Page 68 of Wild for You (The Wilds of Montana)

“I can’t believeI found so many new things at Polly’s,” I say as I nibble on a baby back rib.Millie took me to Rocky Mountain Smokehouse, the best BBQ place I’ve ever been to, after spending about an hour and a couple hundred dollars at A Pocket Full of Polly, my favorite dress shop in town.“I mean, I guess I need to get some things for summer, right?”

“Totally.And that sundress?The green one?Holy shit, you looked hot in that.”

I grin and nibble my rib.“Thanks.It was a good find.I have to say, between hanging out with Roger for a while, and then time with you, I haven’t had time to think about the scary things.”

“Good, and we’re still not thinking about that.So, are you having a lot of sex with my brother?”

I choke on my water and cover my mouth with a napkin as I cough and sputter, making Millie grin.

“Jesus, that was an abrupt change in subject.”

“Go on, answer the question.”

“We make time for it,” I reply.“Usually when I get back from taking the kids to school.”

“That’s handy.I think my parents are planning to offer to take the kids for the weekend next week.They want to go to Spokane for a few days, do some shopping, and visit with my aunt Melissa.”

“Oh, nice.The kids will love that.How far away is Spokane?”

“It’s about a six-hour drive is all,” she replies.“Pretty easy.The kids always love staying in hotels with a pool.”

“Of course, they do.Do people not have pools here?I grew up with one in the backyard.”

Millie watches me for a minute and then laughs.“No.We only get about three months of good weather.Four if we’re lucky.It’s a waste of time and money to put in a pool.”

“That makes sense.Well, they’ll have fun.”

“And you’ll have a whole sexy weekend to yourselves.”Millie wiggles her eyebrows.“Score.”

That makes me laugh, and then I sit back and pat my stomach.“I’mfull.”

“Too full for cheesecake?”

I bite my lower lip.“Are we sharing?”

“Fuck no, we aren’t sharing.”

“Yeah, I want cheesecake.”

It’s latewhen I get back to the ranch.Millie and I ended up staying at the restaurant for a while, just chatting away the hours.

I haven’t done that in a long time, and it was fun.

I did text Remington to let him know not to expect me for quite a while, and he just told me to have fun.

He’s not suffocating, which I really appreciate.He doesn’t even bat an eyelash when I say I want to spend time with my friends.Not that heshould, but some would.

I’m glad he’s not a jerk.

When I walk into the house, it suddenly hits me that I’m so, so tired.What an emotional rollercoaster of a day, between getting the flowers, discovering that Roger had fallen and was hurt, and then the fun few hours with Millie.

It was all over the place.

I want a hot shower and comfortable clothes, so I head for my bedroom first and make a beeline for the shower.

Thirty minutes later, bundled up in sweats and Rem’s sweatshirt, I make my way to the kitchen for a glass of wine.I’ve just taken a glass out of the cabinet when Remington walks in and smiles at me from across the room.

Holy shit, that smile is devastating.

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