Roping The Virgin (Cowboys & Virgins #2) by Alexa Riley Page B

motion. Ty reaches out and absently starts playing with one, not caring about our conversation in the least. “So I got an email from the Long View Veterinary Clinic yesterday.”
    With that, she has my full attention. I know that’s where Luciana is working. The clinic has been in town for as long as I can remember, and Dr. Long is always hiring new people here and there to help with the workload. It can be hard to keep up with all the farms around here, not to mention the usual house pets.
    “Well,” Mary-Jane says, leaning in. “I guess Luciana wants her specialty to be in large farm animals and cattle, so she doesn’t have to stay in the clinic. Dr. Long asked if we could use her help. She wants to work some barns.” There aren’t a lot of vets who know how to treat horses. Dr. Long is one of them, but he’s a busy man and can’t always get out to the land fast enough. I could see why he’d hire someone with that interest. It’s much needed around here. “He’s been training her and thinks she’s ready to go out on her own. I was thinking I’d let her come out here, stay with Ty and me. Since this family has four farms between us, we have more than enough to keep her busy. Then you can finally try to get close with her. Maybe even—”
    “Not happening,” Ty chimes in. Apparently he can twirl Mary-Jane’s hair and listen at the same time.
    “No, it’s not,” I agree. I don’t like that idea one bit. Though I know her family probably isn’t going to like the idea I have, either. I know she lives with them still, ’cause I might have done some light stalking. Followed her home a few times when she left the clinic after dark on her long drive home.
    “What? I just gave you a freaking gift.” Mary-Jane shakes her head like I’m crazy.
    “She’s not staying here. I only have a couple of months left where I can fuc— bang my wife wherever I want without someone walking in on us.” Ty voice leaves no room for argument. He will give Mary-Jane just about anything she asks for. Unless he’s asked to sacrifice any time with her.
    “She stays with me. Besides, I’ve got two wild horses I need a hand with. I can use all the help I can get and they’re over on my land.”
    Mary-Jane studies me for a second.
    “I don’t think she’s going to like that very much,” MJ says, making we wonder how close she and Luciana are. Hell, does she talk to everyone in this town but me?
    “She doesn’t have a choice. She wants to work on Jennings land, then she only has one option: doing it from mine.” I know it’s a dick thing to demand, but I’m beyond caring. I know what would happen if she was staying here at Ty’s. I’d snap and end up showing up and throwing her over my shoulder and storming out, probably making things worse. It would be better if she stayed with me. Then I couldn’t just lose it one day.
    Mary-Jane lets out a little huff, but I know she’s in. It’s the same sound she makes when Ty cavemans her into doing something. “All right, I’ll call Dr. Long. But I have a feeling you’re going to have a fight on your hands.”
    I couldn’t agree more. Looks like I’ve now got three wild horses to break in.

Chapter 2
Luciana
    “ A re you going to take the job?”
    I look over to my older sister Fernanda, who’s washing dishes. She points to the paper in my hands, and I fold it up, putting it in my back pocket. I grab a dish towel and dry the ones she’s finished with as her three kids run through the kitchen at full speed. She yells at them in Spanish and they stop in their tracks, then creep slowly away from us, not wanting to get into trouble.
    “You sound exactly like Mom,” I say, elbowing her.
    “I guess I’m on a roll tonight, so I’ll keep nagging like she used to. Are you going to take the job or not, Luciana?”
    I sigh and shrug. “I don’t know.” I let out a long breath.
    She dries her hands and then turns to me. I can feel her eyes boring into the side of my