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jukebox.  Your eyes have followed George s every move since he took over for Quade.
 So? I thought he was sexy, Carol argued.
 And so am I, but you don t follow me around like that. I knew you must be in love
with the guy. I m just glad you finally figured it out.
 So what should I do about Trick? As soon as she said the name, she covered her
mouth. Shit.  Forget I said that.
 Trick Allen?! Nate s jaw dropped.  Are you fucking kidding me? Why didn t I see it
before?
 Because you weren t meant to. Promise me you won t tell anyone. George ll never
forgive me.
Nate scratched at his jaw.  So, Trick is the one George broke up with to date you?
Carol nodded. She returned her attention to the song selections. Her gaze automatically
going to several by Trick Allen and the Cowboys.  He s an incredibly handsome man, she
murmered.
 Huh?
 Trick. I said he s handsome.
Nate laughed.  Yeah, thinks you and half the women and gay men in the world.
 I told George I d share him with Trick. She bit her lip waiting for Nate s reply.
 What did he say?
 No, I guess. He said Trick didn t deserve to be with us.
Nate covered Carol s hand.  Can I ask you something?
 Sure.
 Why did you offer?
 Because George loves him. Because if there comes a point when he needs male
companionship, I d rather he got it from Trick than someone else.
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 That s all? Are you sure?
 What re you asking, Nate?
 Despite what happened to you, I think you enjoyed being with two men, both sexually
and emotionally. Am I wrong?
 That was different. I loved Lyle and Rodney.
 Yeah, I ve no doubt of that, but do you miss having two men hold you at night? I
know I ve become quite accustomed to it. There s nothing wrong with it.
Images of her lying between Trick and George flooded her mind.  I ll have to think
about it.
Nate kissed her cheek.  You do that. The only advice I have for you is this. Only enter
into a threesome if you want it. You can t do it just for George's sake, it ll never work.
Sucking on her bottom lip again, she nodded as strong arms wrapped around her waist.
 You trying to steal my girl? Don t you have enough people in your bed already?
George asked Nate as he began kissing the side of Carol s neck.
She leant her head to the side to give her lover more room to play. Never in her adult
life had she been able to so openly accept public displays of affection. It was the reason she d
moved to Cattle Valley with Lyle and Rodney in the first place. Of course she hadn t known
at the time they were already over giving her affection, either privately or publicly.
Carol lifted her arms and began to slowly dance against George as one of the sexy songs
she d chosen began to play. Nate walked off laughing as George s big hands began to roam
up and down her sides, grazing her breasts as she continued to dance for him.
The hard ridge of his erection ground against her, and Carol suddenly wanted to be
home in bed. She turned around and ran a hand over the front of George s jeans.  Take me
home, love.
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Chapter Four
 Morning, Ethan, Carol greeted as she entered the office.
 Morning, Miss McGowan, Ethan returned from his small desk in the corner of the
room.
 I know we ve discussed this before, but please call me Carol. Miss McGowan makes
me feel old. She put her purse in the bottom drawer before crossing to the coffee pot.
She inhaled the strong brew as she poured her cup. It was worth keeping Ethan around
if for no other reason than the man made excellent coffee. On her first day back to work, she
felt guilty about Nate moving the young man to the smaller desk, but Ethan had insisted that
it was the way it should be.
Three days into her lightened schedule, Carol was getting used to it. She knew the
reduced hours would only last another week and then she d be back to tormenting Nate
fulltime.
Carol set her cup on the corner of her desk and picked up the mail. A letter addressed
to Nate quickly got her attention. It had been two weeks since the magazine spread on the
grandstand collapse, and it had taken both her and Ethan to keep up with the condolences as
well as the hate mail that had come flooding into the mayor s office.
Despite the hundreds of letters they received daily, Carol knew the one in her hands
was different. She picked up the long metal letter opener and cleanly sliced through the top
of the envelope.
After several calming breaths, she pulled out the letter. On the personal stationery of
Trick Allen, a short note was handwritten.
Dear Nate,
I m due for a concert break at the end of the week and was wondering if you d be interested in a
charity concert sometime in the next two weeks. Although it ll have to be just me without the band, I d
be more than happy to help raise money for anything the town may need.
Truly,
Trick Allen
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Carol s gaze zeroed in on the phone number scratched under Trick s signature. She
quickly copied it onto her desk blotter before putting the letter on the top of Nate s stack.
She knew the number would plague her for the rest of the morning. Maybe nothing
would come of it? Nate might just turn Trick down. Although there were people in town
who could definitely use the help, their little corner of the world had already received
enough attention. A fundraiser given by Trick Allen would stir the media up once more.
Carol knew she had four more hours to decide whether or not to call Trick. She d
spoken to George several times, trying to get a feeling for his thoughts on her proposal, but
never had gotten an answer from the man she loved.
Lately she d become obsessed with reading and watching everything she could find on
the internet about Trick. It wasn t the star-struck factor, it was more a case of trying to get to
know a person before meeting them.
There were several things she d learned about Trick over the previous couple of weeks.
Although a superstar, he actually seemed to be quite shy. During interviews, his already
deep voice often became so soft you could barely understand him. Oh, and the best thing she
learned was that he had great hands. Several times she d fantasised about watching those
hands wrapped around George s cock, or squeezing her breasts. Of course these were never
the kinds of fantasies she shared with George. The subject of his ex-lover still seemed to be a
sore spot with him.
A few days earlier, they d had drinks with Tyler and Hearn at the Grizzly Bar. It had [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]