Free Her Prada Cowboy: McCulloch County Series #1 by Sabel Simmons Page B

we will have it in your study.”
    His grin told her that was exactly
what he intended and she very nearly changed her mind.  If he thought he was
going to jump on her the moment the door closed, there was a surprise in store
for him.  She was livid and would not be swayed by his sensual and tempting
lips.
    Jarrod led the way to the study and
held the door open for her.  She walked through and immediately shot across the
room, smiling at his annoyed expression.  She noticed his groping hands and
just managed to avoid them.  She gestured him to his chair and he ambled slowly
towards it and sat down.  Shannon remained standing to the side of the desk and
glowered at him.
    “Well, Mr. Parker?”
    He sat looking at her with a brooding
expression on his face.
    “Sit down, doll face.”
    “Mr. Parker, as the person I am
reporting to on this campaign, addressing me in such a manner is totally
inappropriate.”
    “You are sorely tryin’ my patience,
Shannon.”
    She blinked.  It was the first time he
has ever called her by her name.  Her stomach clenched as the syllables rolled sensually
from his lips.
    Damn, can I do nothing properly when
it comes to this man?  Like remaining angry long enough to make him regret his
actions.
    “I’m sure I don’t understand, sir. 
Chris told me you wanted to talk to me about the job.”
    “Chris?  You’re already on first name
basis with him?  What else have you and Chris been up to in my absence?”
    “Oh, he has been a real gentleman. He
is the type of man I could really be attracted to.  I should actually thank
you.  I have really enjoyed working so closely with him this past week.”
    Had Shannon known Jarrod better, she
would have realized not to push certain buttons.  Of course, he did not realize
these specific buttons of his could be pushed and what his reaction would be. 
Well, they were both about to find out.  He was up and around the desk before
she could blink.  He yanked her up against him and glared at her.  His eyes
glittered like molten silver and they nearly obliterated her.
    “Did he touch you?”
    “Of course he touched me!  He ha …”
    His hands tightened around her arms
and she cried out in pain.  He hardly registered and pulled her higher up his
chest.  His eyes turned darker by the minute.
    “You allowed him to touch you … after
the night we had?”
    Shannon swallowed.  His anger only now
registering with her.  Her feet were off the ground as he held her against his
chest.
    “Who are you to judge me?  You have
been gallivanting to the local bars every other night and picking up women.”
    “Says who?”
    “Noah.”
    “Noah … you have been talkin’ to
Noah?”
    “A few … times.”
    She hesitated when his face tightened
and his hands pulled her even closer.
    “Jarrod, please … you’re hu …”
    “You phone me once in five weeks, yet
you speak to him all the time?”
    “He phoned me!”
    “I should have known better than to
allow you near either of them.  Now I have to fire my cousin and beat my best
friend to a pulp.”
    She gasped and stared at him with
wonder. 
    Good lord!  The man was green with
jealousy and red with possessiveness!
    “Now you are really utterly
ridiculous.  Noah did me a favor and he was only being friendly.”
    She kicked off her shoes and they fell
to the carpet with a thump.  Jarrod did not even notice. 
    “What about Chris?”
    “Well, he gave me a handshake, something
we should have stuck to when we met.”
    Shannon was wearing a loose fitting
knee length sundress.  She lifted and wrapped her legs around his hips as she
whispered the words against his lips.  She clamped her ankles together and
jerked his hips against her.  They both groaned when his hard, fully erect
shaft slammed against the apex between her legs
    She stroked the muscled cords of his
arms until she reached his neck.  She tangled her fingers in his hair behind
his neck, grinding her pulsing heat against his