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um. Oh, it’s just so good.”

“Anything else?”

“Yes, there—there is something else. You’ll think I’m crazy, but

there is something about you that gets me wet every time.”

“Wet, huh? Every time? What is it? Whisper it in my ear.” He

leaned down a little, expecting her to whisper some compliment about

his cock, saving that greedy bastard for last.

“It gets me wet whenever I see you…” she murmured, her voice

shaking a little.

“What? Naked?”

“Oh that does it, too, but this is something different, something

unique.” Her cheeks were glowing bright pink.

“You got me real curious now, darlin’. Don’t keep a man

hanging.”

“It’s… your spurs,” she finally blurted.



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He stood straight and looked at her incredulously. “My spurs? My

spurs do that for you?”

“Honest, Ash. Whenever you drop by the store with your spurs

still on, I can hear them jingling from a distance, and by the time you

get to my office, I’m ready to rip your clothes off. Heart-hammering,

pussy-clenching wet, okay?” she finished, her hands gripping his

biceps.

“Damn! That is good information to have, darlin’. Thank you very

much for sharing that little tidbit.”

“Plus your cock is pulse-pounding perfection, just in case you

were curious,” she added as she pressed her breasts against his chest

and kissed him hotly on the lips.

Ash chuckled. “I’ll tell you, darlin’, you’re good for a man’s self-

image.”

“Just telling you the truth, Ash. I love everything about you.”

He looked quickly into her eyes, but she looked away and

wrapped her arms around him. He grinned happily and allowed her to

hide for a moment.

He pressed his lips to her hair, and she trembled a little in his

arms, bracing for a comment from him, he supposed. Like a little girl

hiding, she stole a glance at him, blushing when she realized he was

watching her. Evidently encouraged by what she saw in his eyes, she

smiled at him and relaxed in his embrace again.

“I love everything about you, too, darlin’.” He echoed her words

back to her, not wanting her to feel pressured to make a declaration of

love before she was ready.

He immediately noticed when Juliana stiffened in his arms. “What

in the hell is she doing here?” The surprise was evident in her tone.

He turned to survey the crowded club. He looked toward the door and

groaned miserably when he saw who had just walked through the

door on the arm of some unknown, probably unsuspecting, cowboy.

“Come on, darlin’. We need to get back to the table, before Grace

sees her. I’ll talk to her men. I don’t think they’ve seen Brenda yet.”



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Juliana watched sympathetically as Grace immediately stiffened

and tried to rise from Adam’s lap, but he wouldn’t allow it. Shaking

his head at her, Adam murmured softly to her until she settled again

and tipped her forehead against his. Ethan placed a soothing hand on

her back, stroking through her wavy curls.

Ethan said, “I’ve never seen that cowboy before. I’ll go visit with

them. I wonder why she’s back in Divine.”

Ethan excused himself, and Juliana watched with curiosity as he

approached the couple. A frown registered on Brenda’s face the

moment she recognized Ethan as he approached them. Then she

smiled flirtatiously at him.

“What a conniving little witch!” Juliana muttered as she watched

Brenda try to flirt with Grace’s husband. Ethan ignored her, shook

hands with her date, and spoke to him.

Juliana watched as the young woman looked up at her date

innocently. Her expressive face ran the gamut in her attempt to

control the situation. Her date looked down at her questioningly. She

shook her head and played the sweet and pure card, bluffing expertly.

“Wow, how does a person develop such exquisite talent as a

master manipulator?” Juliana murmured as she watched Brenda tear

up for her date’s benefit.

Ethan shook the cowboy’s hand again and spoke a few

admonishing words to Brenda before leaving them at the bar ordering

drinks. Next he sought out Kendall Warner who was talking with two

men who had just come in. Ethan stayed there for a moment, talking

with Jack’s cousin and shaking the men’s hands, and then checked in

with the bouncers before returning to his table.

Juliana glanced at Grace, trying to gauge her reaction. She didn’t

look happy as she turned when Adam whispered in her ear. She