Free Texas Wild by Brenda Jackson

shifted again, a
deliberate move on his part to give her better access to what she wanted,
although what she wanted to do was way too dangerous to his peace of mind. It
wouldn’t take much to push him over the edge.
    When he felt her tugging at his shirt, pulling it out of his
jeans, he deepened the kiss, plunging his tongue farther into her mouth and then
flicking it around with masterful strokes. He wasn’t a man who took advantage of
women, but then he was never one who took them too seriously, either, even while
maintaining a level of respect for any female he was involved with.
    But with Megan that respect went up more than a notch. She was
a Westmoreland. So were his sisters. That was definitely a game changer.
Although he wanted Megan and intended to have her, he needed to be careful how
he handled her. He had to do things decently and in the right order. As much as
he could.
    But doing anything decently and in the right order was not on
his mind as he continued to kiss her, as his tongue explored inside her mouth
with a hunger that had his erection throbbing.
    And when she inched her hand beneath his shirt to touch his
skin, he snatched his mouth from hers to draw in a deep breath. He held her
gaze, staring down at her as the silence between them extended. Her touch had
nearly scorched him it had been so hot. He hadn’t been prepared for it. Nor had
he expected such a reaction to it.
    He might have reeled in his senses and moved away from her if
she hadn’t swiped her tongue across her lips. That movement was his downfall,
and he felt fire roaring through his veins. He leaned in closer and began
licking her mouth from corner to corner. And when she let out a breathless moan,
he slid his tongue back inside to savor her some more.
    Their tongues tangled and dueled and he held on to her, needing
the taste as intense desire tore through him. He knew he had to end the kiss or
it could go on forever. And when her hips began moving against him, rotating
against his huge arousal, he knew where things might lead if he didn’t end the
kiss here and now.
    He slowly pulled back and let out a breath as his gaze seized
her moistened lips. He watched the eyes staring back at him darken to a degree
that would have grown hair on his chest, if he didn’t have any already.
    “Rico?”
    Heat was still simmering in his veins, and it didn’t help him
calm down when she said his name like that. “Yes?”
    “You did it again.”
    He lifted a brow. “What did I do?”
    “You kissed me.”
    He couldn’t help but smile. “Yes, and you kissed me back.”
    She nodded and didn’t deny it. “We’re going to have to come to
some kind of understanding. About what we can or cannot do when we’re
alone.”
    His smile deepened. That would be
interesting . “Okay, you make out that list, and we can discuss
it.”
    She tilted her head back to look at him. “I’m serious.”
    “So am I, and make sure it’s a pretty detailed list because if
something’s not on there, I’ll be tempted to try it.”
    When she didn’t say anything, he chuckled and told her she was
being too serious. “You’ll feel better after getting dinner. You missed
lunch.”
    She shook her head as he led her over to the horses. “I wasn’t
hungry.”
    He licked his mouth, smiled and said, “Mmm, baby, you could
have fooled me.”

Six
    O nce they had gotten back to the ranch and
dismounted, Rico told the ranch hand who’d come to handle the horses not to
bother, that he would take care of them.
    “You’re from Philadelphia, but you act as if you’ve been around
horses all your life,” she said, watching him remove the saddles from the
animals’ back.
    He smiled over at her across the back of the horse she’d been
riding. “In a way, I have. My maternal grandparents own horses, and they made
sure Savannah and I took riding lessons and that we knew how to care for
one.”
    She nodded. “What about Jessica?”
    He didn’t say anything for a minute and