STUNG (Dark Erotic Romance) Read Online Free Page A
Author: Alana Marlowe
Tags: D/s Dark Erotic Romance
invitation.
“Would you like another one, Miss Sara?” Alex asked.
“No, thank you. Thank you for the Coke, Alex, Alexander, A.J.” She said with a quirky grin.
He chuckled at her and found her quite adorable. “You can call me Alex. But I answer to any of the three.” He lowered his eyes momentarily, then raised them and leaned onto the table to get a little closer to her. She wasn’t prepared for that and leaned back in her chair to maintain her own space.
He felt the pullback and smiled at her.
“Thank you for sharing a Coke with me, Miss Sara. Can I help you to your car?”
In a flash, she thought about the situation. Under normal circumstances, she would be “Miss Independent” and say no, she didn’t need any help. And truthfully, she could manage just fine. But she wanted to see the effect of how letting a man help her might change the way the outcome of this meeting might be.
“Yes, thank you. That would be very nice.”
Alex beamed as he stood up and grabbed her flat of vegetables. He waited until she stood up and allowed her to lead him to the door, and then out to her truck.
He placed the flat in the back of the truck bed and opened up the driver’s side door for her. She wasn’t used to this kind of treatment. But she liked it! It was a strange and wonderful feeling to have a guy treat her so special, even though she was sure he was just being nice.
She hopped into the front of the truck and he closed the door for her. The window was already rolled down and he placed both elbows on the doorway.
“Miss Sara, we are having a barbeque over at the ranch tomorrow. You are more than welcome to come if you like. It would give you a chance to meet some of the locals. Would you do me the honor of being one of my guests?”
She looked at the face of this man leaning his head on his arm, looking at her with his steel blue eyes and soft smile. Was he asking her on a date? Was she dreaming? Surely he was just being polite.
“Where is the ranch?” she asked.
“Just take this highway about 5 miles south. You can’t miss it. Its called River Road Ranch. Once you turn onto the ranch road, just follow the blacktop to where it ends and you will see us.”
“Ok, I might just do that. What time?”
“Any time after noon. We usually start smoking chickens early in the morning and start eating around 2. After that, we just keep going as long as there are people still standing.”
“It sounds wonderful. I may see you tomorrow then.” Sara said as she started up the truck. It was an old Ford that she had managed to keep running. It wasn’t pretty, but she didn’t care because it did the job.
“I hope so, Miss Sara. I hope so.” Alex said as he backed away from the truck and let her pull away. She looked in her rear view mirror to see if he was watching her leave. He was. He waved as he caught her looking in her mirror too. She giggled to herself and could feel the heat of her face as she blushed again.
She took off in the direction of the ranch, not realizing it was even there on her trip to the nursery. As she drove home, she watched the road for the entrance to the ranch. Sure enough, she missed it before. She laughed to herself but was grateful that it was actually pretty close to where she lived. It was only a few more miles to her little patch of land.
Sara found herself having a hard time concentrating on driving as she thought about Alex and how handsome he was, even if he was covered in dust and dirt. She actually thought it made him look sexier all hot and sweaty. She caught herself daydreaming about him with his shirt off. He had to be at least 48, but was looking well chiseled for his age. Must be all that mulch throwing he was doing.
As she made her way down the tree lined road, she was feeling good about herself despite the fact that she felt like she wasn’t dressed to meet someone.
Then
“Would you like another one, Miss Sara?” Alex asked.
“No, thank you. Thank you for the Coke, Alex, Alexander, A.J.” She said with a quirky grin.
He chuckled at her and found her quite adorable. “You can call me Alex. But I answer to any of the three.” He lowered his eyes momentarily, then raised them and leaned onto the table to get a little closer to her. She wasn’t prepared for that and leaned back in her chair to maintain her own space.
He felt the pullback and smiled at her.
“Thank you for sharing a Coke with me, Miss Sara. Can I help you to your car?”
In a flash, she thought about the situation. Under normal circumstances, she would be “Miss Independent” and say no, she didn’t need any help. And truthfully, she could manage just fine. But she wanted to see the effect of how letting a man help her might change the way the outcome of this meeting might be.
“Yes, thank you. That would be very nice.”
Alex beamed as he stood up and grabbed her flat of vegetables. He waited until she stood up and allowed her to lead him to the door, and then out to her truck.
He placed the flat in the back of the truck bed and opened up the driver’s side door for her. She wasn’t used to this kind of treatment. But she liked it! It was a strange and wonderful feeling to have a guy treat her so special, even though she was sure he was just being nice.
She hopped into the front of the truck and he closed the door for her. The window was already rolled down and he placed both elbows on the doorway.
“Miss Sara, we are having a barbeque over at the ranch tomorrow. You are more than welcome to come if you like. It would give you a chance to meet some of the locals. Would you do me the honor of being one of my guests?”
She looked at the face of this man leaning his head on his arm, looking at her with his steel blue eyes and soft smile. Was he asking her on a date? Was she dreaming? Surely he was just being polite.
“Where is the ranch?” she asked.
“Just take this highway about 5 miles south. You can’t miss it. Its called River Road Ranch. Once you turn onto the ranch road, just follow the blacktop to where it ends and you will see us.”
“Ok, I might just do that. What time?”
“Any time after noon. We usually start smoking chickens early in the morning and start eating around 2. After that, we just keep going as long as there are people still standing.”
“It sounds wonderful. I may see you tomorrow then.” Sara said as she started up the truck. It was an old Ford that she had managed to keep running. It wasn’t pretty, but she didn’t care because it did the job.
“I hope so, Miss Sara. I hope so.” Alex said as he backed away from the truck and let her pull away. She looked in her rear view mirror to see if he was watching her leave. He was. He waved as he caught her looking in her mirror too. She giggled to herself and could feel the heat of her face as she blushed again.
She took off in the direction of the ranch, not realizing it was even there on her trip to the nursery. As she drove home, she watched the road for the entrance to the ranch. Sure enough, she missed it before. She laughed to herself but was grateful that it was actually pretty close to where she lived. It was only a few more miles to her little patch of land.
Sara found herself having a hard time concentrating on driving as she thought about Alex and how handsome he was, even if he was covered in dust and dirt. She actually thought it made him look sexier all hot and sweaty. She caught herself daydreaming about him with his shirt off. He had to be at least 48, but was looking well chiseled for his age. Must be all that mulch throwing he was doing.
As she made her way down the tree lined road, she was feeling good about herself despite the fact that she felt like she wasn’t dressed to meet someone.
Then
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