Page 111 of Take My Love

She shrugs. “Might be worth explorin’.”

This time when she inches closer, I bury my nose in her hair and inhale. “I think I could accommodate that.”

But I’m still not kissing her until she admits her feelings—even if it is giving me the worst case of blueballs.

“Uh, Posey? The vet’s here.”

My eyes slowly open until I realize where I am and see Ian in the doorway. His furrowed brow and narrowed eyes are aimed at Posey in my arms.

“Baby, wake up,” I whisper in her ear so he doesn’t overhear.

She startles awake. “Is she alive?”

Glancing over at Delia, I nod. “Her eyes are open.”

“Oh, thank God.” She whips off the blanket and gets to her feet.

I quickly follow so I’m not in the vet’s way.

“Dr. Warner, thank you so much for comin’,” she greets when he steps into the stall.

Posey quickly fixes her hair and clothes, looking adorably cute for sleeping in a barn all night.

Leaving them to it, I walk to the bathroom and relieve myself. I’ve had to go for hours and her pressing on my bladder didn’t help, but I wasn’t about to risk waking her.

Employees start arriving for their shift, giving me weird looks at me wearing my sweats and a T-shirt, I’m sure, but I don’t bother explaining myself.

I need to shower and change, but I need to let Ian know first.

“Yeah, take your time,” he says, but it’s the suspicious look he gives me that has me concerned. If he tells her dad before I get the chance to find a different job or tell him ourselves, he’ll fire me on the spot.

“Thanks, and we were only sleepin’ just so you’re aware. I brought her a thicker blanket and we fell asleep.”

“Right.”

“I’m serious. We kept an eye on Delia all night.”

“So the hickeys on her neck weren’t from you?”

Crossing my arms, I flex my biceps more than usual and stare him down. “Not sure that’s an appropriate thing to ask about your boss’s daughter.”

“I hope I don’t gotta remind you of the employee relations policy?”

“Nope, I’m well aware.”

He purses his lips. “Good. Be back in twenty for your shift.”

I resist the urge to knock him out and walk back to where Posey is in the stall.

“I gotta clean up and change, did you wanna ride with me to do the same?”

“We’re gonna be a bit, so I’ll have Amaya drive me home when I’m done.”

“Sounds good.” I wink before heading out to my truck.

Pulling out my phone, I realize it’s almost dead since I didn’t charge it all night, but it’s the text from an unknown number that grabs my attention.

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