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deepened her scowl. “When did you think about it?”
    “Right before you grabbed my dick and put it inside you.”
    She sputtered and her eyes bugged. “Well, you could have said something.”
    “And spoil the moment?” His smile stretched wide.
    Her head felt ready to explode. “You’re not sixteen,” she bit out.
    His expression turned somber. “No, I’m not, but you seem to think it’s okay to talk to me like I am. I’m clean, by the way.”
    Charli sighed. “And I’m out of practice. I would have thought that would be rule number one to someone like you.”
    Both of his eyebrows shot up. “I think I’ve just been insulted. You calling me a man-whore?”
    She pushed up on her elbows. “I didn’t mean it that way, but you…”
    “Have more experience?”
    “Yeah.”
    Lonny sighed and rolled onto his side. His arms slipped around her and constricted, pulling her closer. Not until he tucked her against his body did he reply. “Baby, I got caught up in the moment, every bit as much as you did. That should say something to you.”
    Her eyes filled, and she wiped away the moisture with an impatient swipe. “What do you mean?”
    “This sure as hell won’t be the last time we fuck.”
     
     
    Lonny wiped his sweaty face against his sleeve.
    “What’s the matter? Can’t take the heat?”
    Lonny swung toward Drew, who reined in his horse beside him. Drew’s tone hadn’t been derisive, but the narrowed gaze he leveled on Lonny said the older man had a bone to chew.
    That morning, Drew had given him only a few minutes to drop his gear in the spare room before they’d headed to the barn and saddled horses. Then Drew had taken him from one end of the property to the other, all the while delivering a commentary on everything Drew and Charli had accomplished together over the past few years. The Lucky K was a small spread compared to Lonny’s and True’s, but the land and outbuildings appeared well maintained, and the livestock was healthy. Still, it was apparent the ranch was a lot of work for one man and a woman to keep up with. So why was Drew doing his best to show Lonny he wasn’t needed?
    Lonny drew his horse around to face Drew’s. He tipped up the brim of his hat to meet the other man’s gaze dead on. “I can take the heat just fine. Look, you got a problem with me?”
    Drew glanced away and cussed under his breath. “What the hell happened between you two last night?” His head swiveled back, and he gave Lonny a searing glare. “And don’t tell me nothin’ . I saw her truck. She came back late all agitated and headed straight to bed without a word. Then this morning she turned pale as a ghost when you drove up. I’ve known her too long not to know somethin’s up.”
    “I’m guessin’ it’s not what you think happened,” Lonny said, choosing his words.
    “That’s not an answer.”
    Lonny’s face heated with anger. “What business is it of yours?”
    “Charli and me are friends. Have been ever since we were kids. Her husband Daniel and I were best friends.”
    “You two are friends ?” Lonny narrowed his gaze on the other cowboy, whose jaw tightened a fraction. “Would I be stepping on any toes if I said I’m interested in the lady?”
    Drew’s breath billowed his chest, but then he shook his head slowly. “I won’t see her hurt.”
    Lonny stared, sure there was more to their relationship than Drew was willing to admit. Did Drew carry a torch for Charli? “I’ve no intentions of hurting a hair on her head,” he said, careful to maintain eye contact with the other man. Best Drew knew the truth now. Lonny didn’t intend to sneak around. “I like her. She’s a pretty woman. Whatever happens will be strictly consensual.”
    Drew’s expression hardened. “Charli needs someone who’ll stick.”
    “Stick?”
    “Yeah, you’re young. A rodeo cowboy. You into stickin’ around when things get rough?”
    “I may be younger than her, but I haven’t spent my life on