Page 45 of Wild, Wild Cowboy

“Oh, I don’t fucking think so,” Zack said pleasantly, coming up behind me.

“He means a dance,” I explained, smiling up at him. He looked back down at me and his lips quirked. My stomach felt warm. “I’m not actually going to ride a horse.”

The man smirked. “Not a horse, no.”

“Again,” Zack said, “I don’t fucking think so.” He took the hat from my head and handed it over. “I’ll thank you to keep your hat to yourself. And anything else you plan on leaving here with.”

The man held up his hands. “Hey, man, she said you weren’t together. I wasn’t trying to make a move on your girl.”

Zack tugged on my braid to get my attention. “You didn’t tell him we’re together?”

“Semantics.” I looked up at him, feeling fuzzy. Was he mad? No, his eyes were doing that crinkly thing at me. “It’s a different kind of together. I think there’s been a misunderstanding.”

“Is that so?” Zack’s delicious mouth hooked up. “Then let me clarify things for you.”

He grabbed my wrist and moved toward my midsection in a way that had me instinctively blocking him. My eyes widened as I realized what he meant to do. “You wouldn’t,” I sputtered.

I backed up a step and he followed. “Duchess, you’re about to find out that when it comes to you, there’s not much I wouldn’t do.”

And with that he dropped his shoulder to my belly and hauled me off my feet in a fireman’s hold. I squealed and smacked his back as he strode out of the bar with me.

“What in the world do you think you’re doing?” I demanded when he set me back on my feet on the sidewalk.

“Making a point.” He gripped my chin with his thumb and forefinger. “I don’t share, Hannah. Do you understand?”

My eyes darted back and forth as I searched his face, then I pulled free of his grip with a little shake of my head. “No, I donotunderstand, actually. You share all the time.”

“The hell I do.” He paused and his brow furrowed. “Wait, do you mean threesomes? I’ve done that, yeah.”

Of course he had. I huffed and rolled my eyes. “No, I do not mean threesomes. I mean, you sleep with lots of women, and I think it’s safe to assume they are not only sleeping with you, too. It’s just sex, like what we’re doing.”

He laughed. “There’s no comparison, duchess. Those other women? It was a one-time thing. Sometimes twice, but only byaccident. They were past tense the second we put our clothes back on. So, no, it wasn’t sharing when we both moved on to someone else the next night. It’s different with us. You and I are still happening, and whether our clothes are on or off has nothing to do with it.”

What was he saying? That this relationshipwasn’tonly sex?

“Zack…” I trailed off and my mouth opened and shut a few times without saying anything. I blinked rapidly. “Are you saying youaremy boyfriend?”

Uncertainty flickered across his expression, mirroring my own. Did I even want him to be my boyfriend? Wouldn’t that ruineverything?

He leaned in. “You can call it whatever you want as long as you understand that I’m the only one in your bed.” He took my hand. “Now, let’s go, duchess. It’s time for your first lesson.”

18

ZACK

The second the elevator doors closed, I backed her against the metal wall and slammed my mouth to hers. Her head fell back on a gasp and I took full advantage, sliding my tongue against hers.

“Zack.” She said my name like a plea and pressed her hips to mine.

I took that as an invitation and slid my thigh between her legs and shoved her up against the metal wall of the elevator. She swiveled her hips, grinding her pussy down on my thigh.

“What a terrible time to not be wearing a skirt,” she muttered, right before grabbing fistfuls of shirt and dragging me in for another kiss.

I laughed against her mouth, my shoulders shaking. “I take back everything I’ve ever said about how you dress. I love your skirts.”

The elevator dinged and a woman got on. I cupped the back of Hannah’s head and tucked her out of view against my chest. “Ma’am,” I said politely.

Her eyebrows went up, but then the elevator lurched and she lurched with it. “Oh,” she said with obvious surprise. “I thought we were going down.”

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