Page 47 of A Cowboy Takes A Chance

“Well, thank you. It was great.” He rolled her to her back and moved on top of her. “I loved it.”

“Good. I don’t do that for just anyone, you know.”

Jaxon laughed. “Glad to hear it.”

Her hand moved down the outside of his left leg. “This is nothing to be ashamed of. Do you hear me?”

Leaning down, he kissed her. “Yes, ma’am.”

She smiled up at him. “You cowboys and thoseyes ma'ams. So sexy.”

“Sexy? No. Simply good manners. If I ever don’t answer my mom by saying that oryes, Mom, she’d take a switch to me.”

“Surely not,” she said in a shocked voice.

He chuckled. “No, she wouldn’t, but she’d sure threaten me with one.”

“I think I like your mom.”

“She likes you—”

“Don’t worry, I’m not thinking of her as a mother-in-law.”

“I wasn’t going to say that.”

“What then?”

“I don’t want my family to think this will go anywhere. I don’t want to give them false hope.”You’re so full of shit, Callahan!

“Oh, my God! Jaxon, you need to stop. I’m leaving, and we both know nothing can come of this. You’ve made it clear over and over. If your family thinks there is more going on, I’m sorry and I’m sure you’ll set them straight.”

Rolling away from her, he stood then pulled his jeans on and zipped them then strode from the room to head for thekitchen. Yanking open the fridge door, he reached for a beer but changed his mind and pushed the door closed. He turned when he heard her enter the room. She had his T-shirt on. She was so beautiful, and he already wanted her again, even though he didn’t want to.Son of a bitch. This scenario seemed to play out repeatedly.Chicken shit!

“Do you want me to leave?” she asked from the doorway.

“Up to you.” He shrugged. He knew he was acting like a prick, but his feelings for her scared the ever-loving hell out of him.

“I care about you, Jaxon. I want to be with you, but I’m going to be leaving here with my heart broken and every time you do this, it hurts me even more. I wonder why I bother.”

“So, why do you?” He watched as she walked to him and pressed up against him.

Presley wrapped her arms around his neck and stood on her toes to kiss him.

“Because I can’t stay away from you even when I know I should.” She moved her lips across his cheek to his ear and took the lobe between her teeth. “I’m a fool for you,” she whispered in his ear.

He shuddered then wrapped his arms around her and pulled her tight against him.

“Then let’s go have some more fun,” he whispered as he picked her up and carried her back to bed.

The following Saturday afternoon, Jaxon sat beside Devin and Willa in the second pew of the church and watched as his uncle, Liam married Jackie Butler. He was happy for his uncle. A woman had crushed Liam years ago and he had sworn never to fall again then along comes Priscilla’s mother, and they hit it off. Like the other Callahan men, Liam fell fast and hard. Jackie was a beautiful woman with copper-colored hair like her daughter, but worn in a bob. Everyone in the family loved her and had welcomed her with open arms.

“You do realize you’ll be the only single Callahan left, right?” Devin whispered from beside him.

“Yeah,” Jaxon whispered back. “I don’t have a problem with that.”

Willa leaned across Devin. “You shouldn’t be the only one. Bethany wouldn’t want that for you. You’re too young to be alone.”

Jaxon snorted. “Look who’s talking. You didn’t want to get involved with anyone again.”

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