Galloping Hearts (Contemporary Cowboy Romance) (Texas Heat series: Book 2, Mitchell and Moira's story) Read Online Free Page A

Brady when she started walking toward the table with her lunch bag. She always sat with us.”
    “Really? Were you guys tight in school?”
    He paused to shrug. “We’d always been tight. Anyway, one of the sleazy jocks decided he wanted to get fresh with her and grabbed her ass. Well, she dropped her lunch before spinning around and clocking him a good one. Since it was fall, she was still super strong from helping us all on the ranch. Anyway, the guy fell flat on his ass. When they were pulled into the office there were enough witnesses – including adults – that she didn’t get in trouble. The kid got benched for a couple of games and got detention for punishment. Needless to say, it never happened again… with anyone. Brady had been about ready to go Hulk crazy on the guy until he saw Moira handle her business. I think that’s the real reason he’s always carried a torch for her. She can handle herself.”
    Mitch smiled. “I can appreciate that. Still, all of it is noted. I won’t grab her ass without permission and I won’t ever intentionally hurt her so I won’t incur the wrath of The Older Brother Posse .”
    Billy laughed. “The older brother posse? You almost make us sound city. Let me fill you in on a secret. Crazy country boys are probably worse than a bunch of city thugs.”
    He shook his head. “Somehow, I don’t doubt that. What time are we leaving?”
    “How about nine? That gives everyone a chance to rest and get ready.”
    He nodded. He and Billy went to work until it was time to go in for the day. It was dinner time and he was hungry as all get out. He didn’t know if it was food or for the woman he’d been day dreaming about all day.
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    The rest of the day, Moira couldn’t concentrate. She was grateful, more than once, that their horses were all comfortable with the property. They had it memorized as well as the humans that owned it. Sometimes, she wondered if they didn’t know it better.
    After her brother and Mitch had left, she’d spent another hour sitting under the tree, drawing the man. She’d finally learned his name and it was Mitch. She wondered where he was from and wanted to learn more about him.That night, she got ready for the bar in town. It was a little honkey tonk, where the locals went as soon as they jumped off their tractors for the day. She normally would’ve been comfortable going in there smelling like horse. This night was different.
    Tonight, Mitch would be there. She wanted to at least smell clean . Especially if she had to sit squeezed in the middle of her brother’s truck cab between the two young men. She went as far as putting on makeup. She made sure she wore her best pair of jeans, the ones that she’d caught more than one guy staring at when she wore them around campus. Her shirt was a simple fitted tank top. She still pulled her hair up in a ponytail as the place could get warm but she wanted to look good. After pulling her sneakers on, she met her brother out on the front porch. Mitch was already there with him and they sat in a set of chairs talking animatedly.
    She stifled a smile as she caught Mitch staring at her with wide, appreciating eyes. Her brother brought her back to reality with his disapproving tone.
    “Since when do you care about what the locals see you in? Why don’t you just go topless?”
    She crossed her arms. “First off, who said I was doing it for the locals ? Second off, I can take my top off if you want. Would that make you more comfortable if I did? For some reason, I don’t think Old Frank will mind serving a half-naked girl beers. What do you think?”
    He didn’t respond to her, instead he looked at Mitch. “I don’t think you have to worry about that invitation.”
    Mitch blushed bright crimson as his mouth popped open and closed.
    She shook her head. “You don’t have to be a jerk. Let’s go. I want a beer and a pool stick in my hands.”
    Her brother smiled lasciviously. “Oh, you definitely don’t