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slowly, sighing and
liking the warm cocoon feeling she was experiencing. Semi-awake,
she snuggled against the new sensation that was invading her.
Touching her bed partner’s hard form, she sprang into reality; her
eyes flew open. She was met with Blake’s twinkling blue orbs.
    She gasped realizing that
she had turned in her sleep and was snuggled chest to chest with
her tied hand over his head. Dear Lord!
This was not right! But for some
inconceivable reason, it really didn’t feel all that wrong. That
notion made her groan inwardly. What was wrong with her? This man
made her think like a senseless, immature child. And she was
certainly not a child; the sensations in her breasts reminded her
of that fact. He held her arm in an upright position, pinning her
to him for what seemed to be long minutes. And this position she
quickly realized made her more vulnerable. His face was close to
hers, his hot breath tickled her cheek and she thought for a minute
he was going to kiss her. Did she want him too? For a second she
hoped he would, but never having been kissed by a man, except for a
loving peck from her father, she wondered how she’d react. When he
didn’t, she wasn’t sure whether she was relieved or
disappointed.
    You cannot be distracted by
romantic notions, warned her
conscience.
    The handsome cowboy smiled and said, “Good
morning, wild cat. Sleep well?”
    The best in a long
time, she thought .
    Of course the truth lay dormant in her throat
and all her hatred returned ten fold. Casey hissed and sat upright
so swiftly she almost pulled her arm out of its socket. Pain caused
her to wince and she was pulled quickly back so that her torso made
contact again with Blake. Lying half on him, she tried to struggle,
but her captor held firm with his free hand. There was heat at the
small of her back were he applied slight pressure with his palm.
Her eyes opened wide when she felt the bulge on her hip and she
wasn’t so naive that she didn’t know the effect she was having on
him. She couldn’t even swallow upon realizing that his arousal not
only scared her but thrilled her too. Was her brother still
sleeping or witnessing this embarrassing scene? She could only hope
he was asleep and she only wanted away from Blake before she forgot
herself and relented to his ardent display of affection.
    “Stop your wiggling sweetheart or I may not
be able to keep my promise to your brother,” he whispered hotly in
her ear making her innards tingle and causing her to gasp.
    “Let me go, you sonofabitch,” she sneered in
a throaty whisper.
    “Tsk, tsk...” His lips twitched with
amusement. “Do you have any idea how your raspy voice makes me all
the more conscience of your sensuality?”
    She watched his expression go from casual
jesting to aloofness, then grow serious.
    “We have to do something about that nasty
mouth of yours.” His fingers pressed into her back. And he did.
    The kiss took Casey by surprise. When she
opened her mouth to utter more choice words, he diverted her
complaining with his tongue. The kiss astonished her. It was far
from anything she expected and nothing like with her father or
brother. She lay helpless, savoring the sensations she could’ve
never have imagined. So caught up in the spell, she hadn’t realized
that he had pulled away. Unconsciously, her head was limp in the
palm of his big hand. Her eyes stayed closed until she no longer
felt his lips and only a tingling sensation remained on her swollen
mouth. Mortified to be caught in such a dreamy state, she felt heat
clear down to her toes; this blushing was becoming a nasty habit.
Annoyed at Blake and her own response, she pulled herself off him.
There was a loss of warmth and the coolness of the morning air made
her shiver.
    Blake sat up and untied the rope saying,
“Every time you speak in an uppity way, Casey, I’ll kiss those
sweet lips. If you keep it up the way you have been I will be
kissing that delicious mouth, to my delight, many