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“Because.” That was a good enough reason for me. Hopefully Bren wasn’t allergic or opposed to horses.

What would you say about coming over to my place and ordering food?That sounded perfect to me. It would mean that my family would be on their own for dinner, though.

I told Mom that I might not be around for dinner and she waved her hand. “We will survive without you for an evening, my darling Honey. You take on too much responsibility.” I’d taken it on because someone had to. Someone had to make sure the farm bills got paid and the jars got ordered and that all the other little things that had to happen to keep things running happened. But I guess I could take off for the night. Aunt Eileen was going to be happy. I’d have to tell her about Bren soon. She’d want to know all the details.

I’d love to. Is it okay if I go home first and then meet you at your place?

I looked up from my phone and found Bren watching me.

She nodded.

Thanks. I’ll be sure to wear something cute.

I saw her read the message with a smile playing on her face.

You always look cute, Honey Bea.

It took foreverfor me to get dressed when I got home because everyone wanted to give their opinions on my outfit. Even Archer shared his opinion.

“I’ve dressed myself before without your help!” I finally yelled when there were a bunch of outfits that my family had pulled out of my closet and thrown on my bed.

I’d decided to keep things casual with my favorite jeans that made my ass look great, tank, and a cropped yellow sweater with bee buttons down the front.

Not all of my clothes were bee-related, but I knew it would make Bren smile and that was all that mattered. Plus, it was soft and cute and easy to get out of.

I’d also worn the bra and underwear set that I’d been saving for something special. Bren didn’t need to know that I’d been saving it, but the light blue lace was gorgeous and made me feel sexy as hell. My family also didn’t know about that part either and they never needed to.

Finally I pushed them all out of my room and made sure I looked good, fluffing my hair and checking my outfit. At the last minute, I threw a change of clothes, my vitamins, and my toothbrush into my bag. Just in case. I wasn’t planning on staying the night, but I wanted to be prepared.

“Okay, I’m going,” I said, opening the door to the main house and calling out. A chorus of voices answered me.

“Good luck!”

“Don’t get pregnant!”

“Tell her she’s pretty!”

I rolled my eyes and slammed the door, laughing as I got in my truck to go see Bren.

Chapter Twenty-Five

Bren

“Do I look okay?”I asked Arson. I’d run around the second I got home to clean my apartment and Honey was going to be here any minute, but I couldn’t decide what to wear. I’d ripped through several outfits and finally slid on some black jeans and dark red T-shirt that had some ruffles on the sleeves. Not typically my kind of thing, but I thought that Honey might think they were sweet.

Normally I didn’t wear shoes in the house, so I didn’t put any on, but slid my feet into a pair of fuzzy socks. Not sexy, exactly, but maybe she wasn’t coming here for that. Just because we had sexual chemistry didn’t mean that we were going to immediately fall into bed together.

Besides, we had to talk about sex before anyway. I wanted to do whatever this was with her in the right way and telling her about my true desires was the right thing to do. She also needed to know about my other big secret so I could set her expectations.

That part made my hands shake and sweat a little and my stomach roll uncomfortably.

Honey sent me a message when she arrived, and I ran downstairs to let her in.

“Hey,” she said, smiling as I opened the door before she threw herself at me. I managed to catch her.

“God, I’ve been desperate to touch you all day,” she said in my ear as I held her and breathed her in. I hadn’t even gotten to see her outfit, but it didn’t matter.

She was here.