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this was her room as a kid,” Dario said. “Notice some of the posters are teenlike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Titanic . All stuff from when she was in high school.”
    “Yes, that's my room.” They turned toward her voice and Dario noticed the
    “tease me about my posters and die” look on her face. He put his hand in front of his mouth to hide a grin. He pushed past Declan and headed toward the room he'd already picked out.
    “This one's mine, then. Deck can take the other one.”
    “Thanks for making my decision for me,” his friend said as Dario disappeared inside his room, flopping his bag on the bed. He'd stayed in a lot of dumps while working undercover and this place was like Buckingham Palace to him. A large, comfy bed and a bathroom right down the hall. Add to that the beautiful woman right next door, and this place wasn't a palace; it was heaven.
    He shook his head to remove the image of Maura under him, groaning as he slipped in and out of her. He'd made a promise to Declan and he would keep A Trick of the Moon
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    it, no matter how blue his balls got. And from the tingling he was feeling, they might be midnight blue by the end of the night, when he could greet Rosy Palm.
    This might turn out to be a very long day.

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    Melinda Barron

    Chapter Three

    Declan eased up on the reins, dropping behind the other horses just a bit.
    Maura was in the lead, chatting amiably with Dario. She looked gorgeous in the saddle. But then again, she looked gorgeous anywhere.
    She's cut her hair short since they'd been out of school, and he liked it, although he preferred it longer. She still looked beautiful, though. Being out of the city and living in the country seemed to agree with her.
    Or maybe it was just the fact he was there that kept her smiling. Declan could only hope that was the case. Watching her laugh and joke with Dario right now made him remember his overblown reaction to Dario's pronouncement that Maura was delicious. He'd only been telling the truth, after all, and Declan had gone overboard, thinking that Dario was going to go after her.
    He knew Dario was much more adventurous and outgoing than he was about sex. Not that he hadn't had girlfriends, but Dario, Declan knew, participated in activities such as bondage and group sex that was more than a ménage. The most he'd ever done was a ménage à trois. There were other things he'd like to try, especially with Maura.
    That idea made Declan pull a little on the reins. The horse whinnied in protest and he loosened his grip.
    “You okay back there?” Maura turned a brilliant smile his way and he returned it.
    “I'm doing just fine.” Just imagining what it would be like to have sex with you, and then have Dario join in . “How much longer?”

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    “About fifteen minutes or so. Your butt getting sore?”
    He chuckled lowly. “We've already been sitting in a car all morning long, and now we're in a saddle, so the obvious answer is yes. Plus I'm anxious to see the site.” He prodded his horse forward, pulling up next to Maura.
    “Dario, have you noticed anything out of the ordinary so far?”
    “Not a thing. You?”
    “Nope.” Declan cast his gaze over the landscape. The loose dirt was covered with sagebrush and a few cacti. The land was fairly flat, but in the distance he could see buttes and rock formations that provided the beautiful scenery this area was famous for. They'd already seen one rattlesnake and given it a wide berth as they passed by. It had barely seemed to notice them as it slithered through the dirt.
    “Is there a canyon around here?”
    “Yes, just up the way about another fifteen minutes past the kiva. Why do you ask?”
    Declan glanced at her. “Has the area been checked for cliff dwellings?”
    “I would imagine so,” Maura replied. “I didn't ask my father that question.
    I can call him tonight and ask.”
    “Cliff dwellings?” Dario glanced over at him. “I thought those were up at Mesa