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out of town on a sprawling ranch, paced an equally nervous man. Jared hadn’t seen Lily for almost a week; she had been dodging him successfully and had now gone missing, with his mother no less, which was always a sign of trouble. She had left him a schedule that would scare a pop star out on tour. He wanted to talk to her about a phone call he had gotten from a law firm in Dallas. They had called to inquire about the resume they received from her, and had left a number for her to call in order to set up an interview. What in the hell was going on? First the apartment and now this. Did she really think he would let her leave him and go to Dallas and live by herself? She needed him dammit, he had always taken care of her and protected her and he was damned if she was going anywhere until they explored what had happened with that kiss they had shared in her office.
    That kiss had knocked him to his knees, almost literally. Where did she learn to kiss like that, he had never had a more intensely passionate kiss in his disreputable life and the thought of her sharing it with another man had him stomping down the hallway that lead to his office. Everything in the Maguire ranch belonged to him and somehow that had included Lily. Her blatant attempts to leave him and her home , made him want to instinctively tighten his hold on her.
    The only problem with that was the slow realization that he possessed nothing that could hold her if she chose to go. She never cared about his money and was probably worth much more than he paid her, he couldn’t charm her the way he did with other women because she knew him far too well and knew almost everything there was to know about him. His only hope was the loyalty she had to him , and of course there was that kiss.
    He closed the door behind him and sat at his desk in brooding silence, the thoughts of the next two weeks became a burden to carry and not the pleasurable endeavor he had imagined. Twenty women to meet, woo and kiss was not bad odd for a single man. He knew some of the women that were invited and was initially very encouraged by the prospect. He needed to get Lily out of his thoughts and was going to throw himself into the upcoming games. He forcibly stared at his desk and took care of the loose ends of business so that he would be available to the activities of the next two weeks.
    He had plans, the same plans he had a few weeks ago and those were to find a woman, get married and have a house full of kids. There was a message waiting for him and he finally picked up his phone to retrieve it. It was from Lily whose soft voice told him she would be in tomorrow to overseer things, but to please not call because she needed some personal prep time. What the hell did that mean anyway? He hung up the phone and went back to work, determined to follow the plan.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 8
     
    The sun shone brightly and the air smelled sweetly of cut grass and wildflowers. The staff at the Maguire Ranch had been up and active for several hours in anticipation of the arriving guests and there was still no sign of Lily. Jared had become short tempered and barked orders at any poor soul that happened to walk by; each prayed that Lily would appear to soothe the proverbial savage beast. At mid-morning Ava’s signature car pulled through the circular driveway, Jared came down the three short stairs to greet her and stopped in his tracks as a young woman stepped out of the passenger side, he hadn’t being expecting anyone so early and didn’t think his mother was bringing anyone.
    The beautiful creature stared at him with gemstone green eyes and appeared to be waited on a response or some sign of recognition from him. When it finally happened a few long minutes later, Jared could do nothing but stare with his jaw hanging open. His mother walked over to him and used her index finger to push his jaw upward in an