Missy's Moment (The West Series Book 4) Read Free Page A

clothes, drove the most expensive car in town, and was always after something she couldn’t get.
    He knew that Savannah was the cause of a lot of problems with his cousins over the last few years, but as she walked towards him, everything but the throbbing in his pants left his mind.
    “Well, hello. This can’t be little Savannah?” he said as she stopped right next to him.
    “Which one are you?” She ran a manicured finger up his arm playfully.
    “Reece.” He smiled down at her.
    “Oh, I could never tell you and your brother apart.” She leaned closer to him. “I didn’t know you were in town. How long are you here for?”
    He could smell her perfume and the feel of her breasts pushed up against his chest was sending all his blood away from his head.
    “Not sure. I’m thinking of staying on.”
    “For good?” She gasped a little. He could tell it was all an act, and if his mind had been working, he would have realized he shouldn’t be leading her on. But it had been a while since he’d gotten any attention from someone so attractive.
    “Maybe.”
    “Well, I’ll simply have to bake you one of my famous pies and bring it over to you. Where are you staying?”
    “At the ranch house at the end of the road at Lauren’s place.”
    “Oh.” She frowned a little.
    “Problem?”
    “No.” Her smile came back. “Well, I’m sure we’ll bump into each other again,” she said, taking a step back when a young mother and her kids tried to get by them in the aisle. Savannah stared after the woman and kids. “I simply must be going.” She leaned closer and whispered, “I’m looking forward to seeing you.” Her eyes traveled up and down him and then rested on his crotch. If he were a teenager, he would have blushed bright red.
    He watched her hips as she swayed back down the aisle and out the front door without buying anything.
    “That girl is trouble,” someone said from behind him.
    When he turned around, he saw a very petite redheaded woman standing next to his cart, a full basket of groceries in her hands.
    “Holly Bridles. We met at Alex and Grant’s wedding and again at Haley and Wes’.” She shifted her basket and held out a hand.
    He smiled and took it. “I remember. You own a shop…” He tried to remember.
    “Bookstore. It’s just across the street.”
    “Right,” he nodded, remembering.
    “Savannah will toy with you. Besides, she’s not allowed on Saddleback Ranch property anymore.”
    “Oh?” He must have looked surprised because Holly laughed.
    “Long story. Ask your cousin one day if you have a few hours to listen to it. So did I hear you right? You’re back to stay?”
    “Maybe.” He took her basket and set it inside his cart. The thing looked heavier than she did, and he could see she was struggling with it. “Why didn’t you get a cart?”
    “Oh, well, you know how it is. You run inside for one thing and…” She shrugged her shoulders. “You walk out with a cart full.” She smiled.
    They walked up to the checkout, and he put her basket up for her. They chatted for a while with the checker and when she had her two full bags in her arms, she turned back around to him. “Remember what I said about staying away from Savannah.”
    He nodded. “Thanks. I’ll see you around.”
    She nodded and then turned and walked out.
    “She’s right, you know,” the woman behind the counter said as she began scanning his items. “Everyone in town knows to steer clear of that girl.”
    He chuckled. “I think I’m getting the hint,” he said, handing over his credit card. Until he could get the full story, Savannah Douglas was on his do-not-touch list.
     

     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

Chapter Two
     
    R eece flew through the air. Most people would be thinking about the pain they were about to feel when they hit the ground, but not him. His mind was completely and wonderfully blank. Of course, when he hit the ground hard, his mind started working again. What could he have