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I’m feeling the hell out of her but if she’s going to rock with me, she needs to know the real me. I peer into her beautiful eyes and just like they’ve done since our first encounter, her eyes don’t waver. She’s staring back, judgment free.

“A bid for what?”

“Possession with intent. I did four years. I’ve been out for three.” Her eyes are still glued to me and still, they are judgment free. She’s curious though so I answer all of her questions.

“You done with that life?”

“No doubt. I can’t even see it anymore. The one thing I hated as a lil jit saved me. I started traveling with Lab while he competed and learned I can ride a horse and rope cattle.”

“Um, you act like you’re not ranked. I say you ride and rope good as hell. Especially now that I know you haven’t been doing this as long as your competition. That’s amazing,” she says sincerely.

“You’re amazing.”

She smiles then takes a big sip from her drink, almost finishing it. After placing it on the table, she drapes her arm around my neck. “Thank you,” she says.

“For what?”

“For telling me. You didn’t have to.”

“Yeah I did. We can’t take this thing between us to the next level if we don’t know about each other.”

“And what’s the next level?”

“In my mind, I see you on me and me on you.”

“And that’s it?”

“Nawl, but it’s a good ass start.”

“If that’s the next level, what’s the final level? Wait… Is there one?”

“Of course.”

“Before we talk about that, let me say this. Whatever happens or doesn’t happen with us next, Jaxson Boots is sponsoring you. Let’s clear the business before pleasure.” She nods and I do too.

“Cleared. Now, the pleasure. There are levels to a relationship and I’m trying to get through them all with you. I can fuck anybody, Quinn. It’s the rodeo. I have buckles. You know how this shit goes. But it just ain’t about that with you.” I lean in closer to ensure none of my next words get lost in the music. “Be very clear, I fa sho’ want to be blessed with the opportunity to hear you scream my name. But I want to hold you afterwards and kiss your lips then look into yo’ pretty face the next day, and day after that, and the next one after that. Levels.”

“I like that.” She smiles then adds, “The levels.”

“And what about the me on you and you on me?”

“You said that’s the next level, right?” She inches closer to me and our lips meet. Softly, she pecks mine. “But first, we dance. That’s my song.”

The beat drops and the music slows. She relieves my hand of my drink. After placing my glass on the table, she grabs my hand and stands. While holding it, she leads me to the dance floor. We stop next to Lab and Rini and she drapes her arms around my neck. I guess her favorite part starts because her head falls back and she and Rini sing it together, loudly, with too much emotion.

“’Cause I’m drunk off love and I can’t get off of you!”

With a huge smile on her pretty face, she lifts her head back up then takes my hat off. After placing it back on mine, shemoves my hands to her ass, closes the little space between us, and sways to the music. We dance body to body, eyes locked, while she sings random parts of her song. We stay like this through this song and another one. When the first line dancing song that was on when we entered starts again, she stops moving.

“I’m going to the restroom. When I come back, I’ll be ready to go. We have a level to accomplish tonight.”

When she pecks my lips this time, I grip her back and caress it before planting more pecks on her lips. “I can’t wait to do this all over your body. Hurry up.”

I release her and watch as she walks with Rini to the restroom.Damn!

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