and
Stone
would
have
the
entire
house
to
themselves
and
she
intended
to
make
good
use
of
it.
She
was
aware
that
it
had
been
hard
for
him
to
keep
his
hands
off
her
and
it
had
been
just
as
hard
for
her
to
keep
her
hands
off
him.
All
it
took
was
a
look
across
the
table
into
his
dark
eyes
to
see
the
longing
and
desire,
and
to
know
what
he
was
thinking
and
feel
the
sexual
currents
that
radiated
from
his
gaze.
He
stayed
away
from
the
house
most
of
the
day
helping
his
uncle
do
various
chores
around
the
ranch.
Corey
had
decided
that,
with
Stone
there,
now
was
a
good
time
to
start
constructing
a
new
barn.
When
Stone
came
in
each
afternoon
he
would
take
a
bath
before
dinner
and
usually
retired
to
his
room
to
work
on
his
book
after
sitting
and
talking
with
everyone
for
a
while.
But
no
matter
how
tired
he
was,
he
always
came
to
her
room
every
night
to
spend
time
with
her.
They
would
sometimes
sit
and
talk
for
hours.
He
would
tell
her
about
the
book
he
was
working
on
and
the
scenes
he
had
plotted
that
day.
Once
or
twice
he
even
read
some
of
them
to
her
and
she
was
amazed
how
his
mind
worked
to
come
up
with
some
of
the
stuff
he’d
written.
Madison
sighed
with
disappointment
as
she
sat
at
the
kitchen
table
and
looked
out.
It
seemed
that
she
and
Stone
wouldn’t
have
the
ranch
to
themselves
today
after
all.
Corey
had
announced
at
breakfast
that
he
and
Abby
had
changed
their
minds
and
would
visit
the
Monroes
another
time.
She
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