Page 127 of Beyond Control
A lot of people felt a whole lot safer.
“You ready to go?” Josh led Thor and Rosebud up to the front porch. In his faded jeans, boots, a snug T-shirt stretching over his gorgeous muscles, and a battered straw cowboy hat, the man was total eye candy, a sight Tory never grew tired of.
She handed him the lunch she’d prepared and Josh stuffed it into Thor’s saddlebag. “You bring a blanket?” The hot gleam in his eyes made her stomach float up.
“I’ve got it ready to go. I just need to grab it.” No way would she have forgotten. She ran back in and got the rolled-up blanket, which Josh tied behind Rose’s saddle.
“The crew will be starting again in the morning,” he said. He was remodeling the kitchen and bathrooms, determined to fix the house up the way he thought she would want it. He’d bought her a sweet compact SUV as a wedding gift and Ivy now had a little spotted puppy.
Tory didn’t really need anything as long as she was with Josh.
They had been married two months, the best two months of her life. As he grabbed her, hauled her close, and very thoroughly kissed her, she thought he felt the same.
“Kitchen’s almost finished,” she said. “I can’t wait to see how it turns out.”
He grinned. “No more burnt chicken.”
“Absolutely not.” She swung up on Rosebud at the same time Josh swung up on Thor. He looked at her with those beautiful blue eyes and everything inside her settled.
“You ready?” The buckskin danced beneath him.
Tory grinned. “I’ll race you to the gate.” She laughed as Rosebud leaped forward, hooves thundering, leaving her cowboy husband behind.
But not for long.
