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“Dad?”
    “Come
in.”
    “We’re
back.”
    He
glanced at the clock on the bedside table. “It’s early.”
    “I
know. We decided to watch a movie here instead of going out.”
    “All
right. You
two kids have fun.”
    “We
will. I love you, Daddy.”
    “I love
you too, doll baby. Be good.”
    She
laughed. “I’ll try.” After she closed the door behind her, she walked down the
long hall toward the kitchen to make the popcorn and get them something to
drink.
    Jeremiah
was still looking through the discs when she glanced across the island. “What
would you like to drink?”
    “Anything
cold is fine.”
    “I have
Coke?”
    He
looked back at her with a grin on his perfect lips. “Perfect!”
    She
poured him a glass with some ice in it as she kicked off the heels on her feet.
With a heavy sigh, she leaned on the bar with her elbow.
    “You
okay?”
    “Yeah,
but those heels were killing me.”
    He set
the discs he was looking at down and walked around the island. “You didn’t have
to do all of this for me.”
    “I
thought you liked those kinds of women.”
    “Sometimes,
but like I said, I like the Callie I already knew. I just want to get to know
her better.” His gaze raked down her body, causing her nipples to pull into
tight little nubs under her dress. “Although you look killer
in that dress.”
    Her
cheeks heated with a blush as she set the can down on the counter. “Thanks.”
    He
leaned in to kiss her on the forehead. “Why don’t you change into something
more comfortable like sweats and a T-shirt?”
    Her
whole body shivered from the touch of his lips. She really wanted them on hers.
Once would be enough, right? Yeah, probably not, but she could live for the
moment. “Really?”
    “Yes. I
like seeing your curves in that clingy little number, but I know it can’t be
very comfortable.”
    He’d
noticed her curves, wow. “It’s not.”
    He
swatted her on the butt as she started to walk toward her room. “Then go change,
woman, and I’ll get the popcorn in the microwave.”
    The
moment she had a second for herself, she leaned against the closed door and
sighed. He’d kissed her even if it was just on the forehead—she’d had
Jeremiah’s lips on her skin. Why did he have to be the one to turn her upside
down like this? Why did it have to be one of the Young brothers? Why not
someone easy to love? Not them. They all were bachelors to the core. Well,
until they met the right woman. A few of the boys had settled down recently,
but all of them were women from somewhere besides here. Bandera, Texas residents
weren’t what the boys looked for when they contemplated a mate, or at least it
appeared so. “They’re attracted to a different woman, not some down-home
country girl like me.” Oh well. She’d take what she could get. For tonight,
Jeremiah Young was all hers.
    After
she quickly changed into a pair of shorts and a T-shirt, she did a quick swipe
of a makeup cloth to get the majority of the goop off her face. She’d done
herself up with dark eyeliner, lipstick and all, thinking he liked women all
dolled up. It turns out he didn’t want it at all. Who knew? If she compared
herself to Lydia, she came up lacking. She didn’t do her hair on a regular
basis, she didn’t wear makeup all that much, and she didn’t dress fancy. With a
glance in the mirror behind her door, she screwed up her mouth in a twist of a
sarcastic smile before she opened the door so she could head back into the
living room.
    “Now
there’s the girl I know and love.”
    Love?
    Jeremiah
patted the couch next to him as he settled the full bowl of popcorn on his
thigh. “You look like what I picture you always wearing. I bet you’re more
comfortable too.”
    “Yeah,
I am. This is what I wear most of the time during the summer.”
    He
looked at her legs with a crooked grin as he tossed a couple of kernels of
popcorn into his mouth. “Nice legs.”
    “What? These old things?” She plopped down on the couch