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safe with Toby. Like she didn’t
have to anticipate where his unwanted hands would land or worry if he’d burn
holes in her with his unnerving stare. Even though he didn’t seem too thrilled
with her, she was relieved it was him and not one of his brothers walking her
to her room.
    “Thanks,” she breathed, stepping away from the table.
    He walked around and joined her. But as they walked out
of the dining room, Krista could see how rigid his shoulders were. He didn’t
engage her in conversation as they walked down the hall, solidifying her theory
that he didn’t want anything to do with her. After experiencing the unwanted
attention from his brothers, Krista knew Toby’s behavior should’ve been flattering.
    She was quickly finding out that it was not.
    She was attracted to this man, but he didn’t seem to
reciprocate. Maybe she should just bite the bullet and make the first move.
Just the thought of coming on to him made her feel queasy. She was not some
temptress. If she made a pass, she’d probably just make a fool of herself
instead.
    But she wasn’t getting any younger, and all the thoughts
she had before coming out here—thoughts of finally having wild monkey sex, or
just having sex, period—flooded her mind. So what if she made a fool of herself?
She’d never see Toby again. And if she were desperate enough to lose her
virginity down here, she could always tap one of his brothers. An involuntary
shiver attacked her with that ugly thought. It seemed that as soon as she
looked at Toby, no other man would do. Okay, she wasn’t going to think too much
on that! But she needed to get this man talking if anything was ever going to
happen.
    “H-How do you like working with your family?” Lame-o question. But too late to retract it .
    “I like it just fine. Nothing special. I hope with the
purchase of the Caldwell Tree Farm we can get more permanent help to do the
labor-intensive stuff and me and my brothers can take on more of the business
aspect of the operation.”
    He sounded so sexy, too. And, oh Lord, his smell was
something right out of a woodsman catalogue. Her hands trembled being this
close to such a strong, virile man. “That’d be good. I mean being able to do
more work in the office. What kind of cologne are you wearing?” she blurted out
and then stifled a groan at her awkward behavior.
    He paused, and she looked up at him. All the way up into
those gorgeous blue-green eyes. “Um, I’m not wearing any.”
    “Then why do you smell so good?” She covered her mouth on
a gasp. What the hell was wrong with her? She was so not good at subtle
flirting. Maybe next she should just throw her dress over her head and ask him
to play with her pee-pee. Lord have mercy .
At least they were standing outside her room, so she could run and hide now.
    He chuckled, leaning into her space, and all thoughts of
awkwardness fled, being replaced with very naughty ones. What was it about this
man that made her heart go pitter-patter? She looked away, trying to rein in
her raging hormones. But when she felt something against her hair and heard a
soft moan, she yanked her head back in Toby’s direction just in time to see him
lean away, rubbing his mouth with the back of his hand. His eyes were a mixture
of melt-her-panties heat and mortification. Confused, she reached up and
touched her hair, feeling a slight dampness at the spot.
    “Did you . . . Did you just lick my hair?”
    He slowly shook his head, keeping his eyes on her as he moved
his hand away from his face. “It was standing up, so I smoothed it down. My
hands are just sweating.”
    The thought of him fixing her hair gave her a tingling
feeling in the pit of her stomach. Why, she didn’t know. It was such a small
thing, but he did it for her. And the confession about his hands sweating only
comforted her because it meant he was nervous, too, and he didn’t mind telling
her he was. He made her feel comfortable.
    He made her horny.
    Knowing she’d