**MATURE CONTENT ADVISORY: May not be suitable for younger readers**
Passion as hot as midnight in the South and love as wild as the horses they tame.
Camille “Cami” Hines is the darling daughter of the South’s champion thoroughbred breeder, Jack Hines. She has a pedigree that rivals some of her father’s best horses. Other than feeling a little suffocated at times, Cami thought she was pretty happy with her boyfriend, her life and her future.
But that was before she met Patrick Henley.
“Trick” blurs the lines between what Cami wants and what is expected of her. He’s considered the “help,” which is forbidden fruit as far as her father is concerned, not to mention that Trick would be fired if he ever laid a hand on her. And Trick needs his job. Desperately. His family depends on him.
The heart wants what the heart wants, though, and Trick and Cami are drawn to each other despite the obstacles. At least the ones they know of.
When Trick stumbles upon a note from his father, it triggers a series of revelations that could ruin what he and Cami have worked so hard to overcome. It turns out there’s more to Trick’s presence at the ranch than either of them knew, secrets that could tear them apart.
Here's the scene!
I can’t help but be a little
worried that my dick is making decisions I really shouldn’t be going along
with. Even as we’re walking up to the main house, I’m telling myself this is a
mistake, that if we get caught and Jack finds out, I’ll be out on my ass. And
that would be a disaster. But still, I follow Cami through the wrought iron
gate that surrounds the pool.
She
walks around the pool to the shallow end and stops. I stop beside her and we
wait for Jenna and Rusty to catch up. They’re giggling and whispering the whole
way.
From
the corner of my eye, I see Cami fidget. At first, it appears to be a nervous
thing. But when I glance at her, she looks at me and smiles. It’s a bright
smile. Bright and …excited, which makes me think it’s not all bad nerves. In fact, it makes me twitch
a little in my jeans, which is never a good thing when I’m getting ready to
strip down in front of mixed company.
Without
even pausing, Jenna pulls her shirt over her head then reaches for Rusty’s.
While they’re all wrapped up in removing each other’s clothes, I turn more
toward Cami.
“Are
you sure you’re up for this?”
She
takes a deep breath and grins at me. “Yep. You?”
I
nod. “Yep.”
She
puts one small hand on my arm and looks me in the eye. “It’ll be fine, you
know. Drogheda would never tell on me, so you
don’t need to worry, okay?”
She’s worrying about me worrying? Now I feel bad for telling
her how important this job is.
“I’m
not worried,” I assure her. “I trust you.”
Her
smile is sweet and pleased and it makes me want to kiss her. Hell, everything
she does makes me want to kiss her.
“Good.
You should.”
As
if she’s making her point, Cami takes a few steps back and pulls her shirt over
her head. She does it quickly and then holds it in front of her and waits.
That’s my cue to shed a piece of clothing, too.
In
the brightness of the full moon, I can see her eyes twinkling devilishly. She’s
so coy. So damned adorably coy.
God, it would be so much fun to have her all
to myself for one night. Just one night. Maybe that would be enough to get her
out of my system.
“All
right then, Mr. Rock Hard Abs, show me what you got,” she demands teasingly.
She
doesn’t have to ask me twice! Grabbing a handful of shirt behind my neck, I
pull it over my head. But I throw mine on one of the white lounge chairs,
upping the ante a little. Her eyes flicker down my chest and stomach. My
muscles tighten. I see her gaze drop lower then hurry back to my face. She’s
curious. She wants to look, she wants to see what’s under my jeans, but she’s
trying not to show it. I bite back a groan.
What
I wouldn’t give to carry her off to someplace more private…
Slowly,
she pulls her arms away from her chest and holds her shirt out by her
fingertips then drops it onto a chair. I have to clamp my lips shut to keep my
mouth from dropping open when I see the little purple scrap of lace that’s
covering the most perfectly firm flesh I think I’ve ever seen. I can even see
the outline of her nipples. The fact that they’re hard makes me want to squirm.
When
I look up at her face, she isn’t smiling anymore. Her expression looks like I feel—hot and bothered and about as close as I’ve ever come to
ripping someone’s clothes off.
She
isn’t moving. She’s just staring at me. Like, right at me. Her eyes aren’t
leaving mine. And there’s something about the intensity of her look that makes
me feel like some kind of animal.
Just
to tease her, I bend down and pull off my boots, kicking them to the side. My
socks follow. I see her lips curve and she kicks off her own shoes and gives
them a nudge. Then she’s watching me again, all serious and…hungry. It’s like
we both know we’re getting down to business. And that excites me.
I
reach for the button of my jeans and I pop it loose. Her eyes drop to my hands
and I slowly slide the zipper down. My jeans hang a little on my hips, so when
I let them go, they fall into a heap around my ankles. I step out of them and
straighten to watch her look me over.
Her
eyes start at my bare feet and move slowly up my calves and thighs. My balls
tighten when she gets to my crotch. Her eyes stay there for a lot longer than
what they should. It makes my pulse pick up speed.
Holy shit, that’s hot!
“I
guess it’s a good thing I wore underwear today,” I say glibly, anything to
break the tension. I’m not sure how much more I can take of Cami’s teasing
torture and still act like a responsible adult.
Her
eyes fly to my face and her mouth drops open. “You don’t normally?”
I
shake my head. Even in the silvery light of the moon, I can see her cheeks
darken. I know she’s blushing.
“Tonight
is not a good night for you to be doing stuff like that.”
“Stuff
like what?” she asks, a little breathlessly, which also turns me on.
Dammit!
“Stuff
like looking me over as if you wanna lick every square inch of me and then
blushing about it. It’s taking every bit of willpower I have and then some not
to come over there and kiss you.”
“But
you don’t want to do that.” I don’t know if it’s a statement or a question.
“Hell
yeah I want to! But I can’t. I shouldn’t.”
“I
know. And I admire you for your…restraint.”
Before
she even finishes the sentence, she’s biting her lip and tugging on the zipper
to her shorts. She wiggles her thumbs under the waistband and shimmies her hips
back and forth. But slowly, like she’s actually doing a strip tease. My mouth
goes completely dry as I watch the material make its way down her slim legs.
When
her shorts are pooled around her ankles, she steps out of them and flings them
away. I notice she jacks her chin up a notch, like she’s not used to being on
display but she’s determined to be cool about it. That makes it even sexier in
my opinion.
The
triangle of lace between her legs matches her bra. I don’t really much care
either way. I’m as much a fan of white cotton as I am of sexy lingerie. I don’t
pay any of it a lot of attention. I’m much more interested in what’s
underneath.
Cami
is built perfectly. At first I’m surprised that, with a body like that—long
legs, tight stomach, curvy hips, narrow waist, awesome rack—she doesn’t wear
more revealing clothes. But then, when I think of her personality, of what
she’s really like, I’m not surprised at all. I’d say she’s picky about who sees
her like this, and the fact that she saves it for a few select people makes me
want her that much more.
“You
do realize you’re perfect, right?”
She
looks down, letting her hair fall forward to hide her face. But not before I
see the smile of pure pleasure pulling at her lips. I can’t help but wonder
what things are like with that boyfriend of hers. Doesn’t he tell her how
beautiful she is? Doesn’t he know how lucky he is to have a girl like this? To
touch her whenever he wants to, probably with her daddy’s blessing?
Those
thoughts bring a very unwelcome dark cloud to the night, so I put them out of
my mind and make a point to keep things light. For both our sakes.
“Now,
are you getting in or am I gonna have to throw you in?”
She
looks confused at first, but then I see her face light up when she captures the
mischief of the night.
That’s more like it.
Although
it works to relieve the tension, in my head I know all she has to do is move
the wrong way or touch me the right way and my rock hard willpower
will crumble like day old bread.
About M. Leighton:
I was born and raised in the United States, and I’ve lived in several of the fabulous fifty. Though I currently live in the deep South, I spent much of my childhood up North and hope to return there one day. A few other things about me: I believe that sometimes you have to look really, REALLY hard to find the good in people, but it's there. I believe that I'm shrinking (I swear five years ago I was two inches taller). I believe my husband is quite possibly one of the most amazing men in the entire world (I can't be sure because I haven't met all of them). I believe coffee and chocolate, when combined, could be the basis for world peace. I believe that Jesus rocks and communism doesn’t. I believe that white makes me look fat and black collects lint. I believe summer's too hot, winter's too cold and fall was made for football. I like dogs better than cats and the first movie in a trilogy is invariably the best. But most of all, I believe that love conquers all.
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