Naked Heat: Naked Cowboys, Book 7 Read Online Free PDF Page B

else be offended enough to leave.
    No such luck. She walked up to him, smiling broadly.
    “Hey, Mac. Cade said you were working like a team of mules out here.” She looked around. “I see you’ve got those tumbledown outbuildings gone. And it’s good you’re attacking all this underbrush. I did that with the B&B so strange critters didn’t make homes in it.”
    Okay, enough with the small talk.
    “What can I do for you, Georgie? I don’t mean to be rude, but you can see I’ve got a ton of work to do here.”
    “And I’m not here to stop you. But everyone needs a break now and then, and I have just the one for you. It’s midweek, the B&B is empty and we’re having a little friendly barbecue tonight. Just my girls’ group and their husbands, and we want you to come.”
    Socialize? The thought made his nerves jangle.
    “That’s very kind of you, but I don’t—”
    “I could have called, since Cade managed to get your cell number, but I was sure you’d turn me down. It’s a lot harder to say no in person.”
    “Like I said, I appreciate the invite—”
    “Good. Good, good, good. Cade will pick you up at seven.” She glanced at the house. “You get the water working yet?”
    “Marginally, why?”
    “So you can shower after you’re done here, of course. Although I’m sure none of us minds a little honest sweat.” She winked at him. “So be ready at seven, okay?”
    “Cade doesn’t need to pick me up.” He struggled to keep the frustration out of his voice. “How will I get home? Anyway, I’m not—”
    “See you later. Hope you’re hungry.” She stopped at the open door of her vehicle. “Oh, and just FYI, I think Nida might join us. You can tell her all about the progress you’re making here.” Then she was in her vehicle and gone before he could find his voice again.
    Cade had told him his wife was a steamroller, and he was certainly right about that. Now what the fuck did he do? He didn’t even know how many people would be there or even how he would tolerate being social.
    Shit. Shit. Shit!
    He wasn’t normally a rude person. It was just that circumstances had shoved everything but his mission to the back burner. Still, Cade had been beyond nice and helpful to him. If a meal with them would make them feel better, Mac guessed he could tolerate it for a couple of hours.
    And Nida will be there.
    Not that he should be concerned with that. Or her. He had no business even thinking about her while he had this going on. Revenge and justice were the only two things he should be thinking about. So why then, when he lay in his sleeping bag at night on the hard floor, did he torment himself imaging what she would look like naked? So much so, that in order to get any sleep, he’d had to resort to his good right hand. Not nearly as satisfying as the soft velvet of a woman’s inner walls.
    Pulling the starter on the Bushwacker, he went back to work on the undergrowth along one side of the house, possibly pushing the machine with a little more force than necessary.
    “I think this is a bad idea,” Nida said to Georgie as she walked into the B&B kitchen. “I feel like a fifth wheel here.”
    Georgie lifted an eyebrow. “Why? We’re all friends, almost like a family. Right?”
    Nida gave her a crooked grin. “Yes, and I really do feel like it, except on nights like tonight when everyone else is all coupled up.”
    “Oh, didn’t I tell you?” Georgie turned away from the table toward the counter. “I invited Mac McDaniel. Cade’s picking him up.”
    Nida nearly dropped the bowl of dip. “Georgie, what do you guys think you’re doing? I’ve seen how you all work. No one’s safe from your matchmaking efforts.”
    “Matchmaking?” Georgie gave a ladylike snort. “We’re just widening our circle of friends.”
    “Oh, right.” Nida shook her head. “I know you think this is something nice for me, but I really don’t want you to set me up. Please. I’m happy just the way I