Free Shit Kickers & Stilettos (Heiresses In Aprons) by Rita Sawyer Page B

sorry,” her mother said with a shake of her head. “But yes Dade is not the kind of man we had in mind for you.”
    Rosie dreaded the answer, but she had to ask. “What kind of man would that be?”
    Her father snorted. “Rosalind, you’ve dated millionaires, minor royalty, and high powered businessmen. We are not going to stand by and let settle for your uncle’s personal assistant.”
    Settle? She was about to tell them how wrong they were when Dade’s hand closed around her wrist. Rosie looked over at him and he shook his head. Could her parents really not know Teddy had his own company? She knew it wasn’t public knowledge and her uncle had done his best to keep his name from being linked with it, but she assumed her father would have at least figured out something was going on over the past twelve years. Boy, were they in for a big surprise when Mr. Grest read the will.
    “I think everyone is overreacting. Mom you and Dad should go home. I’m not going to defend my choices, and Dad’s not going to admit he was wrong and apologize to both me and Dade.” She was mad, but not enough to ban them forever. “I’ll call you in a few days after we’ve all had time to calm down and we can have lunch or something.”
    “Joel we’re leaving.” There was no heat in her mother’s tone as Lillian got her feet and walked over to Rosie and kissed her cheek. “You’re such a smart girl.”
    “Then you should try to trust me enough to know what's best for me.” Rosie walked them to the door.
     

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    Dade stood in front of the window and watched Rosie’s father walk to his car. Her mother lingered on the porch probably making a last ditch attempt to warn Rosie away from him. The old bastard glanced at him and Dade smiled and waved. It must be killing Joel that Rosie had stuck up for him. Dade’s smile got broader, not because he was enjoying getting between her and her father —that was just a little bonus. He was smiling, because Teddy had always said her father was never going to accept any guy unless he could completely control him and he was right.
    Dade was the farthest thing from that and it seemed that they both knew it. So had Teddy, which had to be a contributing factor in his request. Maybe Teddy had wanted to stick it to his brother one final time. At the same time Dade knew he was trying to take care of Rosie even though he wasn’t there.
    Rosie waved goodbye and Dade figured he had about three minutes before they were out of sight and she came in the house. Not much time to decide on what his next move should be. Oh, he knew what he wanted to do. She stepped inside and slammed the door behind her.
    Her gaze landed on him and Dade held his hands up in the air, the standard sign of surrender. “I was an idiot. I’m sorry.”
    She narrowed her glare and shook her head. Her heels clicked on the hard wood floor as she headed for the staircase. Dade followed not ready to let her go without thanking her for sticking up for him. He reached out and grabbed onto the back of her jeans. Either she hadn’t been expecting it, or her shoes were as dangerous as he thought. She stumbled and he lunged forward wrapping his arms around her waist. With a twist of her hips she turned to face him.
    Dade took one look at her eyes and lost all control. He crushed her lips under his. She moaned and parted giving him the entrance he demanded. He swept his tongue along her hers loving the sweet way she tasted. Her arms slid around his neck and they clung to each other desperately eager for the intimacy the connection gave them. Dade pressed his pelvis against her letting her feel what she did to him. She felt so good in his arms that he didn’t want to let go, but the damn pesky part of him that still had some honor urged him to pull back.
    “Rosie,” He took a second to catch his breath. “I want you, but I’m not sure you’re ready for this.”
    “Okay, this is the second time today that you’ve hinted that I