
“ I thought I told you not to call me Red.”
“ Sorry, darlin’. I can’t help it. It fits you.”
She rolled her eyes at the same time he leaned over and kissed her on the cheek.
“ I hope the day wasn’t too bad.”
“ Not really. It was great to do some investigative work instead of patrol.”
“ Come on in and sit for a bit before we go out and pick up Kimmy. I talked to Nat and Cade a few minutes ago and they had just sat down to eat dinner.”
The warmth of his hand at the small of her back sent heat straight through to her pussy. God, you would think she hadn’t had sex in ages instead of this morning, the way she reacted to his touch.
“ Would you like a beer?”
“ Sure,” she replied with a soft sigh when his hand disappeared.
He returned a few moments later and handed her a long-neck bottle of beer with the top already popped. The beer tasted malty and cold as it slid down her throat—two things she needed right at the moment to calm the heat racing through her blood.
She swiped the remaining liquid on her lips with her tongue and had to fight the moan lingering in her mouth at the lust-filled look on Kale’s face.
“ Stop looking at me like that,” she whispered, swallowing again.
“ Like what?” he growled.
Her gaze zipped from his chocolate colored eyes, down his chest and stopped on the outline of his cock behind the fly of his jeans. Damn it! This isn’t good. “Like you want to eat me alive.”
“ I do. I haven’t made excuses nor have I denied being attracted to you, Laurel.”
“ I know, but us getting involved is a bad idea.”
“ How?” he asked, stopping next to her and tucking a curl behind her ear.
“ I’m not staying here.”
“ I’m aware of your temporary need to be in Red Rock.” His fingers slipped behind her neck and gently pulled her closer. “I don’t want a relationship. I have a very clear cut image of the woman I want to share my life with and—”
“ And I’m not it.”
“ Don’t put words in my mouth, Red. If you want to put somethin’ in there, I can think of one thing I wouldn’t mind on my tongue.”
His voice trailed off to a murmur as his mouth took possession
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