Perfect seduction? (The City-Girl Bride)
Penny Jordan
THE SEDUCTION OF WEAPONS THAT cowboy had SEEMED NOT WORK WITH A CITY WOMAN ...
Maggie Russell left his career in London to realize the dream of his grandparents: buy an old house that belonged to the family. But along the way a storm prevents it from continuing. She gets stuck on the road to be saved by the seductive Finn Gordon, who takes her to his farm.
Finn can not disguise the strong attraction to Maggie, but his game of seduction, laughing at the clothes she wears, it seems to get worse and worse ... until the situation resolves that the best thing you can do is undress her piece by piece!
Maggie does not stand up to that charming cowboy and finds himself in love with a man who seems too wild, but that each passing day reveals more and more irresistible! Even when Maggie able to ignore the unsteady beat of her heart?
Scanning and review: Alice Akeru Copyright © 2002 by Penny Jordan
Originally published in 2002 by Harlequin Books, Harlequin Enterprises Limited division.
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Original title: The City-girl Bride Translation: Elizabeth Bueno Editor and Publisher: Janice Florido
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PROLOGUE
The head of the Department of Perfect Couples, English Language Division, was about to lose his temper.
- Now look what happened! - He complained to his younger and inexperienced recruits. - They're calling all angels-heads to a meeting at the Department of Cupids, and will discuss how is nowadays the novel. It is common knowledge that has greatly increased the number of people who refuse to fall in love and take loving commitments. If this continues like this, we will soon be closing its doors, and it will be a catastrophe. And the meeting had to be right now I'm busy with all the staff and I just prepare this list of ideal couple and need someone to organize the meetings ?! And I have yet to hold that pompous idiot Section Three keep telling me that managed to unite more couples than us. I have no one to make that New Job!
- And I? Forgot to me? - The new assistant asked anxiously. - I can not charge me with this task?
The head of the department watched carefully. He felt in him the natural enthusiasm of recruits. But enthusiasm alone was not enough, because a lot of experience in that case it was necessary. However, right now he was six couples to be formed and it was necessary to gather certain pairs so that they fall in love.
Reluctantly acknowledged that this time would have to ignore some requirements and accept without question what he was available.
- Listen well, young man. We chose these people whose names are on this list to form new couples. Near they were observed, and our department made sure there was compatibility between each couple formed. The idea is to fall in love and do not separate ever. Everything was arranged, and can not leave anything wrong. What you have to do is make sure that each find one that supports it, all in the right place at the right time. You must follow my instructions exactly, without improvisations or shortcuts. Do you understand?
- Yes sir. You can trust me. - The recruit was beaming with the mission that lay ahead.
Once the boss left alone, the angel, in a fit of joy because I could finally prove their competence, gave a tailspin. Then, unable to contain himself, he threw the stack to the top, and even before all the papers reached the ground he wanted to pull your hair out.
Horrified, I looked at the paperwork. When he could control the panic, he tried to join the pages. But the names have been organized as before? There was no swear that now formed couples were those that had been deemed compatible ... the perfect couple, anyway.
Faced with two names. I would have to put your imagination to work to bring them together, and it was essential to follow to the letter the boss's instructions.
How could cause a meeting between those two creatures? Even for an angel, the task was not easy. Well, if that was his mission, then I had to start as soon as possible.
CHAPTER I
Maggie Russell looked discouraged for what he saw ahead. The path he had taken, choosing a secondary entrance, ended going nowhere. He began to experience headaches caused by tension of being so focused on direction.
From the moment he had seen the Shopcutte notice of sale, a huge estate owned land, a Georgian mansion and several smaller houses, decided to purchase one of the houses in the area. He was sure that this was what I should do, since so wanted his grandmother, Arabella Russell, returned to be happy.
Of course, nothing and no one could replace her grandfather to Arabella, but Maggie was convinced that if she became to live where he lived his first years of marriage, could put aside the great sorrow and enjoy the memories of that wonderful period.
Today Arabella lived in Sussex, but had great memories of Shropshire County, which was located Shopcutte property. In those days I had not stayed in the main house, but in a smaller, it even had a name: Dower.
Was newly married at the time, her husband had found employment within the same property and everything seemed perfect. The children even had been born there. Then they moved to other places and the year before, had bought a home in Sussex. Outside it the grandfather of Maggie died soon after.
Maggie wanted the grandmother returned to that place. It was a person who, when he decided something, faced any obstacles that appear. Therefore, he won in his career and had enough money to buy the Dower House. I could get away from London, where she herself lived, but would visit Arabella often. After all, Shropshire was not that far.
Maggie grew up hearing stories about the county and their farms, but born in London and never thought to live in the country. It was a big city girl. Farms, mud, animals, farmers, none of this mattered. I lived in a very modern apartment had friends, all singles, too, and had set up his company where he worked as headhunter, or a hunter talent that walked the best job applicants for companies.
I liked his way of living and wanted everything to continue as it was. However, the love that always felt by his grandparents was something special. They had created, providing you with a safe and full of love home when his parents separated. Now, he lost his grandfather, and saddened with the suffering grandmother. He feared that the old lady could not resist the nostalgia and also lost the taste for life.
When read in the newspaper that Shopcutte was for sale, Maggie had encouraged. Everything would be sold at auction, from the main residence where had lived a count, into the countries and all the houses in the area, including one where his grandparents had lived.
Maggie just made a decision and had set up on the way. Too bad I could not visit the castles of the surroundings, but was eager to arrive in time to participate in the auction.
At the beginning of the journey, the sky was very blue and cloudless. The rain had begun to fall suddenly, forcing her to greatly reduce the speed. At that moment, the sky is depicted almost black. The road was empty, which was not bad since it was narrow and full of curves.
As a major road could be so precarious and without care? Could it be that he had taken the wrong way, choosing a side. But Maggie does not make mistakes, always used to do everything right. How had left the main road and pick up a shortcut? It was almost impossible, but, it seemed, had happened.
Since her hair blonde to the tip of the toenails, it was Maggie sample of elegance. Cutting hair was perfect, her body, elegant, and aroused the envy of all her friends. There was some failure on your way to dress, comb her hair or live. Everyone respected, and no man, until then, be contrary.
Your love life had not had great emotions, since Maggie decided to remain single and not risk following the same fate as their parents. And as never known any man to make her change her mind, remained free and satisfied only have to worry about their profession.
Perhaps, deep down, Maggie wondered if it should be so immune to the loving emotions and physical desire experienced by other women, but she refused to allow herself to have those thoughts. And why should change his style if he was happy with everything he had?
Sure, it would be much more pleased when she could cast off the Dower house and take her grandmother there. Then everything would be perfect.
- Oh no! I do not believe this! - He cried when the road tuned and she found herself in front of a sign that warned of crossing a shallow river.
A river!
Later, Maggie spotted a hill. That would be the main path?
Irritated, Maggie began to slowly drive over the water. The engine made a strange noise, the left suddenly, half scared. It was when he saw emerge a kind of tidal wave, almost the height of the vehicle itself.
For the first time since he was born, Maggie panicked. The car's wheels seemed to be stuck and would not budge, even when accelerated stronger. The car did not move, and approached remarkably quickly a huge wall of water.
Finn Gordon was not in the mood. The meeting that took part had taken to end, and now he came home in a bad time.
Despite being entertained in your thoughts, he noticed a strange car parked in the middle of the river. And not only that, it seemed, the vehicle would be swallowed by the waters.
Unwilling to rescue unwanted visitors, who had not been invited to enter their property, he decided to let themselves be arranjassem. Moreover, what kind of people try to cross a river during a storm at an inappropriate vehicle for that journey?
No she realized, slowed his Land Rover.
Finn had made his fortune when worked in the British capital that it could ever get away from the financial world, where they had called a genius. We are tired of all that bustle and did not want to make a living in big city anymore.
The lease of his farm would end in three months, and that was why he had decided to acquire Shopcutte property, which would go into auction in the coming days. I knew the house, land and other properties were separated into lots, but wanted everything to be yours. His idea was to keep it intact and Shopcutte ensure your privacy.
That was very important to Finn. Clearly all the excitement he had experienced working for one of the most successful businessmen in the financial market was worth it, since it enriched and now had sufficient resources to take on this your new lifestyle and valuable Shopcutte.
People who knew him when Finn had their twenties would be surprised to see the man he was now. Yes, I was ten years older. At that time, his business success opened the door to a world of rich people, models, a lot of money and drugs. But as soon discovered, it was a means ruled by greed and full of disloyal people.
Finn could not get carried away by sex or by drugs, but others he knew had succumbed to all these dangers.
Disenchanted with the environment in which he lived, Finn decided to quit everything after his friend died of an overdose. He could not get with drugged
women who ruined his life with addiction. There is only valued material wealth, and Finn realized he could no longer continue participating it.
Maybe it was not being fair when he blamed the culture of the metropolis for all the sins of its inhabitants. However, felt the need to ask himself what he wanted for himself, and the answer was: peace provided by the simplicity in a cleaner environment, more natural.
His mother grew up on a cattle ranch, and Finn had as much as her, like the countryside. So did their plans, he assessed his fortune, which amounted to millions. His bosses begged him to stay in the company, asking him to say how much I wanted to win because it would cover the amount that was. Finn, however, had made his decision. Have their own land would give him the opportunity to produce organic grains, raise livestock and increase their small herd of alpacas.
Unlike Maggie, when he heard the sound of violent water approached the shallow part of the river, Finn brecou his Land Rover, cursing, because he considered dangerous to go through there, even with its powerful vehicle.
At that moment, he saw the basket in the water and did not think anyone could have been so naive as to take on such a risky situation like that.
The wave had reached to the middle of the vehicle and up. In a few minutes, would run the risk of disappearing in the river, and with it the blonde girl who was driving.
Very angry, Finn called his Land Rover and started driving slowly through the turbulence. Even for him the journey was not easy, what irritated him even more.
Inside your car, Maggie could not believe what was happening to her. Things like that only happen to other people. How was it possible that she was now in the midst of a mighty river, whose level rose more and more?
He tried to make the car run again. If he continued there could drown. But I had just seen a Land Rover coming your way and thought that maybe he was panicking for nothing. If that driver thought he could drive there also Maggie could. With determination, he turned again the key in the ignition.
The Finn's jaw dropped at what his eyes saw. When he realized that the blonde driver tried to start the engine, he thought it was all a hallucination. What was she pretending? There was aware that the car was not going to catch?
Carefully matched the Land Rover with another car and rolled down the window.
Maggie saw what he was doing and just looked at him with an expression that Finn decided to ignore. He realized now that it was a city girl. Certainly came from London, which worsened his mood. He gestured for her to get off her glass.
At first Maggie decided not to give a damn about that order, upset by the arrogance of the other driver. After all, a woman should never be talking to strangers. However, his car began to be pulled by the waters.
- What do you think you're doing ?! - Finn shouted angrily when Maggie opened the window. - You are driving a car, not a submarine!
- What I'm trying is to cross the river.
- There was flooding when I started crossing - Maggie retorted, also angry, but held his breath when the vehicle has to move.
- You must get out. - Finn suspected that at any time the cart was covered by water, with driver and everything else inside him.
If Maggie did not get out soon, I would panic, and the situation would be worse than it already was.
- And how do you suggest I do that? - Maggie asked sarcastically. - Should I open the door and swim to your Jeep?
- This is very dangerous because the current is very strong. You need to go out the window and try to get to me. I will get close enough to pass here.
- What ?! Expected even though I ... - Maggie could not even find the right words. - I'm using an expensive clothes and a pair of Italian shoes, and I will not ruin them crawling from one car to another. Much less to yours, which is full of mud.
Finn felt his blood pressure had risen with the fury he felt. Never known a woman who irritated both.
- Well, if you stay where you are, you will not only lose your clothes or your Italian shoes, girl. You lose your life as well. And if you take out, I'll end up in a bad situation. You realize what you're doing?
The Land Rover began to move, and Finn lost his temper altogether.
And Maggie, without hesitation, began to try to go out the window.
Within seconds Maggie felt two strong hands held her, pulling her into the Land Rover, as if she were a sack of potatoes. As his body was going into another vehicle, he felt his shoe left foot and disappeared in the current.
Wasting no time in checking her out, her savior continued to cross the river, with some difficulty, resisting, however, the violence of the water.
Maggie looked back just when his car disappeared. I was stunned and could not utter a single word. The driver of the Land Rover seemed not even to notice the shock she was. He made it to dry land and proceeded to go up a slope.
"A few minutes more and this fool would have drowned," he was what he thought when he saw the Finn River devour the car Maggie. He turned his attention to the road that was muddy.
- Can you let me in the city center - Maggie informed him coldly. - Preferably in front of a shoe store, as I lost my ...
I had no shoes or clothes or anything. Along with your car sunk baggage, carry-on bag, credit cards ...
- In front of what ?! Where do you think you are?
- On a road that will lead to Shrewsbury. I'm not in the Shropshire County? I looked at the map and saw that Shrewsbury is right in the middle of the county. I took the path that went there.
Now he watched her carefully. Maggie realized she had spoken nonsense. He should have been lost.
- For your information, this is a private road that will give on a farm. In my farm!
Maggie's eyes widened in surprise for committing as banal error. Just her, it was always sensible and tried to do everything perfectly.
Finn noted, trying to evaluate one that flagrara failing. He had very dark brown hair, which needed an urgent court. There was hostility and anger in his eyes, and she found that the dislike was mutual.
- I must have left the path at some point ... - Maggie tried not to let on that he had difficulty recognizing what had been wrong. - If you had not forced me to abandon my car and crawl through the mud until its certainly would've given a way to maneuver and get back on track and ...
- What ?! - Finn by then was upset. - If he had not taken away, you could have died, girl!
Maggie felt a tremor go through it from top to bottom at that. Despite knowing, deep down, he was right, did not want to acknowledge his mistake. Rather do as usual, focusing your main goal and ignoring everything else that was out of it.
- How much can you take to the waters of the river baixarem? - Sought to change the subject. - How long must I wait?
People like that blonde did not know how it was to live outside the city, so it should have a little quiet. They did not realize the dangers that nature had sometimes, and acted like children who decide to cross the street without being aware that they can be run over.
- Days? You may take days? - Maggie was scared. - How many?
- It depends on. Last time we had flooding, it took more than a week.
- A week ... - Maggie moaned, without trying to hide that was getting desperate.
Since that road leading to the ranch that rude man at his side, the reality was one: I would have to spend one week of waiting with him!
They reached the top of the hill, and Maggie looked back, seeing only the hood of his car was on the surface.
It seemed that the car wrecked on the island in a tree and stopped sinking.
The shock of having lived such a dangerous experience filled her with a sense of panic and anxiety. I was not used to such emotions. Your clothes, your cell phone, your bag with money and credit cards, all was lost. It depended on that strange that saved. To realize that the exasperated greatly.
Rearview mirror, Finn watched the emotions that Maggie's eyes could not hide. He had lived in the metropolis and learned to recognize the feelings of the people by the look of them.
Besides, what would be making a woman of that kind in a place full of farms and cattle? She did not fit at all with it all. The right was in trouble.
- If you know someone in Shrewsbury, you can use the phone back home - he offered, sour to be making conversation with the woman as unfriendly.
After all, what did he do? What a strange desire was that passing over the bad mood and became, without any logic, in a desperate desire to wrap her in his arms and kiss her ?!
What was happening to him? He must have lost his mind completely. How could even dream ... imagine ... ... want to kiss her? He shook his head, trying to get away from time that absurd dark.
- I'm not visiting friends here - Maggie replied, after all.
Finn waited for her to explain what she was doing in the county, but as Maggie said no more, he felt even more annoyed. They seemed, the girl who saved intended to keep the distance of their savior.
Maggie realized that Finn waited for her to explain why she had taken the Shropshire. Like a girl being called to answer to an adult! Well, what she was doing there was none of his business, and Maggie wanted to remain discreet as ever. Why should it be left explaining to that farmer, does not it?
They passed some pastures, and Maggie spotted the farmhouse in the distance. A small herd was grazing in the fields, and with the noise of the approaching Land Rover, walked away from the fence.
- What are those animals? Llamas? - Maggie could not control his curiosity.
-. No Llamas are larger. Those are alpacas. I have a creation for wool.
- Wool? - Maggie repeated, watching the herd and sympathizing with the animals of long neck that looked straight at her.
- The Alpaca wool is highly valued and used in coats of famous couturiers. A sweater is extremely expensive these. I'm surprised you do not have one in your wardrobe.
Maggie sighed at the irony of it. He made a huge effort to try not to tell you some shit, but Finn called the loud radio, and she would scream if he wanted to be heard.
- It seems we're not the only ones to stand in the middle of this storm. They are saying ...
- Thank you. No need to tell me what the speaker is reporting, because I'm not deaf.
The estimate that the speaker had for everything to return to normal off six days, at least. Maggie regretted for not doing business over the phone. I did not personally be in the auction, and was willing to pay well for the property.
Land Rover was on the path that led to the building of the ranch, and Maggie could see that there was a huge garden and ducks swimming in a lake. A very romantic scene for many people, but not for her. Even then, I had to live with an annoying man.
Finn turned to Maggie, with authoritarian airs.
- Let one clear thing, girl: I am not satisfied with this situation as much as you. I was not me that methyl a stand in the middle of a river in full flood. Nor was I who took the wrong turn and ended up giving at all.
- There was some flooding when I entered the river. The flood came suddenly, like supernatural work and ... - she stopped when would add that seemed evil of fate or action of some evil one. Of course I did not believe those nonsense. - Well, since you are the owner here, I should have placed a warning alerting drivers of the danger of crossing the river in that stretch.
- As the road is private, it means that there is no need for it - Finn said with bad manners.
- And how do you expect someone know the river is dangerous if there is no sign of warning?
- Need not be a sign explaining it. Also need not be a sign at the entrance of my road, because anyone who can read a road guide will find that this road will go nowhere. - Finn took a deep breath, resigned. - Women! There is no one that can understand these guides?
- I can read a guide very well! And I can read people better yet. You are surely the rudest, most arrogant and most annoying I've ever met!
- The reverse is true!
The two stopped talking, but the atmosphere was heavy. Maggie and Finn stared at each other, making it quite clear that the hostility felt for one another.
CHAPTER II
Maggie finished talking on the phone with Gayle, his assistant. It was not easy to explain what had happened and ask him to cancel the credit cards. Never gone through anything like this before, and the wizard gaped to learn that Maggie lost documents. All of them! And the money, the car, the clothes. It was unbelievable.
- I must ask you to send your cards where you're staying? - Gayle asked.
- Best sending deliver them in Shrewsbury hotel. And when you report to the insurance company the automobile loss, ensure that put at my disposal a complimentary other.
Maggie had not told Gayle exactly how things had happened. No details, just the essentials. I was using the room phone that Finn Gordon offered him. When he had finished giving instructions to Gayle, he decided to talk to his grandmother.
She had not told her he planned to buy your old home. He said only that he would be traveling for a few days on business.
The fragile voice Arabella Russell when he answered the call, Maggie left more concerned yet.
Maggie had left ajar bedroom door and did not realize that Finn, passing nearby, heard her talking so warmly.
He pulled away quickly, not wanting to hear any confidential matter to his guest. She must have been talking to a man. He could not explain to himself why he bothered to discover that Maggie should have a lover and that was in loving conversation at that moment.
They had made the necessary introductions moments before, with certain formality. Despite feeling annoyed at everything that had until then, the fact was that Maggie disturbed.
Finn tried to remember who had never liked blondes, who always preferred brunettes. With blue eyes, not brown, as Maggie. But even so, the image of his unexpected guest came back into his memory, and he sighed.
When he finished speaking with her grandmother, Maggie began to examine the room, which, to his relief, it was a suite. The windows looked out over the fields, and Maggie watched the sunset.
What was he doing there, so away from any more civilized place? And no point in staying complaining, because I could not get out while the river not baixassem. It would be a test and both for your patience.
He remembered how Finn had laughed when she asked to use your computer and send a message to Gayle.
- Who said you have? - Finn had replied. - I prefer to choose who I let into my life.
With this, it made it clear that it was against the advances of technology.
Maggie had been stunned. Who did not have a computer today? Finn Gordon was certainly a caveman. And she had the misfortune to cross his path, and now would have to support it for many days, perhaps a week. Never known a guy for whom felt so dislike or who lived so differently it so ...
Finn was in the kitchen, listening to the radio announcer report the weather. Until then no one had given a reasonable explanation of why the storm being so located and reached only a small area. In fact only been hit Finn Ranch area, and the damage was great. Everything seemed pretty odd ...
Finn waited for the river waters go down soon, in order to be present at Shopcutte property auction. I could make telephone bids, but rather go there and see the face of competitors measuring their strengths and weaknesses.
Not that I expected to find many people interested in Shopcutte. Everything would be auctioned in different lots, and he wanted to get it all to not have to share the area with unknown solve that live there or were spending the holidays in the countryside, disturbing their tranquility. All she wanted was ...
That's when Maggie turned the knob and entered. He had taken off his coat, and her silk blouse revealed the lines of her full breasts. Finn was surprised because, as Maggie was the delicate kind, one would expect that her breasts were small. Seeing her in her rustic kitchen using a silk blouse, gold earrings and an
elegant cut skirt reinforced his idea that there was a girl who was not born to live on a farm.
- Do not say a word, but ... - Maggie noticed the ironic look of Finn.
- Otherwise what? - Finn laughed. - You will throw his shoe at me? What the Italians? Ah! They, no ... I forgot that sank in the river along with his moderninho car.
- I'm not a silly immature. - Maggie almost gritted teeth, such anger. - Never lose your cool. Do not let myself get involved by strong emotions.
- Even when you're in the arms of her lover? It must be a disappointment to him.
Maggie could hardly believe her ears. Like that disqualified dared to comment on your personal life? Even so, he decided to answer it:
- I have no lover.
Finn was silent. I knew she was lying, because he had heard talking about a very loving way to someone on the phone.
In fact, Maggie gathered everything he despised and it was normal part of the personality of a big city girl. Known women like that and left behind, and the bustle and superficiality that experienced before.
Why then he felt annoyed at Maggie lying and could not take her eyes? He had been with the most beautiful and sexiest girls. What had to do was stay away from her.
So why this absurd desire to hug her and kiss her often?
- Will keep the animals because it's already dusk. If you want to eat something, you can take the refrigerator.
Maggie was not used to this lack of hospitality. She would have to make do on their own, looking for food if were hungry, not expecting him to keep him company? Was it? That rudeness ...
He sighed wearily. Could be working at the time, had she not had the sad idea of venturing down the field wanting to personally participate in an auction. Now was far from all, in a secluded place by a river overflowing and having to put up with a guy impolite. A lob. Not only this, he would have to eat alone, and who knows what.
Maggie had a refrigerator in her apartment, but never cooked. There could cook very well, because her grandmother always wanted her to devote so-only to studies and leave the food for her business.
Well, better would swallow anything now and then retire to the guest room. And stay there. If God help, the river would be down the next morning, and she could leave the farm and touch your life forward.
He went around the room and stopped beside a huge table full of books and papers. A yellow cat take a nap lying on an old chair.
Maggie decided to stop to examine the environment because began to remember the childhood days, after his parents had separated. He stayed with his mother, who every new boyfriend was moving to be near him, and when the romance ended, left, dragging with Maggie.
This kind of daily life always aroused in people the desire for stability and to engage in a loving lasting relationship. Maggie had given up otherwise. He increased the desire to be independent. I did not want to need anyone, not settling on a home.
The residence Finn awakened her memories of those difficult times of constant change, and that does not pleased. Nothing had created for itself was permanent. Everything looked like it: organized, bright, well planned and always controlled.
However, at least Maggie was well most of the time. He looked at his bare feet and her elegant attire. I never was barefoot, not even when in her apartment. Being barefoot was a kind of sign of poverty, vulnerability, and it all was able to make her feel weak and afraid. It ended with anger so.
She shook her hair, determined to feed. I was getting too thoughtful. She opened the refrigerator, opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Finn entered the back and pulled off his boots. The land out there found himself all full of mud due mainly to the rain that had fallen so hard that day.
Save the animals had become such a laborious task that he almost gave up, tempted to leave them at the mercy of the fox who made frequent visits to the paddock. In the end, his generous spirit prompted him to save all the animals, putting them safe.
At that moment, I was cold and hungry, and all the tribulations that afternoon prevented him from making the chilli had planned for dinner that night. I
had to sit at the table and work in their roles, and felt if not very willing for this task.
Maybe it was easier to let go of your ideas against modern technology and soon bought a computer. At least that would make your job a lot easier.
To kick your muddy boots, Maggie noticed looking in amazement to the refrigerator.
- What's wrong with my food? - He approached her.
- All there is here is raw - Maggie replied, annoyed.
As a Finn, she was hungry and had been hoping to find a ready tasty Comidinha. At least one pizza waiting for you, what the hell!
- What did you expect? We are on a ranch, not a supermarket. We live at the beginning of the food chain, not at the end.
- But everything here is to be prepared - Maggie protested with a size of air contempt Finn wanted to shake her.
- Look, lady, you can stop thinking you are in a grand fine restaurant. And logical that everything here needs to go to the pan and into the fire.
- You want to know? I lost my appetite. - Maggie shut the refrigerator, leaving Finn shocked.
- Must be the same without hunger. The right is used to be satisfied with just a few lettuce leaves.
Maggie could not say what caused more anger you, if the contempt it to your body type or your modern woman style.
- Well, you can not be hungry, but I am. - It was the turn of Finn open the fridge.
Maggie was very close to him, and this proximity made her feel his manhood, which disturbed. What was happening to her? Never out of those who let themselves be only affect to watch a young and male. And as someone with dark brown hair could have such blue eyes?
- Change your mind? - Finn asked, seeing that she had not left the kitchen.
- What? I ... - Maggie was confused with his conjectures. Finn was a very handsome man, and she just did not recognize it before because the thought too unsympathetic.
- You look hungry, baby.
What ?! Maggie felt her face burning, thinking that Finn realized that she had been physically analyze it and to feel attracted by his manly type. But no. He had asked the question without any malice.
And after all, what was happening to her? His thoughts were absurd, out of the question. Still, at that moment it looked, separated only by the refrigerator, Maggie was taken by a feeling unknown to him until then. He became aware that he was beside such an attractive man who aroused in her erotic sensations.
She blushed even more, not knowing how to act or what to say. Never before even imagined or dreamed of such desires, which now invaded his body. It was
like an outsider, someone invisible was causing her to see Finn in a different light: as a man wanted for himself.
Finn squinted to see Maggie popping it.
Maggie had put up breathing with some difficulty, her breasts followed his troubled breathing, and he could not help but notice all her femininity. Maggie could never assume that what Finn wanted right now was to get closer to her and hold her and ...
With enough effort, he controlled himself and took two steps back.
- I intend to prepare a chilli for my dinner, and I'll have enough for both of us.
At heart, Finn wanted Maggie refused to do the meal with him. Why accept, as his host was arrogant to that point?
- You will prepare dinner using this outfit? - Maggie had determined to take control of the situation and go back to being herself.
-. I will take a bath and will trade me while you can start preparing everything. - He handed her a platter. - Will not be long.
Not knowing what to do, Maggie watched the canister he had given her and opened it with some care.
What should have told Finn before it was was that he had not been born to be a cook from anyone and he that made your own dinner.
But having lost the opportunity to put it in place, he found himself before the inevitable: he would have to try cooking. There was no chance at all to admit to Finn that he had no idea how to prepare chilli.
Anyway, it should not be that hard. Maggie remembered that her grandmother turns cooking so often! I was just put everything in a pot and ...
He tried to remember what your grandmother did and almost felt again the smell of tasty food she prepared it. Remember Arabella was easy ... but the steps she was still preparing the dishes was more difficult.
Maggie decided to trust that know what to do. I had to do well in front of that exasperating farmer.
The first thing was to choose a pan and put it on fire. But where were the pots? Spotted them in a closet on the other side. Ah, men! Always following its own rules and forgetting logic. The cabinet should stand beside the stove!
He chose a pot and poured the contents of her mischievous Finn had given him. He started the fire and waited for the food to be ready.
Upstairs, in his room, Finn chose a clean shirt to cover his bare chest. I did not know why he felt he needed to dress better and shave. But would do so.
A certain smell began to invade the air. Finn felt a chill down his spine. There was the smell of something delicious being prepared, but something burning.
Without bothering to wear the shirt, ran out of the room.
In the kitchen, Maggie could not quite understand what was happening. A smokescreen invaded the whole environment, and a terrible smell of burning thing was spreading through the house. Arabella turns make the food in just minutes, and even then, never burned anything.
He came with stove care, and would raise the pot lid to see what was going on when Finn came like a hurricane.
- What's going on here ?! - And, immediately, she took the pan from the heat and took it to the sink, looking disgusted for what should be your meal.
- I have no guilt if your stove is faulty and burning everything.
- My stove! - Finn said, irritated. - There is nothing wrong with it, but with the cook. Why not put a little water in the mix? As I thought it was going to cook without any liquid?
Maggie swallowed. I should have put water. He tried to assume an air blasé, but he knew he had done the right thing.
- You put water, not put? - Finn refused to believe that she did not thought it was necessary.
Maggie has to swallow. Her grandmother always told her not to lie, but now would not ugly if I told one lie ...
- Clearly we learned to cook at different schools - Maggie tried to speak naturally.
- Oh yes? You do not even make sense of how food, right? Also can not imagine how to read a road guide. After all, what else can not do ?!
- Stop this. - Maggie was surprised because he realized that his voice was a lament, like burst into tears the next few minutes.
- I'm sorry ...
Maggie would have run away and hid in the room if his eyes were not full of tears. No doubt because it went wrong exit and ended the Finn's arms.
CHAPTER III
- I'm sorry. I did not mean to hurt her. - Finn, embarrassed, arranged the silken strands of Maggie that fell on his face. As his fingers touched that soft skin, she wanted to stroke her delicate neck, who probably would fit in his huge hands.
- You do not hurt me. - Maggie could not stop staring at him.
It was as if, suddenly, they had no forces to stop to look at, as if a mysterious forces were uniting in some way.
- I'll get something to eat. - Finn knew he should let her go, but had no desire to do so. It was great to have Maggie beside him.
- I'm not hungry for food. The need is you, only you, Finn.
"Jesus! What am I doing?" What is Maggie knew that the best place you could be was in the arms of the man, who was almost a stranger to her.
Finn tried to act with common sense, trying not to give in to the call of those tempting eyes but felt his strength failing, as the brakes of Maggie's car at the time of the flood.
Their lips met in a kiss that started shy, each exploring the lips of the other, but when Maggie came over his body, leaving yourself in completely by Finn, the passion began to dominate both. Her breathing became faster, and Finn moaned with pleasure.
- Kiss Me, Finn. Kiss me real this time.
- And so do you want? - And he pulled her closer.
They exchanged quick kisses, as if there controlassem their emotions and were hungry each other. Gradually, the kisses were getting more and longer.
Maggie kept closed eyelids, savoring the delight of feeling the Finn having its mouth. I never experienced anything as sensual as those kisses that aroused his guts to a world of unparalleled sensations.
The mere brush of Finn's fingers on his back caused an aphrodisiac effect on Maggie, making her think about things, want things, want the man with the strongest female urgency. Wanted new caresses, new pleasures and, even though he might have taken the initiative of these close contacts, the reality showed that Finn will allow your body to take control, with extreme passion, that libidinous time.
Maggie invaded his tongue Finn's mouth. He felt that he trembled with delight, and pressed more.
- Stop now if you are in any doubt - he whispered in her ear.
His pupils sparkled, waiting for the answer.
- I have no doubt. - Just what Maggie wanted to feel again the Finn's lips on hers.
Finn, however, let go for a moment, looking around. He took Maggie's hand fondly and led her up the stairs that would in his room.
Maggie followed him in silence and, upon entering the room furnished simply thought that in other times would find fault in the decoration. Not now. I was pleased that the bed be huge because it would nest the voluptuousness of the two.
The air in the room was cold, and Maggie shivered.
Looking at her, Finn remembered as thought the cold place while she slept for the first time there. The house had no heating, but he was used to the lack of modern appliances.
Maggie shuddered again and sought the Finn heat. As they kissed, he was warming up. He has to shake, but this time because your muscles came to hurt, such the need to deliver completely the act of love.
Unable to resist temptation, Finn started playing Maggie's breasts. The nipples were turgid, and the Finn pressed against his palms. The silk blouse still kept them covered, but it was like they await be stripped and touched.
Maggie had forgotten that had always considered a cold woman. As that taken by the fever, she slid her fingers over the bare back of Finn. I want to see it in detail, touch it all. And I wanted it to be longer.
Inadvertently discovered that he reacted each time brushed his hand on his rough skin. So it was down cuddling, reaching the jeans belt he wore.
Finn took a deep breath and looked at her mad. Then began to unbutton her blouse, and she felt at that second, maybe not resist the many delights. The rub on your skin caused his breathing became increasingly ragged.
When pulled her blouse and could see Maggie's breasts, Finn became aware of what was happening to him at that moment went against everything he believed in. Its projects, its previous decisions, it passed into the background. What else wanted was the woman who had with him, half naked, wanting him to take her.
The atmosphere was filled with an unparalleled sensuality.
Finn brought his lips to bare breasts Maggie, first kissing one of them, then the other. Maggie moaned softly, and his body sought the Finn for further rapprochement.
It was too much for him. Fast, he took the rest of her clothes and pulled his own, looking back his body to meet that soft and irresistible skin.
If Maggie had returned to feel cold when he took his clothes, now returned to feel the heat of his mouth, he was looking for more intimate parts of his anatomy. Maggie groaned when pulled, causing a perfect fit her hips to his.
- Finn! - He cried as he kissed his chest to finally let his lips came together in a scorching kiss. - Now! Has me now, Finn!
The moment was magical, as the force of the river in full flood, the sun's heat on a tropical beach, the incredible clarity of the sky falling snow.
It was as if all the happy moments that Maggie had lived were multiplied a million times. Finn gave him a joy and emotion so intense that Maggie felt her eyes filled with tears, and her mouth went out words of love.
The sexual act was for her a statement. A revelation, too, because that world that refused to believe he could exist there. The reason was Finn and was love.
And when it reached the climax, just let himself be at peace in his arms. Maggie stroked the face of him who had given him so much pleasure.
Finn smiled, bringing her fingers to her lips.
- I love you ... - Maggie whispered.
Only after saying this was that Maggie was surprised to want to have said nothing. He wanted his words back. She felt vulnerable after having confessed his feelings. He tried to get away from Finn, but he did not allow.
- What happened, Maggie? What is wrong?
- Nothing - he lied, lowering her eyelashes, afraid to look at him and reveal what he thought.
- Of course there is. He is angry because he said he loves me.
- Is not that - Maggie shook firmly, but it was clear that Finn did not believe the negative thereof. - I do not know why I said that.
She tried to cover herself with the sheet.
- I must be having an adolescent reaction, because we ...
- Because we love? - Finn sought to complete the interrupted sentence. - That's what is trying to talk?
Maggie shook her head. Not thought to say "love" but "sex". They had had sex in reality. He said nothing, however, because the look of Finn seemed to be passing him the message that was wrong.
- We're both adults, Maggie. Why would it be difficult for us to use the word "love" to express what we just did? What happened between us was love, and deny it ...
- But hardly know each other! We can not.
- We can not what? - Finn challenged. - To say that we fall in love at first sight, even if it is the truth? We can not mention this feeling just because just met? It is not correct to show that love each other and we do this? - Finn was approaching her, wrapping her in a tight hug, leaving her breathless. - I do not know what's going on with us, Maggie, but ...
- But what?
- Now we can do this ... and this ... - Finn began to kiss her, as her fingers roamed the body of Maggie.
Delighted, Maggie closed her eyes, moaning, resigned. There would be time later to analyze everything and take back control of his actions. Now, however ...
All that Maggie wanted was caressing Finn as he was stroking.
A triumphant smile appeared on Maggie's lips when he took the pot from the stove and felt a delicious aroma coming out of it. For dinner would eat chicken wine, thanks to cookbook that had found in one of the kitchen cabinet drawers.
I was once again thinking of Finn. He would later regret having been foolish for letting involve both by one person. At that moment, however, he allowed his image populating his thoughts and his body remembered the touch of his fingers. He sighed, smiling.
A few days earlier, I did not even know of his existence. Then she met him, and could have walked away from him and lived in absolute normality. But now, now ...
He smiled again, recognizing that his emotions were too strong to be ignored. I still felt frightened by how quickly everything happened between the two. I never imagined that anyone could fall in love so quickly.
He tried to remind herself that she could not act as had been acting in recent days, allowing your emotions to controlassem, instead of being rational. Then he remembered Finn and away all logic. In fact, it was as if in a state of enchantment.
And somehow, without well knowing how, and even going against rationality that cultivated until then, she had left Finn convince her that what they felt for each other was something wonderfully special to be put aside.
They were in love. Lived whispering sweet nothings to each other, always seeking to express the passion they felt, they reached the maximum of sexual pleasure together. They loved each other, that was all.
Maggie had left that refuge where he lived avoid strong emotions, reaching to catch up making plans ...
That morning, upon awakening, he had with Finn sitting beside her, watching her fondly.
- What happened? What are you doing? - She asked, still sleepy, running her hand over the rough face and unshaven.
- I was admiring you. - He smiled. - Did you know that wrinkles her nose when you're sleeping?
- Do not do any of that - denied petulantly.
- Does, yes. And entreabre lips a little, such a tempting way that makes me want to kiss her.
- He kissed me so many times ... still wanting more?
- I will never tire of kissing her, not looking at her, asleep or awake. I never will satisfy me of you. You want me to prove that I'm being frank?
Laughing, she pretended to be trying to escape from it, but eventually left to embrace.
- I already know well. - Finn had looked at her so that Maggie felt a delicious sense of anticipation. - I know what you feel when I touch you here ... - And caressed one of Maggie's breasts, squeezing her nipple lightly.
It was already ten o'clock when at last decided to get up. A very bad time for a farmer should be early riser.
Finn had left rushed to care for the animals, while Maggie had ventured into the kitchen. He replaced the pan with the chicken on the stove, while the radio announced that the river had begun to fall and there was no forecast of rain for the next days.
She was relieved at the news because it could attend the expected auction would happen soon. Preparing chicken, Maggie dreamed. The farm was only rented as Finn said, which meant that he was free to be able to return to the city with her.
Closing the oven door, she decided that since Finn was no longer so young, should have had no money even to buy a ranch and had just renting one. It would be a lack of ambition? If it were so, there was still time for Maggie change it ...
Finn was smart and should have qualifications to get a good job in a metropolis. Moreover, he knew many people who would help her find a good placement for Finn. While he earned little, she would not mind to support him, even if it could cross him.
It would also have to take him to a good men's clothing store and pick him a very elegant suit. And do you know the best restaurants before you introduce your friends.
Maggie was excited with their goals. They would be married in a discreet but elegant ceremony. Thanks to his grandmother, still believed in marriage, and thought that a couple who loved was to unite the sacred ties.
Would the moon-of-honey in a very romantic place and would have fun remembering the curious way they had first seen.
It is found so amused with such reveries did not realize that Finn entered the kitchen. Taking the boots, he stood for a few seconds looking at Maggie.
Or he believed they met was only four days and at first had found the most unpleasant young woman on the planet. Laughing, he wrapped his arms around the fragile body of Maggie, kissing her on the neck.
- Um ... something smells very well here.
- It is my Perfume - Maggie decided to pretend it had not been entertained in a culinary experience.
- You always smells delicious, honey. Only now that I am referring to what is inside the oven.
Maggie made a pout offended, but happily cuddled up in his arms.
- I heard on the radio that the river is returning to normal, Finn.
- Yeah I know. Also I heard.
Still staring at him with languor, Maggie tried to remember who had things to do. Should, for example, speak to Arabella, who did not communicate some days. Also I had to call Gayle informing her that she would soon be back to activities.
It did not seem at all easy to have to tell his grandmother what had happened to him. After all, Arabella could find that her granddaughter had been too moderninha and wounded some moral values. Maggie wanted to tell you everything, but when they were together.
It could be considered normal in modern times that a young make love to a man who was found just a few hours, but explain this to an old lady was not the same.
Finn noticed when Maggie's eyes darkened, as if she was worried about something. He could not help but remember to have heard her speak fondly with someone on the day he arrived, and he, at the time, just be imagined conversation between lovers. I could not help but be disturbed by the fact that it might not be the only man in Maggie's life, now that he knew so intimately.
Should be frank with her, for the love he felt demanded it. What would happen when told he knew Maggie had someone? Maybe ...
- Finn? May I use your phone? I need to talk to a person. - Maggie realized that Finn pursed his lips, as if through boring.
- Is someone special?
The only desire he had was that it opened up, telling facts of his life, for what were enjoying together was too important for them to keep secrets from each other.
Maggie tensed for a moment. In fact his grandmother was a special person, but he was not ready to talk about Arabella Russell with Finn and explain how living trying to make her grandmother again be happy. There was still a kind of barrier preventing did these confidences, even when in love.
Finn realized in the act that Maggie was hiding something from him and prayed that I could tell you about it later.
Confused, Maggie waited for Finn answered. Why this simple request to use the phone caused you a concern crease between the eyebrows?
Finn waited, but Maggie gave no further explanation of the connection I wanted to do. So it was up to him to put the cards on the table and tell Maggie what he expected of a loving relationship.
Not accept an open relationship, he considered the indispensable part fidelity of commitment between two people who loved each other.
I knew that taking such a decision, was making a dangerous move, not only because there should be another man in her heart as it was still very short time they were together. However, he loved her, and it gave him the right to take such an initiative.
He hoped that Maggie knew what he wanted to hear, his guard and was frank.
He took a deep breath, held her by the shoulders, with gentle firmness, and stared at her.
- Before you do something and talk to someone, there's something you'd like to say is that never before told any woman.
Finn hesitated, and Maggie tried to guess what it was. I was impatient to call Gayle and say no more rain, the river waters were dropping and she could return soon to London. On power, would talk to Finn about the plans he had made for
them. That meant that both would be back to the big city and then begin the project a wonderful life that lay ahead.
- Yes? - He asked curiously.
It should not be a declaration of love he was going to do because they had already said that they loved each other numerous times.
- I want to ask you to move here - Finn muttered.
You could see that Maggie had been espantadíssima and felt a chill in the heart. Disillusionment espicaçava his soul.
- Maggie?
She continued, however, in deep stillness.
- I know you're used to the capital, which has its commitments ... - Finn looked away, fearing that Maggie found out what he was thinking.
She has spoken to him about his business, about his hunting talent agency and, somehow, Finn managed to hide the contempt he felt for this style, which brought him so bad memories.
For a moment, Maggie came to think that Finn was just teasing her when you make that suggestion, but suddenly he realized that he was serious.
A slight dizziness befell the. Was panic-making, fear and anger, all substituting for a moment, the great love I had for Finn. It was like suffering a betrayal, a shock and an abandonment to the fantastic world that idealized, that would be one where the two would live together.
- Switch me to the ranch? That's impossible! - Finally managed to speak, shaking his head and turning away from his arms. - How can at least imagine such a thing ?!
Maggie stopped, looked the kitchen and then went back to look at him, unable to verbalize all their wonder at his proposal.
- Why? - Finn asked coldly.
However, already knew the answer, even making sure that Maggie would not be sincere about to speak the whole truth. After all, she had another man, and know that tormented him.
He expected her to tell her about the lover, but Maggie had not made any reference about it.
Finn tried to forgive her for not being honest. Maggie continued to demonstrate the love she felt for him, without making her confidences. For the first time Finn had to admit that she could not contain her own feelings, not stop loving a person who was engaged to another.
To say that she loved him, Maggie had to be lying. When Finn asked her she would live with him, he refused because his other commitment was too important.
I would not confess anything like that, though. And that made her a liar? All because he was unable to confess that despite the moments of love they had shared, none of this would be enough to let the lover who also loved? Where, after all, he thought lived? On another planet?
Maggie should have been just a flirtation, just a few days of sexual arousal, a novelty to make love to a stranger. That was all.
Finn has been with girls like that, in the past. In those days, I felt sorry for them because they are letting out something very important: love. The ironic thing was that now had fallen in love with someone just the same.
He waited for a moment that Maggie was not so. One minute she would tell everything about yourself, about your feelings. He then could regret having been so cynical and thought so badly of her.
For its part, Maggie was still dazed. As Finn had been able to dream that she could live on that farm ?!
He was angry to see all your sensational purposes of future going down the drain. And he was not sorry for having made a request as absurd, and something in his face seemed to say that he thought she was to blame. If Finn loved in fact, as already stated at length, I should know that Maggie never would live on a farm.
Finn felt the weight of disappointment, and a great bitterness took the place of joy before. His irises were covered in a dark cloud, and he narrowed his lips, determined to be honest:
- You're right. What had planned to do, Maggie? Disappear without saying goodbye or thank me for letting loved her? I should have remembered that a big city girl likes to have their aventurazinhas here and there, especially when you're traveling. Well, before you leave, baby, I must give you something that will make her remember me.
Before Maggie could move away, Finn pressed against the kitchen wall and began to kiss her savagely, fleeing the social rules and revealing without subterfuge, his desire and his anger.
Despite knowing it was wrong, Maggie surrendered to the desire to have that rude man clinging to your skin. He opened his mouth, receiving and returning his kiss, seeking his body with their eager hands.
He tried to break free, pummeling him with her little fists. The Finn weight kept her captive, and Maggie surrendered, resigned, hoping both finished consumed by the flame of hatred they felt for each other.
She hated him and wanted him at the same time. Intended to destroy it even when what was most longed to have him enveloping her, making her his prisoner. I wanted Finn also was his prisoner, destroying his strength and turning it into someone who could master. Finn wanted to want her so much ...
Finn let go, making it clear that rejected his passion.
It was he who broke the silence, speaking in a voice devoid of emotion that made her feel so vulnerable that her eyes filled with tears.
- I do not know which of us I despise more.
- This morning you told me you loved me, and now ... - Maggie managed to mumble.
- I was not love, dear. It is known what was there, but that feeling is like love as a demon looks like an angel.
Only he knew how cost deny what was in her chest and put the pride and the reality in front of the love he felt, and vowed never to destroy.
Fearing what could he say, Maggie turned and walked away running. He fled the man she loved.
CHAPTER IV
Maggie had never imagined that Shrewsbury was such a busy city. Finn's farm had left in a taxi and gone straight to the hotel in which reserved a room before leaving London.
The hotel was good, and everyone there was so friendly when Maggie had to ask them to pay for their race, because I had not a single penny. His assistant, Gayle, however, had already made all the arrangements and, shortly after, was not only with cash in hand as with credit cards, a rental car and ready to participate in the auction.
I wanted to give closed that period of his life, but all the time was remembering the hostile look Finn bestowed upon him, when turned his back and took the taxi. He just looked at him angrily, without saying a word. The romance between the two, in fact, was an aberration, something inexplicable. I could only be satisfied that he now belonged to the past.
After some rest in his quarters, Maggie entered the rented car and went out to try to locate the right store where Gayle suggested they buy new clothes because they needed at least a decent to attend dressed auction. On the way he tried to distract enjoying the city, which had a very old air.
Shrewsbury had been the scene of historic struggles, Maggie recalled. Also it used to be the place where farmers brought their huge herds in very busy
markets. The forum had medieval lines and stood out among the most modern buildings.
Maggie was surprised to see a showcase that featured models who might be in the best shopping in London. It seemed only have products griffe.
He entered, and a very elegant saleswoman met Maggie and listened, attentive, the story of the flood.
- I think we have everything you need - said, smiling. - One of our freguesas made a huge order and some of it gave up. He is interested in seeing it?
She showed a beautiful long coat of a soft wool and honey-colored. Maggie delighted with the coat and laughed, thinking what Finn would say if he saw her choosing clothes that did not fit at all with the life of the field.
Remember Finn caused him a shiver. Even after all and being away from him, Maggie still experiencing the effects of the passion that lived in his arms. So I wanted to review it ...
Now, why would you need it? It was an independent, modern woman, able to live alone and doing very well.
He looked at the coat with some concern, and the clerk thought she was finding the price too high.
- All right, I loved it and I will take you - Maggie said, calming the saleswoman, who looked at her anxiously.
Why could not stop thinking about Finn? Why enter into a state of self-destruction, failing to return to how it was before you know it?
Maggie left the property shortly after, leading, beyond the coat, plus a refined set, Finn, certainly hate. He again!
Despite finding the pieces he was looking for, Maggie felt extremely bad, as if I needed something that had not. How as a child and wanted to have a friend, but there was no time to make friends at all, because it changed nonstop from home, neighborhood and city, following the mother, who lived changing loves.
However, that was before moving in with his grandparents when he had fixed. Been able to teach herself to solitude and independence, both financially and emotionally, they had no substitutes.
Now that had regained their own personal space, could not understand how he could behave so differently as when she was on the farm. How absurd to imagine that had fallen, when he knew that love was an unstable feeling, unreliable and not lasting. Love was an item that was not in his plans.
At least always been so, even before I met some very sensual farmer ...
Welcomed for making to be herself and is now acting with common sense. What happened was unfortunate, but the way was to accept everything as having been a mere weakness inconsequential.
He sought to find some acceptable excuse.
Well, just been in a different situation from a very manly man, a true icon of virility. It was only once and foolish woman who had fallen into his arms.
Flushed with anger only see how silly and out as far never had the happiness of more cross the path of Finn.
I would never see it. She sighed with satisfaction.
Followed in search of his car when his footsteps distorted, and another shiver went down her spine, but it was not cold. I could not believe what he saw: Finn was across the street, leaning against the Land Rover, looking straight at her.
- Finn ...
Maggie became aware of how her body reacted when she saw him. It was dangerous to meet him again, because it seemed to him that he was again in a flood, being driven now not by the waters of a river, but their uncontrolled emotions.
- Maggie!
Finn did not expect to find her there. After Maggie never told you the reason that led him to Shrewsbury. I thought that after leaving his ranch, she took a driving to the capital.
He wanted to take her somewhere where they were alone. It would involve the waist and convince that they should be together, than one needed the other. Without notice, he stepped forward.
Maggie panicked, and his only desire was to escape from Finn as soon as possible. There was no point talking after all what they said on the farm, and feared losing control and soak up once again, in a sensual mood.