Page 29 of The Rancher's Secret Relationship

"You—-"Would drop me like a hot potato.

Slade stared at her. "I butt you?"

Everyone started coughing, and Kady's tears dried, her thoughts distracted by the memory of the last time the customers had this kind of coughing fit.Oh no.Was it another airborne—-

The fingers holding her shoulders tightened.

Oops.

Accusing blue eyes met hers as soon as she guiltily turned back to face Slade.

"Will you stop paying attention to everyone else," he growled, "and just focus on me?"

"I promise," Kady said meekly.

"And?"His gaze was hard, his tone abrupt, but the way his body had turned rigid with tension made Kady realize dazedly just how much her answer meant to him.

Even if it didn't make any sense at all...

Even if he could never love someone like her...

It did seem he truly cared for her.

And...so...

Tiptoeing, it was her turn to whisper into his ear—-

My heart's beating madly.

Slade choked.

My breasts are hurting.

Slade swore out loud.

And I'm so wet.

Kady's face was on fire as she pulled back to look up at him. While half of her mind was in hysterics

(how could you have said something so shameful?) the other half was cartwheeling with its newfound liberty (you go, girl!).

But what was done was done—-

OH!

A choked laugh escaped her when Slade suddenly scooped her up in his arms, and she could only throw her arms around him as she heard people not only start clapping again but were also heartily congratulating her boss for what the police chief termed as a 'very manly confession.'

"Fuck you, Aidan."

She couldn't help laughing at that even as she hid her face against the crook of Slade's neck.

When she felt Slade take the stairs, she waited until they made it to the second-floor landing before pulling away to ask rather breathlessly, "Where are you taking me?"

Blue eyes gleamed down at her. "Where," he asked in mocking politeness, "do you think?"

Love To Love You, Baby

"In every living thing there is the desire for love." ~ D.H. Lawrence

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