“It’s my fault,” Carol said. “I made him run too many errands for metoday.”
“They were important errands. I’ll run you around whenever you want me to.” As soon as he’d spoken, he wanted to take it back. He sounded like somebody’s whippedhusband.
“Anything she wants, hmm?” Madison asked with a smirk. “I’ve never heard you offer thatbefore.”
Carol flushed and looked atherfeet.
“That smells amazing. Is it almost ready?” Cody asked as he walked into thekitchen.
“Almost,”Madisonsaid.
“I love stew,” Cody said. His eyes lit up when he spotted Carol. “Hey there. I don’t thinkwe’vemet.”
“Cody, this is Carol,”Hanksaid.
“Pleased to meet you ma’am,” Cody said while tipping his Stetson. As his gaze traveled the length of her body, interest was written all overhisface.
“You too,” shereplied.
A sudden rush of jealousy propelled Hank forward. He stood by her side, a little closer than he should have. His bear growled low in his chest but softly enough that he couldcontainit.
As if recognizing his territorial stance, Cody stepped back. “Anything you need me to do,Madison?”
“Can you set the table?” sheasked.
“Sure.” He disappeared into thekitchen.
“Dinner will be ready in about ten minutes,”Madisonsaid.
“I think I’ll go lie down for a few minutes,”Carolsaid.
“I’ll come with you,”Hanksaid.
When Madison whirled around with the dripping spoon still in her hand, he realized he’d made another mistake. He hadn’t meant that he’d be lying down with her. Not that he wouldn’t want to, but that wasn’t hisintent.
“Uh, what Imeantwas—”
“No need to explain. You’re an adult,” Madison said with a twinkle inhereye.
He huffed and followed Carol out of the room. “If you’d rather be alone, I can waitdownhere.”
“I think I’d actually like some company. My back is killing me though, so if you don’t mind, I do want to lie down for asecond.”
He did everything he could to keep his eyes off her breasts. Having two perfect mounds of perky flesh on her chest probably didn’t help her back. His bear roared withapproval.
Down,bear!
The beast seemed to only think about two things—food and sex. He could do something about one, but not the other. To even think about her in that way right now was embarrassing. He liked to think he at least had a little bit of class. He would never take advantage of someone whose heart washurting.
When they reached her room, she unlocked it and led him inside. She walked over to the bed and flopped face-down onto it, giving him a great view of her curvy ass.Oh,hell.
He crossed the room to the chair and sat, hoping she wouldn’t notice his growing erection. There was nothing he liked more than taking a woman from behind. There was something so feral and raw about that position. He loved it. The only place he ever really let loose was in bed. He really needed to get laid soon or his bear would never leave himalone.
“Do you think she hates me?” Carol asked in a muffledvoice.
That stopped his dirty fantasies faster than a leap into Hebgen Lake in the middle ofwinter.
“I don’t think shehatesyou.”
