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bread up here though.” He opened the cupboard above the toaster. He got the bread down and put two slices in the small toaster.
    “So how long you been sleepin’ with my Lexi?”
    “She’s not your Lexi.”
    “Is she yours?”
    “Lexi is not anyone’s unless she wants to be.” Jake stiffened that Buck thought of Lexi as some kind of possession. Jake was not fighting over her. Well, maybe a little bit. She was worth a little competition.
    The cowboy let out a hoot and smacked his thigh, “She sure does have you wrapped around her little finger, huh? Got you makin’ coffee, breakfast, sweet love.”
    “That’s none of your business.”
    “True. But I like makin’ stuff my business.” Buck drawled with a smirk.
    “Well, you can butt the hell out Buckingham Caulfield!” Lexi stood in the doorway; hair wet, skin clean, wearing an old college sweatshirt, jeans that hugged her slender hips and a frown marring her otherwise pretty face.
    “Lexi-girl, you look fit to be tied.” The cowboy started toward her with his arms ready to wrap around Lexi.
    She raised her arms, palms out. “Forget about it. I’m pretty pissed at you right now.” Lexi pushed past Buck into the kitchen, grabbed a cup off the rack and filled it. She sauntered over to Jake, put one arm around his neck and kissed his jaw, “Thanks for makin’ the java, babe.” She pulled away and winked at him.
    “No problem. I know how you need the jump start.” He smiled and hoped the statement was true.
    “Ain’t that the truth? She’s a regular bear without a cup-a-Joe.”
    “Not these days. I have other morning routines.” Lexi’s grin and wink extended to Buck.
    “No lovin’ gets you ornery these days? Girl, I told you, you were repressed.”
    “What I am is none of your business,” she leaned over the counter and poked the large cowboy in the chest, poking her round derriere in Jakes direction. It took tremendous will power not to pull her back against him.
    “I’m hearin’ that a lot today.” Buck looked like a child getting a lecture from a parent.
    “Besides which, what are you doing here?”
    “I told you last night, I’m meeting with pa’s broker.”
    “No.” Lexi shook her head, “Here,” she pointed at the floor, “at my house.” Lexi straightened back up.
    “I was bored.”
    “I wasn’t.” Lexi leaned back against Jake. He folded his arms around her. Lexi’s butt nestled against him, and he pressed forward.
    “Well I can always go meet Jackson .”
    “No!” Lexi broke free and rushed forward to stop Buck from getting up.
    “Who’s Jackson ?” Jake asked
    “You’re shaggin’ some nobody and he hasn’t met Jackson and Caroline?”
    “Not yet.” Lexi shuffled her feet.
    “Look, I’m gonna go. I’ll talk to you later.” The cowboy was leaving.
    “Buck, wait!” Lexi called after him.
    “Yep.” He turned toward her
    She held out her hand, “Gimme my key.”
    Jake suppressed a chuckle at the dumb-found look that crossed Buck Caulfield’s face as he rifled through his pockets and gave Lexi a single key.
    After Buck left, Lexi turned to him, holding the key up, “I can see I need to find a new hiding place.”
    “Who’s Caroline?” Jake was not letting her off easy.
    Lexi sighed, “Colonel Jackson and Caroline Andrews.”
    “Your parents.”
    “Yeppers. You did great by the way. Buck thinks we’ve been dating for quite some time.”
    “Lexi, didn’t we just break one of your rules?”
    “I don’t think so.” She tilted her head at him.
    “I don’t think that was very discreet.”
    “It wasn’t. Oh boy, there’s gonna be trouble.”
    “Are we dating?” Not that Jake cared, he was curious.
    “For Buck we are. He’ll be less trouble that way.”
    Jake wondered why but didn’t question it. He liked the facade that Lexi belonged to him in front of the arrogant cowboy. Jake silenced the inner voice that screamed he was being possessive.
    “I think I like pretend-dating you. Does