Page 81 of A Whole New Trick

And that makes me the luckiest guy in the world.

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MORGAN

“You never toldme what happened with your mom.” I lift my head and rest my chin on Dane’s chest to see his face.

“Hm?” He plays with my hair, staring at the strands as he winds them between his fingers.

I swat his chest playfully. “Focus.”

His eyes shift to meet mine. “That’s hard to do when you just sexed me into a coma.”

“Oh my god.” I roll my eyes. “You’re so corny.”

“And you.” I squeal as he rolls me over and hovers above me. The sheet that had been covering us slips down to rest at his hips, giving me an unobstructed view of his muscular torso. “Are the sexiest woman alive.”

He captures my lips in a kiss that makes me want to call in sick and stay in bed all day, but I can’t. It’s the morning after the Ranchers lost the second playoff game, and I can’t deny the urge to do some damage control.

But that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy a short make-out session with my hot boyfriend.

I arch my back so my chest presses into his, dragging my nails over his scalp. I tilt my head to the side to deepen the kiss.He growls with approval, and I feel the vibration all the way to my core.

I pull back, breathless. “You haven’t answered my question.”

He kisses my chin, trailing down to my neck, nibbling at the sensitive skin on my shoulder. “What question?”

I bite my lip to hold in my pleased sigh. Dane Larson knows what he’s doing. That’s for sure.

“How’s your mom? Is she okay?”

Dane lifts his head. His expression tightens. “She’s all right. Not good, but not as bad as Eli and I feared.”

I run a hand over his shoulder. “That’s good.”

He nods.

“How about your dad?” From Eli, I know the brothers are currently estranged from the man who raised them. I never asked why, but I’ve gleaned through conversations with Eli that their father doesn’t approve of Eli’s life choices. And Dane stood up for him.

Yet another reason I find myself helplessly falling for this man.

“He’s the same as always. Stubborn. Incapable of apologizing.” Dane shakes his head. “But enough about my family. There are some very particular things I’d like to do with you this morning, Morgan Caldwell, and thinking about my family is a mood killer.”

I laugh as he dives back down for a kiss, letting him succeed for a single second before I push his chest and attempt to slide out from underneath him. “As tempting as that sounds, you know I have to get to work.”

He groans but rolls on his side to let me go. “And here I thought you liked me.”

I more than like you.

I swallow the words and shoot him a wink. “I’ve got to keep you on your toes. Otherwise, you might lose interest.”

“Trust me.” His gaze turns serious. “There’s no risk of that happening.”

My heartbeat stutters. I turn to walk into my closet to prevent him from seeing my blush. Dane isn’t shy about saying how much he likes me, and I’m not used to a guy being so open.

Aaron withheld affection depending on whether he was happy with me, and guys in the dating game were always hesitant to come off as too eager out of fear of rejection.

Dane has absolutely no fear of rejection. Or maybe he does, but he’s one of those evolved humans who go after what he wants, regardless of risk.

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