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Knox pocketed his own phone. “Let’s hope that’s the end of it.”

“I never mentioned where I am, and I haven’t spoken to anyone back in Iowa. No one from my past life knows I’m in Vermont.”

Knox nodded, and his expression softened. She wondered if her words had sounded pathetic but that wasn’t the emotion she saw in his eyes.

He shoved his phone in his pocket and placed his hands on her shoulders. “Okay, boss. What’s next on the To Do list for the day?”

She laughed. “I believe we’ve finished up the day’s chores.”

He waggled his eyebrows. “Good. Being wrapped around you on the ATV was sexy as hell.”

Surprise shot through her system even as desire blossomed. “Seriously?”

He dropped his hands to her butt. “Seriously. Competence is incredibly sexy. Added to that, I had my legs wrapped around your sexy butt and thighs. The rumbly engine. It was all I could do to keep my mind on the conversation with Dodge.”

Thea grinned, delighted that he saw her as competent and sexy. “I was too nervous about your conversation with Ford to think of anything else. But I like the way you think.”

He looked from her to the ATV and back. “I don’t imagine sex on that thing would be very comfortable.”

That made her laugh. “I think you’re right.”

“Want to find out, anyway?”

Chapter18

Hard Knox Life

The next morning, they left Thea’s cabin and walked to where they’d left the ATV. Knox grinned. “Okay, we can knockSex on an ATVoff the bucket list.”

He loved hearing Thea laugh. “Not sure it was ever on the list, but check.”

He swung her into a dance. “Let’s call it memorable and never talk of it again.”

“Deal.”

It had indeed been memorable, but it wasn’t something he’d care to try again. However, if it made Thea laugh as much as she had, it would be worth it. He’d always enjoyed sex but he’d never experienced such joy in the act as he did with Thea. She brought joy to everything.

His body fired up at the memory of the way they’d woken each other up this morning, but he forced himself under control. He wasn’t a kid and his brain was fully capable of thinking about other things, even with Thea at his side.

Thea put on her helmet. “Do you need a refresher on how to drive?”

He shook his head. “I think I’m good. You trust me to drive it back?”

“Of course. As long as you don’t forget how to use the brakes, we’re good.”

He grinned and swung onto the seat. When she swung on behind him, he realized that having her wrap her thighs around his was another turn on. Except he knew that was really all Thea being herself.

It took a while for him to figure out the exact pressure he needed to brake and speed up but it wasn’t as difficult to drive as he’d expected.

When they were at a crossroads in the middle of the orchard, he took a different turn. Instead of heading to the farmhouse, he drove to a part of the orchard he hadn’t visited yet. The entire property was about four hundred acres, and he hadn’t seen it all.

In different sections, Thea tapped him on the shoulder and pointed out various things. The further they moved into the land the less vibrant the trees appeared. To his untrained eye, they looked healthy enough but they didn’t have the same power as the front section.

At one point, he killed the engine and studied the area.

Thea ran her hands down his arms. “Let’s see what you’ve learned. What do you see?”

He grinned at her. “I was just thinking that a few weeks ago, I probably wouldn’t have seen the differences back here. Now I can see some of them.”

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