gave him. Instead, he offered the older man a grin.
“Guess that might be true.” Ty appeared only mildly guilty. “I may be out in the sticks but I’m not blind or dumb.”
Swede laughed and slapped Ty on the back as they closed the garage doors. “Didn’t think ya would be where the boss is concerned. Ya just don’t go gettin’ any ideas about lovin’ and leavin’ her. She ain’t that kind of gal.”
“I never thought she was. Not even for a moment.” Ty narrowed his gaze and glared at Swede. “She’s a lady and my boss. I haven’t forgotten that.”
Swede nodded his head and finished closing the door. “Good. Glad we’re ridin’ the same direction on thet subject. Jes so ya know, I don’t think a little lookin’ will cause any harm.”
“Right.” A little looking had already caused Ty a great deal of harm. He was in complete danger of losing his heart to the alluring and enchanting Lexi.
In the midst of making a chocolate cake after inviting the guys for lunch, Lexi was surprised when a friend called to remind her about the fundraiser she promised to attend that evening. With all the spring ranch work, it completely slipped Lexi’s mind. The last thing she wanted was to make the long drive to Portland, socialize with a bunch of snobby, stuffy people nibbling on overrated food, spend money on something she didn’t really want, and act like she enjoyed the entire experience.
Months ago, she told her friend to count on her being there to offer support and she wouldn’t go back on her word. However, she didn’t want to disappoint her ranch crew after asking them to lunch. Quickly deciding on a picnic lunch, she could feed the men and still have time to get ready and on the road.
While the men lingered, eating more cake and swapping stories, she curled her hair, and did her makeup, then dressed. By the time she returned downstairs wearing the black dress with a smattering of sequins, she’d warmed considerably to the idea of being dressed up and feeling like a woman instead of one more hand on the ranch.
The opportunities for her to wear cocktail attire were extremely limited in Harney County. For one evening, it might be fun to pretend she was a trendy urbanite.
When she stepped outside, she had to hide her smile as Ty spilled soda down his front. His eyes nearly popped out of his head as she walked toward him.
Never had she been so openly ogled, at least not by such an incredibly attractive man. It gave her a heady feeling as she summoned her feminine powers from their months-long hibernation. She felt the weight of Ty’s stare roving over her as she talked with Swede and then went into the garage.
If she’d had time to think about it, she might have worked up the nerve to ask Ty to go along with her this evening. Waltzing in on his brawny arm would have set her old group of friends into a gossiping frenzy. A vision of Ty in a suit, all cleaned up, made her breath catch in her throat. He was dangerous enough to her system in a T-shirt and jeans. She didn’t think her mental and emotional well-being could handle him in a suit or tux.
Carefully backing out of the garage, she wasn’t sure if the look of blatant desire on Ty’s face was for her, the car she was driving, or both.
As she revved the engine of the car and sped toward Portland, Lexi hoped it was for more than her sporty wheels.
Lesson Five
Family Is Everything
“No matter where ya go or what ya do,
nothin’ is more important than family.”
With his head buried under the hood of a two-ton dump truck that had seen better days, Ty didn’t hear his phone buzzing. It rang twice more and still he didn’t hear it. The fourth time it buzzed, Baby ran over to Ty and grabbed a mouthful of his coveralls, tugging on his leg.
“Baby, what do you think you’re doing?” he asked as she pulled so hard, he had to step down from the truck’s bumper onto the shop floor to keep her from yanking him over
“Guess that might be true.” Ty appeared only mildly guilty. “I may be out in the sticks but I’m not blind or dumb.”
Swede laughed and slapped Ty on the back as they closed the garage doors. “Didn’t think ya would be where the boss is concerned. Ya just don’t go gettin’ any ideas about lovin’ and leavin’ her. She ain’t that kind of gal.”
“I never thought she was. Not even for a moment.” Ty narrowed his gaze and glared at Swede. “She’s a lady and my boss. I haven’t forgotten that.”
Swede nodded his head and finished closing the door. “Good. Glad we’re ridin’ the same direction on thet subject. Jes so ya know, I don’t think a little lookin’ will cause any harm.”
“Right.” A little looking had already caused Ty a great deal of harm. He was in complete danger of losing his heart to the alluring and enchanting Lexi.
In the midst of making a chocolate cake after inviting the guys for lunch, Lexi was surprised when a friend called to remind her about the fundraiser she promised to attend that evening. With all the spring ranch work, it completely slipped Lexi’s mind. The last thing she wanted was to make the long drive to Portland, socialize with a bunch of snobby, stuffy people nibbling on overrated food, spend money on something she didn’t really want, and act like she enjoyed the entire experience.
Months ago, she told her friend to count on her being there to offer support and she wouldn’t go back on her word. However, she didn’t want to disappoint her ranch crew after asking them to lunch. Quickly deciding on a picnic lunch, she could feed the men and still have time to get ready and on the road.
While the men lingered, eating more cake and swapping stories, she curled her hair, and did her makeup, then dressed. By the time she returned downstairs wearing the black dress with a smattering of sequins, she’d warmed considerably to the idea of being dressed up and feeling like a woman instead of one more hand on the ranch.
The opportunities for her to wear cocktail attire were extremely limited in Harney County. For one evening, it might be fun to pretend she was a trendy urbanite.
When she stepped outside, she had to hide her smile as Ty spilled soda down his front. His eyes nearly popped out of his head as she walked toward him.
Never had she been so openly ogled, at least not by such an incredibly attractive man. It gave her a heady feeling as she summoned her feminine powers from their months-long hibernation. She felt the weight of Ty’s stare roving over her as she talked with Swede and then went into the garage.
If she’d had time to think about it, she might have worked up the nerve to ask Ty to go along with her this evening. Waltzing in on his brawny arm would have set her old group of friends into a gossiping frenzy. A vision of Ty in a suit, all cleaned up, made her breath catch in her throat. He was dangerous enough to her system in a T-shirt and jeans. She didn’t think her mental and emotional well-being could handle him in a suit or tux.
Carefully backing out of the garage, she wasn’t sure if the look of blatant desire on Ty’s face was for her, the car she was driving, or both.
As she revved the engine of the car and sped toward Portland, Lexi hoped it was for more than her sporty wheels.
Lesson Five
Family Is Everything
“No matter where ya go or what ya do,
nothin’ is more important than family.”
With his head buried under the hood of a two-ton dump truck that had seen better days, Ty didn’t hear his phone buzzing. It rang twice more and still he didn’t hear it. The fourth time it buzzed, Baby ran over to Ty and grabbed a mouthful of his coveralls, tugging on his leg.
“Baby, what do you think you’re doing?” he asked as she pulled so hard, he had to step down from the truck’s bumper onto the shop floor to keep her from yanking him over
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