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Get it together Darcy, I berate myself.Don’t act like a nitwit!
Taking a steadying breath, I lean in to get a closer look at the wound. Fortunately, it doesn’t appear to be festering, but it’s a little raw where the jeans seem to have rubbed against it, like Ranger mentioned.
“It looks okay, but I’m no doctor.”
“Just feels a little raw, but otherwise I feel pretty good. Today was the only day I didn’t keep the wrap on it.”
“Okay then, I’ll just bandage it up with something fresh to keep your pants from chafing the skin.” I pull out the disinfectant and brace myself. “This is going to sting a little, so I’m sorry.”
“I can brave it.” Ranger keeps a close eye on my movements while I clean around the wound and then winces.
“Sorry, sorry!” I panic, afraid I’ve injured him further.
“No, it’s okay. Just a little burning.”
I lower my mouth inches from the cut and blow on it gently hoping to ease the sting. “That better?” I ask as I gaze up at him. I try not to notice that I’m incredibly close to his barely covered manhood.
The cowboy looks at me and nods. His usually bright blue eyes have gone dark and hooded. “Uh-huh.”
I blow gently on the wound again, hoping to cool it. Beneath the covers, Ranger’s member seems to stir and grow larger. Is that possible? Trying to maintain my composure, I grab the new bandage and pull it from its package.
I step back to survey the best way to wrap his leg. “Let me know if I hurt you at all, but I think I’m going to have to wrap all the way around the thigh so the bandage stays in place better.”
“Darlin’, do what you have to do. I’ll live.” Ranger pulls the covers ever so slightly so that I have better access to his leg.
Holding my breath, I press and hold his naked calf against my chest so I can wind the cloth around his upper thigh. What should have been a simple medical treatment has me feeling hot and bothered and unsteady. But determined to be professional, I press his leg tighter against me so as not to drop it. The sheet slips ever so slightly and I see the tip of his hard cock peeking out. Oh my god, I can’t believe this is happening. The deep plum head peeps a bit under the material, so little that I don’t think its owner is aware.
Almost on cue, I feel my panties get wet and my nipples harden.Why am I not wearing a bra? Ranger’s as still as a cougar, his eyes flitting from my face to my hard nipples peeping through my thin shirt.
“Okay, well that’s done,” I manage in a slightly breathless voice. Then, I place his leg gently back on the bed, reluctant to let go of him but equally eager to back away from the temptation of his body. As I finish my work, I find myself panting a little, turned on by the proximity of the cowboy, his naked flesh, and my own desire to know what it’d feel like to be pressed hard against him.
His eyes gleam knowingly, watching my every move with deep fascination.
“Much appreciated, Darcy. Feels better already.” Ranger’s voice is thick.
“Of course, any time. Night now.”
“Goodnight. Sleep tight, hon.”
I leave the cowboy’s room and shut the door firmly behind me. But I take a moment and lean against the hard wood, fighting the desire to run back into his arms. After a few deep breaths, I pry myself off the door and enter my own room, needing refuge from my feelings and the intense attraction I feel toward this mysterious man.
6
RANGER
Darcy exits the bedroom, her curvy ass disappearing as the door shuts, and for a moment, I regret that she’s gone back to her own bed.
Then, I curse myself and look for something to throw at the wall.
You’re a dirt bag,Rock McLaughlin.What the hell is wrong with you? You’re Darcy’s enemy, or so she thinks.
After all, my sweet hostess has no idea that my name’s not Ranger McLeod at all. In fact, I’m a scion of the very family that she hates so much: the McLaughlins.
For good reason too. The Lazy M has taken over every farm in the surrounding area, and the Fields property is the last one on the list to complete the monopoly. This tiny homestead is literally surrounded on all sides by McLaughlin land, like a landlocked island.
Plus, my brothers weren’t exactly subtle or generous when pressuring other landowners to sell. Let’s just say their way of ‘handling it’ was despicable, and likely downright criminal, not to mention amoral. But when I confronted them about their dirty tactics, they told me to mind my business,city slicker, and let them handle it. Thank fuck I wasn’t around to see it because the name “McLaughlin” makes my skin crawl these days.
Yet now, I’m a part of their plan and it’s no coincidence that I stumbled into Darcy’s barn that rainy night. Being thrown off my horse was an accident, but my target was the Fields property all along. After countless threats, my brothers have dispatched me to convince Darcy to give up the only home she’s ever known.
