Knox: Fuck. You’re gonna make me drive to San Angelo so I can break you in all the dirty ways.

Hadleigh: You wish, Cowboy.

Knox: Oh come on, I know you’re wet thinking about me.

Hadleigh: Yes. God. Now stop. I gottaL get back to work.

Knox: One last thing. When you’re lying naked in your bed touching yourself later tonight, and you’re imagining me tongue fucking you, don’t come immediately. Restrain yourself at least three times. Then I want you screaming my name so loud I can hear it from here.

Hadleigh: Jesus.

I can just picture her flustered, and it makes my dick hard.

Knox: Do it.

Hadleigh: Okay…

Knox: My name. Got it?

Hadleigh: Yes.

Knox: Have fun at work.

Then I send her a winky face emoji.

Just the thought of her masturbating and coming to my name has me walking to the shower. It’s not the first time I’ve jacked off to thoughts of her, and I can guarantee it won’t be the last.

CHAPTER SIX

HADLEIGH

I’ve felt a whirlwind of emotions the past couple of days, and today’s no different. Harper told me about the scene the twins made at Thanksgiving, and I’m mortified that everyone knows it was about me. After my text convo with Knox, things are a hundred times more complicated. I still don’t know if he has true feelings for me or if I’m just a shiny toy he wants to fight Kane over, but I can’t deny the way my body reacts to him. Nothing ever comes easy with Knox.

Before I went to bed last night, I texted Kane and asked to meet up today. We haven’t talked much since last weekend, and I want to clear the air between us. I’m still struggling to comprehend his confession and how I felt when we kissed.

Since Kane worked all day, we plan to meet at the B&B for dinner. It’s something we’ve done dozens of times, so it’s nothing out of the ordinary. On my weekends off, I’m usually at the ranch hanging out with him or Harper, then I crash on his couch.

For the first time in my life, I’m nervous about being here. It’s hard to see him as only my best friend anymore. An underlying current streams between us, and as soon as he walks inside the B&B, butterflies swarm in my belly.

“Hey,” I say softly, standing from the couch when he gets closer.

“Hey. You look amazin’.” He wraps his big arms around me, crushing me to his chest, and I melt into his warmth. When we pull apart, he stares intently into my eyes. “I’m so happy to see you. Couldn’t get done fast enough today.”

I chuckle, heat flooding my cheeks. “It’s been forever since we’ve hung out.”