Page 23 of Taking Chances in Cedarwood

Andrew broke the kiss. “Fuck.” Blood rushed through his body and centered in his dick. “You’ll make me explode.”

“Good. Then we’ll go up together.” Cain ground on Andrew’s lap. “This is so hot.”

My thoughts exactly.He squeezed Cain’s ass. There was just enough butt there to spank and grab during sex.Fuck.If he and Cain didn’t stop, Andrew would lose control.

“Whoa. This is better than I thought,” Maddie said. “Andy.”

Andrew froze.Shit.He hadn’t thought Maddie would show up just yet. He kept Cain close to hide the bulge in his jeans. “Hi, Maddie.”

Cain’s eyes widened, and he chuckled. “Next time, we do this in your bed. I’m having too much fun to be interrupted.”

“Yes.” He needed a second to think or he’d move too fast and screw things up. He also needed a moment to adjust himself.

Maddie rested her hands on her hips. “Don’t stop on my account.”

“Uh, yeah, we will.” Andrew patted Cain’s thigh, urging him off his lap. “You’re driving the tractor and round baler, Maddie. I’m going to finish the smaller field. Can you help Cain out here for a little bit, first?”

“Is that what I interrupted? Stacking?” She laughed. “Andy.”

“Maybe it was,” Cain said. “I volunteered to put the bales up, and he showed me how.”

“I’ll help you,” Maddie said. “But I can’t drive the Ford. It’s the one attached to the round baler, isn’t it?”

“Shit. It is.” Andrew removed his ballcap, raked his fingers through his hair, then replaced the cap. “The small field won’t take long. Will you help in here?”

“I will,” she said.

“I’ll help her,” Cain said. “Count on me.”

Andrew nodded once. He had a job to do and was losing daylight. He strode to the front of the barn, but Maddie grabbed his hand.

“I’ll be right back,” she said over her shoulder, then ushered Andrew out of the barn. “It’s hot in there.”

“It is.” He expected an argument from his stepsister. “Get it over with.”

“Get what?” She folded her arms. “The I-told-you-so?”

“Yes.” He sighed. “He showed up, like you said, and wanted to help. I can’t turn him away because weneedthe assistance.”

“We do.” She averted her gaze. “And he’s probably listening to us argue.”

Andrew groaned. “Whatever. I like him.”

“I can tell.”

“Then what?” He stared at her. “What’s the problem?” As if he didn’t know…

“How well do you know him?”

“Enough.” He’d learned a lot when he’d researched Cain, but the more they talked, the more he got to know the real guy, not just the celebrity. “How’s Nic?”

“This isn’t about Nic.”

He wished it were. “Maddie.”

“Cain Ables is a celebrity. He’s rumored to be in preparation for a movie to be filmed here in Cedarwood and his parents say he’s disappeared. Some accounts say he’s gone to rehab, and others say he’s been hospitalized for exhaustion. Photos of him with you are on the Internet.”

He had no idea how the pictures would’ve gotten there, but he didn’t mind. “I know.”

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