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of her was simply staring at her with his mouth in a grim line, all she could manage to do was blush.  He had to be at least a foot taller than she was and his dark hair was barely visible under the Stetson he was wearing.  His eyes were a deep chocolate brown that was quickly turning even darker.  She realized she was staring at him just as he spoke. 
    “How do you know my mother?” Mr. Tall, Dark and Intimidating demanded.
    Did he just say mother?  That’s it...that is the final straw. I’m officially certifiable and straitjacket ready. “Mother? Lilly West is your mother?” Looking up at the sky, she asked, “You’re kidding me, right, God? First, you put their mom in my boss’s office just as I have a meltdown about the infamous kink masters not returning my calls. And then of all the people on this planet, you let me almost get run over by one of the men I’ve been trying to schedule a meeting with for weeks? Is this some kind of a joke?” Just as the words left her mouth the world around them exploded in light and a crash of thunder that was so immediate she was sure the bolt must have hit right beside them.  Holy shit!  Reminder to self…do not challenge the Big Guy.  
    “Get in the truck, now. ” His words had been more growled than spoken and ordinarily she’d be giving him a piece of her mind for thinking he could give her orders, but right now she was more afraid of becoming a crispy critter in the middle of the highway than she was of Lilly West’s son. Tobi briefly wondered whether he was Kyle or Kent as she scrambled into the big black beast when he opened the door and motioned her inside, but judging by his clipped tone she was guessing Kyle.
    She’d done her homework on the owners of Prairie Winds because she’d been hoping to interview them since she first heard about the BDSM club they were building just a few minutes from her home.  Sure, she worked for a magazine that spotlighted all things bright and beautiful in the Austin area, but in truth, her interest in the club was much more personal. Banishing those thoughts for the moment, she turned and plopped her soggy ass in the passenger seat and turned to see him staring at her as if he’d never seen a woman before. What the hell?
     

Chapter Two
     
     
    Kyle West had been speechless after he’d stepped from the door of his truck and almost been steam-rolled by a tiny wisp of a woman who had reminded him of sunshine for some odd reason even though she looked more like a spitting mad wet kitten. Hell, she was seven kinds of pissed and ranting about a variety of things that hadn’t made a lick of sense and he hadn’t put too much effort into trying to sort through it until he’d heard his mother’s name. He knew his brother was meeting with some reporter from Austin Gardens and Homes this evening, but the guy was supposed to have been at the club an hour ago. The beauty he’d been face-to-face with was not how he’d pictured someone named Tobi.  Her long blonde hair was plastered to the sides of her face and even wet it was the color of sun-ripened wheat on a hot Texas summer day and he’d found himself wondering what it would look like dry.  Would it be white blonde?  Was it straight or wavy?  Would it feel like silk as it covered his thighs while his cock slid over those plump lips?
    He just stood in the middle of the highway in the pounding rain and let her vent until they had both almost been hit by lightning. Kyle had literally felt the air around them sizzle from the electrical charge so he’d quickly ordered her into his truck. When he’d opened the door and motioned her inside he hadn’t expected her to comply so quickly and he damned well hadn’t expected her to crawl all the way across the truck’s bench seat.  That move had displayed her luscious ass in vivid cock hardening detail thanks to the soaked thin cotton skirt she was wearing. The lightweight fabric was molded to her like a second skin