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Ian removed a handkerchief from his pocket, took his hat off, and wiped the mud from his face. He narrowed his eyes at her and saw her trying not to laugh.
“Oh, you think that’s funny?” He dismounted and walked toward her, but he laughed again when she tried to step back, and her foot was stuck in the mud. He watched her struggle to free it, but all she did was pull her foot from the boot. She lost her balance, and her sock-covered foot sank into the mud, then she fell onto her butt. She got up and glared at him. Her entire body was covered in mud. Ian shook his head. “You have nowhere to go,” he murmured as he moved closer.
“Now, Ian, I only did it because you laughed at me,” Eden said, with laughter in her voice. She held her hands out in front of her to keep him away from her. He leaned down, scooped up a handful of mud, then advanced on her.
“Payback,” he said.
“That’s not fair. I already have mud on me.”
“Then a little more won’t matter, will it?”
She quickly glanced around, and Ian knewshe planned to run, but he was ahead of her. He reached out, grabbed her arm, and tugged her close. He held his hand with the mud in it over her face.
“You owe me an apology,” he said.
“You’ll be hellbent on getting it,” she said, laughing.
“Okay. I can do without the apology.” He put his hand near her face.
Her eyes widened. “You wouldn’t dare. I’ll tell your boss.”
“I’m the boss, remember?”
She continued to laugh when Ian wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her against his body. He couldn’t stop himself from glancing at her lips and back into her eyes.
“Ian?”
“No fraternizing, remember?”
“Is that what we’re doing? I thought it was just a mud fight.”
“Oh, yeah. You’re right.” He smashed the mud onto her face, making her scream, and try to get away from him.
She hooked her leg around his, and took them both to the ground, where she landed on top of him. He rolled her onto her back and moved over her, then began to move off her, when her arms wrapped around his neck, he looked into her eyes.
“Will you kiss me, please?” she whispered.
“That’s fraternizing,” he murmured as he wiped the mud from her face and lowered his lips to hers. When she moaned, he deepened the kiss, and slid his tongue into her mouth.Shit! Not a good idea.He pulled away from her, got tohis feet, and put his hand out to help her up. She let him pull her to her feet.
“We both need a shower before the mud dries. Then I can relax for the evening.”
“Yes, it’s best we go.” He helped her onto her horse, vaulted into his saddle, and they headed back. No more words were spoken between them.
“You fucking idiot,” he murmured. Shaking his head, he knew he shouldn’t have kissed her, but he couldn’t resist those lush lips and they tasted wonderful. He’d love to taste more of her, but he knew he couldn’t.
When they entered the barn, no one was around and for that, he was thankful. He didn’t need to explain why they were covered in mud. Once they dismounted, he took her horse, and walked both his and hers down the aisle.
“Do I need to do anything?” she asked him.
Besides get the hell away from him? No!
“Uh, no, I got this. Go get your shower and enjoy the rest of your evening.”
“All right.”
He glanced over his shoulder to see her staring at him, then she turned and walked out of the barn. Damn, what an idiot he was. Her lips were so soft, and he’d better remember that because he could never kiss her again. She was leaving. Back to the big city, and her job.
“What the hell were you thinking?” he muttered.
