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Jayden and Dallas's quiet, angry
voices moved off.
    Boone smiled at Kira, then at Gieselle.
    She saw a flash of something in his eyes, but it was quickly
replaced by excitement.
    "Not going to give the casino back any of the
winnings." He tipped his head toward the living room. "These two
cowpokes think the only reason we've got the suite is to keep us here so we'll
spend all our money."
    Kira glanced at her, a disbelieving look on her face. She
slid off the gold satin bedspread and walked past Boone. "Uh huh. Good
cover, cowboy." She shut the door behind her.
    Boone flipped the lock.
    Together, alone with Boone, with a big bed between them,
Gieselle's nerves kicked up into a whirl.
    He set his duffle bag in the corner. "Are you ready for
this?"

Chapter Three
     
    Boone took off his hat and ran his fingers through his hair,
lifting it into messy, sexy locks that she wanted to get a hold of. He stalked
toward her.
    She didn't believe for a minute Dallas had been talking
about Boone losing his winnings at the casino. He'd been referring to her, to
how quickly their feelings for each other had developed. The way Boone had
responded to his buddy, Gieselle didn't know if she should believe the words
Boone had said to her about fate and luck, or if his honest thoughts included
the fear of getting "suckered in" by her.
    Either way, she would be with him as much as she could over
the next two days. Something about him pulled her in, made her want to know
everything about him. The few guys she'd dated seriously in New York had never
made her this…nesty? Could that be it? Had finally meeting a true gentleman, an
all-American male, given her ideas of what she was missing in her life?
    Gieselle swallowed and looked at the bed. "Ready for
what?"
    He laughed and set his hat on the dresser. As he reached
her, he held out his hand. "For a wild night of…partying?"
    Sliding into his arms, she smiled. "Is that what you
cowboys call it?" Her body melted against his, her arms wound tightly
around his neck.
    His lips brushed her jaw and settled at the sensitive skin
near her ear. "Call it gettin' to know you, beautiful."
    A knock sounded. "Hey you two, we're ordering booze
from room service and charging it to your room." Jayden sounded so much
like his brother.
    "Go ahead," Boone shouted over his shoulder.
    "We got beer, whiskey, tequila, and vodka and tonic for
Miss Kira. Anything else? Gigi?"
    Boone raised his eyebrows. "What's your pleasure
tonight?" His hard shaft pressed against her belly.
    She shifted her hips against him. "Besides this?"
    He groaned and stepped his feet farther apart, hitting her
lower with the rise behind his fly. "You know this'll be pleasure for you.
As much as you want."
    "I want…" You. She couldn't say the word. It
sounded too serious. "How about gin? I'd love a gin and tonic."
    He nodded and shouted over his shoulder. "Gin. And make
it the good stuff, Jay."
    "Right." His voice moved away from the door.
    Boone ran his knuckles over her cheek. "Where were
we?" He tipped his head and moved closer.
    "Hey." Jaden's voice came through the door.
"It'll be here in ten minutes." He laughed. "Just enough time
for you to get it done in there, huh, big brother?"
    Boone's lips tightened. "Get away from that door."
    Gieselle smiled. "Ten minutes, huh?"
    "He's got to die." Boone pressed his lips to hers.
    A pop sounded outside the door. It had to be the cork from
the champagne bottle.
    "There he goes! Didn't even last ten minutes."
Jayden shouted.
    Somewhere in the living room, Dallas laughed.
    Gieselle smiled against Boone's lips. "This isn't going
to happen right now, is it."
    "No." He stepped back. "But I'm gonna take a
great deal of pleasure in thumping my baby brother into that nice carpet out
there." He walked to the door and ripped it open.
    "Oh, fuck." Jayden shot across the living room.
    "You need to get some manners, boy." Boone's hands
fisted.
    Gieselle walked up behind him. "It's okay, Boone."
She ran her hand over