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me."
    Gabe reached for her hand and held it in his on the seat between them. "It was my pleasure."
    His touch sent chills and thrills through Darcy's system. She'd enjoyed their visit to the ranch and watching Gabe's interaction with Dallas and Austin McCade. The two brothers had treated him as one of their own.
    The more she got to know Gabe, the more Darcy liked. And wanted. Anticipation made her toes curl.
    If holding hands was such a turn on, what would it be like when they were in bed together? Darcy's blood heated at the thought.
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    Gabe thought the drive back to Abilene would never end. His body was throbbing with a desire so strong, he hoped like hell he wouldn't embarrass himself when he finally got Darcy into bed. He felt like a horny teenager, not a respectable thirty-three year old math teacher. They were holding hands like teenagers, too. Funny how that simple connection could feed the burning passion in his groin that was growing ridiculously out of control.
    Damn, he hadn't been this hot for a woman in a long time.
    "Are you hungry?" Darcy asked. "You said we'd go out to dinner, but Ruth fed us so well, I don't really feel like food. Do you?" Her soft voice filled the dark cab of the truck with visions of tangled sheets and sweaty bodies.
    Gabe slowly withdrew his hand from hers and gripped the steering wheel. Tight. "No, I'm not hungry for food either. Let's skip dinner tonight."
    "Oh, but I didn't mean our . . . date has to end."
    Gabe chuckled. "I'm not ready to say goodbye, either. I'll take you home and we can watch a movie or something." Gabe pretty well knew what that something would be.
    Darcy sighed. "That sounds lovely. I'd like that."
    He hoped she'd like it. He was certainly banking on liking it. "Then it's settled. Movie night at your house. But I can't stay too late. I have school tomorrow. Five o'clock comes awfully early."
    "Tell me about it."
    The lights of Abilene could be seen in the distance. By the time Gabe pulled into Darcy's driveway, he was reciting geometric postulates . . . backwards, in an effort to curb his impatience to get her naked and into bed.
    Once they entered the front door, Gabe's patience fizzled out. He took Darcy's purse and keys and set them on a table, then gathered her into his arms. He held her for a moment, searching her dark eyes. "I've been dying to kiss you all day. Tell me you don't really want to watch a movie."
    Darcy shook her head, her long hair swinging with the movement. She twined her arms around his neck. "All I want is you."
    She tugged his head down and kissed him. His stomach bottomed out when Darcy plunged her sweet little tongue in his mouth, making sweeping forays in and out, nipping his lower lip, sucking his tongue. All the time, playing with the hair at his nape.
    Holy shit! He was going to have a very hard time of it. Hard being the operative word here. He was going to explode before they even got into bed.
    He lifted her in his arms, holding her close. "Put your legs around me."
    Never breaking contact with his mouth, Darcy wrapped her legs around his waist. She deepened the kiss, holding his jaws in her hands, rubbing his chin with her thumbs.
    Gabe settled her against his length, torturing himself with the pressure of her body against the fly of his jeans. Oh yeah. He was going to lose it for sure if he didn't get them into bed. Pronto.
    He carried Darcy through the living room, down the hall and into her bedroom. Yesterday, he'd scouted out the place when he'd been here fixing her plumbing. Even then, he'd been planning her seduction. When he'd first seen her at his demonstration workshop, lust had hit him full force. And it had only grown stronger as he became better acquainted with her last night and today. He like her. He liked her a lot.
    Darcy came up for air when she realized they were in her bedroom and Gabe was getting ready to set her on the bed. Her body was on fire, but she wanted this first time to be perfect. She felt dirty