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was setting. Groaning, he got up and without a word swung up and rode off. Katie stared at him, mouth agape. "What's up with him?" she said out loud. Shaking her head, she went over and mounted her own horse and headed for home. "Are you coming tonight?" Laura asked Katie later. Katie looked a little confused until Laura reminded her. "It's Bob's birthday, everyone will be there," she continued. Apparently not knowing someone was not a good enough reason to stay home, so Katie went to the party. Bob was the sheriff in Apple Grove and was turning fifty and apparently the whole town was going. Would Alex? she wondered, and then berated herself for caring. She met and danced with many of the town bachelors. While dancing with Dave, a shy young guy who worked at Apple Grove Bank, she felt like she was being watched. She looked around but couldn't see anyone. After the dance ended, she excused herself and went outside for some fresh air. She found a tree to lean against and was thinking how different Texas was from Edinburgh when she heard a noise. She looked to the side and there was Alex in snug black jeans, a white shirt and a cowboy hat. He looked like he had just stepped off a magazine cover. He was in front of her before she could move. For a moment, he stood there, just looking at her. He bent his head, his stubble scratching her check and whispered in her ear, "Do you want me?" "No," Katie said. She suddenly knew why she had taken a step back from him the first time they had met. This was the man who could break her heart. The one she had been avoiding for years. "You think you can resist me?" he said in his deep gravelly voice, intrigued. "I think you're a cowboy with a big ego," she replied with false bravado. He laughed. He had tried to forget and stay away, but he wanted her. He knew he needed to have her. "Is that so?" He took off his hat and grabbed her waist. "What are you doing?" she asked nervously, feeling his other hand travel up her collarbone, sinking into her hair. "Something I probably shouldn't," he said, smiling. Then he kissed her. So softly that he barely touched her lips. It was just a whisper, and then he nipped her bottom lip. When her mouth opened in surprise, he took advantage, thrusting his tongue in her mouth and backing her against the tree. He pinned her with his body, letting her feel everything she was doing to him. She gasped when she felt him hard against her stomach. She clung to him, digging her nails into his shoulders. He kissed her throat, slowly sliding to her breasts, teasing her through her dress. Her legs gave out and his arms were the only thing keeping her on her feet. With one more hard kiss he pulled back, studied her, then put on his hat and left. Katie was leaning back against the tree for a few minutes then started walking back inside, angry at herself for not pushing him away, when her arm was caught and swung around. It was Alex. "Come home with me tonight," he said, looking into her eyes. Startled, she was speechless for a moment. "Well? What's your answer?" he prompted, holding out his hand. |
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