p on the reigns and turned her horse so that she could twist in her saddle to look at him. This time yesterday, she was in tears. Now, she could have been a c

us," Charisa said. "Horseback

horse's rump and startling him," Tyler sai

if you really knew how to ride." Tyler took in a breath and nodded his head, recognizin

risa gave him

said. He was only about six years older tha

natural beauty seemed to have a good effect on Charisa. Tyler was not sure that he understood why her encounter with Mr.

stop in the ride was along the ridge of the mountain that the horse trail wound. It offered a nice view of the valley and the estate below, and T

ok in her eyes was deep and sympathetic. He wondered at it, but was not su

ed and looked back over the valley below them.

ghter. As they looked over the valley, she talked about horseback riding in the boroughs o

only chore she ever learned to

es with her father and mother, or was it just her father? He realized he had no idea how long her mother had been in Los Angeles. It could have

emplative while bright, catching the sky above them. Tyler brought his hand up to her face, cup

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ders. Between her legs, she felt warm and alive. Tyler released her hand and moved his arm around her body, pressing

e imagined their bodies entwined together here along the mountain ridge, where other riders could come upon them at any moment

n hair and lacing it through her fingers. He squeezed her breast and held her firm against him. Charisa wanted him. She wanted to feel his hands caress her body

ers came up to the trough. Charisa flushed a

r horse. She tied it off next to Tyler's own and looked at her

ack to the horses. As they untied theirs from the trough, the

ountain. Yes, she wanted Tyler, and she thought if she told him she wanted to go back to his cabin now that he would. Sh

uple as the man put his arm around his companion. Charisa supposed that the view

and skirting away from time to time. She thought about the hour, and how nice it would be to have a shower before they went up to the estate house for dinner. When she m

d on, stopping only briefly at the trough to allow the horses to get water. Charisa's mind kept turning to the shower waiting for them, and s

ing them down gently. They made their way across the estate grounds to the guest cabins, and Charisa looked at Tyle

the matter?"

any other way to get

a beautiful ride, but I'm afraid I was a bit," he paused

nted that kiss. She did not want to come across as someone easy, or who was trying to ge

and here I am crossing that line." Tyler placed

It's not." When he snapped his head to her, she gave him a

he opened the door and she walked inside. When he closed the door behind them, his arms were around her body, pullin

e it," Tyler whispered into her

ose up to kiss him again. His tongue moved between her lips and danced with hers. She could taste his desire in his breath a

the side and shedding his own. He moved his hands down to her waist and unbuttoned h

said. She wanted what his kneeling of

Then let's hav

lothing, releasing the catch of her bra behind her back and dropping that as well. She was naked