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much, but what I do I keep short because of the heat out in the fields.” He pressed his chest against Van’s and moved from side to side. “I like the way you feel.”
    Van rubbed his palms against Jon’s ass. “I could say the same.” Jon’s tiny red boy shorts came to mind. He didn’t dare admit to jacking off thinking about the feminine underwear, but he couldn’t help but wonder what Jon had on under his tight jeans. His hands shook with the need to peel the faded denim from Jon’s narrow hips. “I know this is technically our first date, but would you be willing to go back to my room with me?”
    Jon reached between them and placed his hand on Van’s erection. “I can’t stay the night in Cattle Valley, but if you’re up for an adventure…”
    “Yes,” Van quickly answered. As hard as he was, he’d go anywhere as long as it ended with his cock buried inside Jon.
    Jon grinned and moved back to the passenger seat. “Have you ever had sex in a hayloft?”
    “Can’t say that I have.” Van started the engine. “What about your grandpa?” he asked, pulling out onto the road.
    “Grandpa hears me come in, but I’ve learned how to get back out without him knowing.” Jon winked. “I was a typical teenager despite the fact that I was a virgin until my freshman year in college.”
    Van chuckled. He didn’t dare tell Jon that he’d lost his virginity at the tender age of fifteen to a surfer who’d competed against his father. Even as a grown-up, he didn’t blame the older man. After all, it wasn’t like he’d been taken advantage of. At fifteen, he’d known exactly what he’d wanted, and he’d set his sights on the biggest, hottest surfer on the island. It had taken some convincing, but after a couple of weeks, the hunk had no longer been able to deny him.
    “What’re you thinking about?” Jon asked.
    “Nothing.” Van knew better than to talk about past lovers. He slowed at the bottom of the mountain. “Which way?”
    “We’ll have to go back to the rodeo for my truck,” Jon instructed.
    “Tell me about college. Did you graduate?” Van had never regretted his decision to further his education in the ocean instead of the classroom, but he’d often wondered what road he would’ve taken had he stayed with his mom in New York.
    “Yep. I received a Master’s of Business Administration with a concentration in marketing from the University of Washington. Go Huskies.” Jon pumped his fist in the air in a half-hearted cheer. “After I graduated, I landed a dream job and bought a little condo in downtown Seattle.”
    “Sounds nice.” Van knew Jon took care of the farm and his grandfather, but he’d had no idea what he’d given up.
    “It was.” Jon’s voice sounded thick with emotion.
    Van reached over and squeezed Jon’s shoulder. “I’m sorry.”
    Jon shook his head. “Don’t be. My grandparents gave up their lives and most of their savings to raise me after my folks died. I’m still young. There’ll be plenty of time for me to be selfish, but for now, it’s payback time.”
    Van thought of his own dad and the lengths he would have gone to for the man who’d been his world. “Yeah, I get it. I’d do the same thing.”
    “Really? Because none of my old friends seem to.”
    It sounded to Van like Jon had shitty friends, but he wasn’t about to say that. “I think people don’t know what they’re capable of until they’re faced with a situation that requires the best in them.”
    “I guess I never thought of it that way.”
    They rode in silence for several moments before Van pulled into the gravel parking lot of the rodeo grounds. A cheer went up, filling the air with sounds of celebration.
    “Someone must’ve had a hell of a ride,” Jon said, looking towards the arena.
    With his passion cooled a bit by the drive, Van made a snap decision. He parked the Jeep and turned off the engine. “Let’s go watch.”
    “What about the hayloft?”
    “Around you,