OLIVER: WESTERN CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE (Blackwater Canyon Ranch Book 2) by Cindy Stark Page A
Authors: Cindy Stark
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wilderness to me.” She gave him a sassy smile. This was one argument he wouldn’t win.
“Yeah. Wait until you see it.” The excitement in his voice infected her as well. He threw a leg over the machine and settled in. He made a damn fine picture with his powerful thighs resting on the seat and those amazing biceps flexing as he started the engine. He glanced back at her, his gorgeous blue eyes full of mischief. “Hop on.”
Her pulse escalated, and she gave him a nervous smile. She stepped forward, putting one hand on his broad shoulder and the other on his torso as she slipped her leg over the seat.
Her insides sizzled as her body connected ever so slightly with his. “I feel like I’m doing something illegal like breaking out of prison.”
“You are. That exactly.” He gave the four-wheeler gas, and they moved forward out of the barn, sending a small rush of excitement through her.
God, he smelled good. Fresh, like sunshine mixed with a hint of damn sexy cologne. She was close enough she could see the short hairs growing beneath his hairline and feel where his ribs ended.
Everything about him was perfect. His smile, those eyes, the feel of his hard body beneath her fingertips as she held onto his waist.
All of this, right in front of her, but not available to her. He’d said they needed to keep their relationship platonic, but how could he expect her to respect his choices when he looked at her like he wanted anything but that?
As they bounced over the uneven ground, Daisy gave up trying to keep any distance between them. The movements jarred her until she bumped up against him. She’d tried to scoot back, but the motion made it impossible.
Oliver seemed to be going awfully fast for as bumpy as it was. She didn’t care. She had the afternoon to experience the new side of her that wanted to be wild and free, and she held on tight to that and to Oliver.
Adrenaline poured through her veins as she soaked in the experience. Oliver drove them over grassy terrain and navigated around any rocks that were too big to drive over. The blue sky overhead had never seemed so incredibly vast, making all her worries insignificant.
Nothing mattered right now but the land and the sky and Oliver. No school. No New York. Just sweet, sweet freedom. Without a doubt, life would burn this day in her memory forever.
“Having fun?” Oliver called over his shoulder.
She couldn’t stop grinning if she’d tried. “So much fun.”
“Good.” He gave the four-wheeler more gas, and she laughed and grabbed him tighter.
They traveled through the shade of a grove of trees, and when they emerged on the other side, Oliver stopped at the top of a small incline with a shallow stream below blocking their path.
“Uh-oh,” she said as the lazy water floated past. Pretty, but…”Did we take a wrong turn?”
“Not even.” He shifted sideways on the seat, mischief sparkling in his eyes. “I’ll give you two choices. We can turn around and head in a different direction which will eventually lead to the river, or we can live a little and go this way.”
She widened her eyes. “Through the water?”
“Yep.” His grin drew her gaze to his lips.
“Won’t we get wet?”
“We will.”
A shiver of excitement raced through her. She’d thought she’d lived an interesting life, but nothing made her heart pound like being with Oliver. She bit her bottom lip to keep her smile from getting too big. “Okay. Let’s do it.”
He nodded, pleased with her answer. “Hang on tight.”
Chapter Fifteen
“Oh, God.” Daisy locked her hands around Oliver’s waist as he started down the hill. The moment they hit the bottom, she screamed with delight as the stream splashed up around them. Water droplets clung to every inch of her, but she couldn’t stop laughing.
Oliver joined in. “Enjoyed that, did you?”
She grinned. “You know I did.”
“Ever been mudding?”
“Mudding?” She’d never heard that term.
He
“Yeah. Wait until you see it.” The excitement in his voice infected her as well. He threw a leg over the machine and settled in. He made a damn fine picture with his powerful thighs resting on the seat and those amazing biceps flexing as he started the engine. He glanced back at her, his gorgeous blue eyes full of mischief. “Hop on.”
Her pulse escalated, and she gave him a nervous smile. She stepped forward, putting one hand on his broad shoulder and the other on his torso as she slipped her leg over the seat.
Her insides sizzled as her body connected ever so slightly with his. “I feel like I’m doing something illegal like breaking out of prison.”
“You are. That exactly.” He gave the four-wheeler gas, and they moved forward out of the barn, sending a small rush of excitement through her.
God, he smelled good. Fresh, like sunshine mixed with a hint of damn sexy cologne. She was close enough she could see the short hairs growing beneath his hairline and feel where his ribs ended.
Everything about him was perfect. His smile, those eyes, the feel of his hard body beneath her fingertips as she held onto his waist.
All of this, right in front of her, but not available to her. He’d said they needed to keep their relationship platonic, but how could he expect her to respect his choices when he looked at her like he wanted anything but that?
As they bounced over the uneven ground, Daisy gave up trying to keep any distance between them. The movements jarred her until she bumped up against him. She’d tried to scoot back, but the motion made it impossible.
Oliver seemed to be going awfully fast for as bumpy as it was. She didn’t care. She had the afternoon to experience the new side of her that wanted to be wild and free, and she held on tight to that and to Oliver.
Adrenaline poured through her veins as she soaked in the experience. Oliver drove them over grassy terrain and navigated around any rocks that were too big to drive over. The blue sky overhead had never seemed so incredibly vast, making all her worries insignificant.
Nothing mattered right now but the land and the sky and Oliver. No school. No New York. Just sweet, sweet freedom. Without a doubt, life would burn this day in her memory forever.
“Having fun?” Oliver called over his shoulder.
She couldn’t stop grinning if she’d tried. “So much fun.”
“Good.” He gave the four-wheeler more gas, and she laughed and grabbed him tighter.
They traveled through the shade of a grove of trees, and when they emerged on the other side, Oliver stopped at the top of a small incline with a shallow stream below blocking their path.
“Uh-oh,” she said as the lazy water floated past. Pretty, but…”Did we take a wrong turn?”
“Not even.” He shifted sideways on the seat, mischief sparkling in his eyes. “I’ll give you two choices. We can turn around and head in a different direction which will eventually lead to the river, or we can live a little and go this way.”
She widened her eyes. “Through the water?”
“Yep.” His grin drew her gaze to his lips.
“Won’t we get wet?”
“We will.”
A shiver of excitement raced through her. She’d thought she’d lived an interesting life, but nothing made her heart pound like being with Oliver. She bit her bottom lip to keep her smile from getting too big. “Okay. Let’s do it.”
He nodded, pleased with her answer. “Hang on tight.”
Chapter Fifteen
“Oh, God.” Daisy locked her hands around Oliver’s waist as he started down the hill. The moment they hit the bottom, she screamed with delight as the stream splashed up around them. Water droplets clung to every inch of her, but she couldn’t stop laughing.
Oliver joined in. “Enjoyed that, did you?”
She grinned. “You know I did.”
“Ever been mudding?”
“Mudding?” She’d never heard that term.
He
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