Page 53 of Make Me Crazy (Loco, Texas 2)

“Sorry to interrupt, but we were supposed to go look at that tractor today.”

Rand pulled away from Jake and ran a hand over her braid. “Right. I’ll just grab my keys from the house and we’ll head out.”

Andy nodded and turned to leave. Jake chuckled behind her and she whirled around with a scowl. “It’s not funny!”

“Kinda was. Could have been worse. The way I was headed, your shirt could have been halfway across the room when he walked in.”

She started to stomp away but he caught her arm and reeled her back in, holding her tight against him. “Don’t I get a kiss good-bye?”

“I need to go,” she snapped, avoiding his seeking lips until she was squealing with laughter. “Stop it, you obnoxious man.”

“Give me a kiss and I’ll let you go.” He promised.

She pursed her lips tightly and he laughed. “Now that’s just mean.”

When she opened her mouth to give him hell, he took the opportunity to kiss her stupid, thrusting his tongue inside as he cradled the back of her head with his hand. Her mouth softened as she returned his kiss, unable to stop herself from wrapping her arms around his waist and leaning into him. When he finally broke the kiss, his dropped his forehead to hers and she fought a smile as she listened to his uneven breathing. The fact that she seemed to affect him the same way he did her only made her fall harder.

“Have a good day, honey,” he whispered, giving her one more peck before letting go of her neck. He started walking towards the door, pausing in the doorway with a smile. “See you tonight?”

Words failed her, so she simply nodded. Before she knew it a huge grin threatened to split her face in half and she left the tack room to meet Andy, happiness putting a bounce in her steep like nothing she’d ever felt before.

Chapter Thirteen

Rand came in from feeding that night to the phone ringing shrilly.

“Hello,” she said, tucking the phone into the crook of her neck.

“Congratulations!” Two feminine voices screamed in her ear, causing her to drop the phone.

Cursing at the deafness in her ear, she picked up the phone and put it up to the other one. “Who is this?”

“It’s Tabby and Jamie! Red told me you were getting married! And to Jake! Girl, you have got good freaking taste. He is definitely hot.”

Rand shook her head. Red and his damn mouth. “Well, thank you.”

“So, when’s the bachelorette party?”

“What? I’m not having one of those.”

“Um…yeah, you are, and a bridal shower. Jake’s mom is planning that, but we are going to throw you one hell of a last night of freedom. Let’s start with shopping! You need lingerie! How bout we pick you up tomorrow at ten?”

“I’ve got stuff to do tomorrow.” Rand was in no mood for an all day shopping trip, especially for things she didn’t even need. “And I have plenty of underwear and stuff.”

“I’m not talking granny panties, sweetie! Besides, I need to know sizes to tell all the girls! Oh! I know a girl in Longview who does Naughty Girl Parties! I’m going to call her! See you tomorrow!”

Before Rand could protest, they had hung up and only one thought had a film of cold sweat covering her entire body.

What in the heck was a naughty girl party?

Jake sat in the middle of his mother’s living room, playing with his grandma’s ring. He hadn’t been expecting it, especially since this was a marriage of convenience, but his mother had insisted.

“Rand deserves all the pomp, fuss, and respect you can give her, you understand?”

“She’s my best friend, mom.”

“She’s going to be your wife in a little over a week and things are going to change, even if you don’t mean for them to. That first year with your daddy was tough, but we stuck with it.”

You stuck with it, not him.

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