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Thisis the man I’ll be spending the next month with?
Lord, have mercy.
TWO
Wyatt
“Shit,”I whisper under my breath when I walk into the living room and see a literal angel standing there.
I manage to tear my eyes away from her for a split second to look around, wondering if I’m dreaming. How did she get in here? More importantly, how can I keep her here forever?
Something possessive and wild takes hold of me, wrapping itself around my lungs, tendons, and muscles, tightening until I can barely breathe. My eyes are drawn back to hers, my heart finally settling down when she sways closer to me.
Is she feeling this too?
Long, dark hair flows around her shoulders, framing her face perfectly. Deep blue eyes blink up at me, and I fall further under her spell, my feet moving forward almost without my permission.
“Hi,” the goddess says, giving me a shy smile as she steps forward with her hand outstretched. “I’m Kennedy. You must be Wyatt.”
“I am,” I say as I slip my hand into hers.
I meant to shake it. I swear I did, but as soon as we're skin to skin, my brain short circuits, and I end up just holding her hand in mine as I stare at her. Every single thing about her is mesmerizing, from her round, slightly flushed cheeks to her cute little nose. Kennedy licks her bottom lip in a nervous gesture, and my eyes are glued to the motion.
“I hope you don’t mind,” she says, her words barely registering. I can’t focus on anything except the way her lips move. “Your brothers let me in on their way out.”
“Mind?” I stutter out like an idiot.
Yeah, like I would ever be mad at them letting my dream girl into my place.
“I wasn’t sure where to go,” she continues, completely oblivious to the fact that my whole world has rearranged itself to fit her right in the center. “There wasn’t a sign for the dude ranch, so I was worried I was in the wrong place,” she says as she pulls her hand away from mine.
Reluctantly, I let her go, watching as she looks around my house. I look at her instead. I want to make sure that she likes it here. It will be her home soon enough.
Warm afternoon sunlight streams through the big bay windows, highlighting the gentle curves of Kennedy’s body. I want to kiss her everywhere the light touches, but I manage to reel in my possessive thoughts. Barely.
Out of all the Ford brothers, I’m the one who has always had a clear direction in life. I know what I want and I go after it until I have it. One look at Kennedy, and I know she’s going to be my sweetest obsession yet. I’m not stopping until she’s mine in every way imaginable.
Starting the dude ranch was the same way. My brothers all said that no one would come or that it would be more profitable to just raise and train horses to sell, but that’s not what I wanted.
I saved up my entire teen years to be able to build the cabins and buy a few more horses. I opened it up three years ago, and business has only continued to grow in that time. I'm booked from March through October every year and I get to have the winter off to rest and analyze the business side of things before it gets busy again.
“You’re my month-long client,” I blurt out ungracefully when the dots start to connect in my lust-fogged mind.
“Yeah,” she says, giving me another small smile. Soft pink lips part to show a hint of her teeth, and suddenly, all I can think about is what it would feel like to have her bite me as she cries out in ecstasy.
Fuck, get it together,I scold myself.
“Let me show you around the place,” I mumble, already stalking toward the door.
The goddess follows me out onto the front porch, and I look over at the cabins that are meant to be for my clients. I hate the thought of her staying in them though. It’s too far away.
I wonder if I could tell her they’re under maintenance right now…
"This section of the farm right here is all mine," I say, motioning to the barn, the two paddocks, and field that border my house. "My brothers all own the rest of the land and they won't be mad if we go across it so you don't really have to worry about boundaries. I'll be with you too, and I’ll show you around more."
She nods, looking out at the horses grazing with a pale face. I want to ask her if she’s tired from her trip and wants to lay down for a bit before the tour, but she’s already starting to step off the front porch.
I follow after her, leading her over to the barn that’s just a few hundred feet from my front door.
