Sea Breeze 03 - While It Lasts

Becca Lynn cooed , twirling one of her long blond e locks around her finger while batting her eyela shes in Cage’s direction. Good L ord she was ridiculous.
    “I don’t have company Becca ,” I retorted, hoping to get her attention but it didn’t work. “T his is Daddy’s summer help. He’ s working with our cows. Because he got a DUI and he’ s serving time. ” Maybe that would snap her up out of the worsh ipful gaze she had on him. I t didn’t.
    “Oh, so you’ll be here all summer?” she asked , still smiling up at Cage like he was a freaking rock star.
    “Looks that way,” he replied in an amused tone. Great , even the man whore beside me thought she was making a fool of herself.
    “Well, when you’re not working and get bored I could keep you company—“
    “ Becca Lynn ,” I raised my voice to stop her from offering to come warm his damn bed in the barn.
    Finally, her eyes shifted off Cage to meet my gaze. The twinkle in her eye told me she knew exactly how it sounded and she didn’t care one bit.
    “Thank y ou. I’m sure that I’ll be needing someone to show me what to do for entertainment when the work- day is through. I can’t think of anyone else I’d rather have take me around and enlighten me about the things to do out here in the country.” The sexy drawl thing he had going on just pissed me off. It also gave me c hill bumps and made my heart race.
    Becca Lynn’s eyes swung back over to eat Cage alive. “That so unds like a really good plan.” She cooed , closing th e distance between them and holding out her perfectly manicured hand. I was sure the h ot pink nails that she wiggled in his direction invitingly , matched her toenails . Becca was as high maintenance as they came around here. “I’m Becca Lynn Blevins.”
    Cage closed the small amount of space Becca had left between them and slipped his hand into hers. Did Becca just shiver? “Cage York and it’s a pleasure , Becca .”
    “Oh,” she breathed out , her head tilted back as she drank him in. I swear, if he kissed her in my kitchen I was going to throw my cobbler batter at him.
    “I got to get back to work. I’ll be looking for you to com e entertain me soon, Becca Lynn, ” Cage said in a low whisper then stepped around her and headed out the door without a backward glance.
    The second the door closed behind him Becca pulled out a kitchen chair and sank down into it with a loud thump. “OHMYGOD!” s he squealed. “I swear I think I just creamed my damn panties.”
    Cringing from the mental image , I shook my head and made a gagging noise. “I was ready for you to lay on my table and spread your legs for him right here. You really need to get a grip on yourself , Becca . You came off as a complete slut.”
    Becca let out a loud sigh, “Oh , who cares! He was the most incredibly delicious male specimen I have ever laid my eyes on. I want to marry him and have his babies and wash his body and dress him and hell, Eva, I just want to touch his body all day long. I could do it the rest of my life and never grow tired.”
    Before I could think of a response that would hopefully be a source of wisdom for her , the door swung open again and Jeremy walked inside. His presence eased me. Just the familiar face that was so much like his brother’s helped remind me I’d had it all once. Jeremy’s eyes found Becca sitting at the table with the dazed expression still on her face. A knowing grin touched his lips.
    “I see Becca Lynn met Cage.”
    I nodded and dropped a chicken breast into the oil that was finally bubbling.
    “I bet he ate you up , Becca . Poor boy got a rude welcome from Eva earlier. Having a female actually drool over him must have been nice for his ego.”
    Jeremy would have to bring that up.
    “You were rude to THAT piece of perfection?” Becca Lynn asked incredulously.
    I focused on frying the chicken in front of me. I wasn’t going to talk about this. “You two staying for dinner?” I asked in s tead.
    “Is he eating dinner with you?” Becca Lynn asked hopefully.
    “Of course not. He’ s the help. Besides, Daddy i sn’t a fan of his. I’ll fix him a plate and send it out to the barn .”
    “MEMEMEME! Can I take it out to him?” Becca asked. I didn’t have to look back to know she was bouncing up and down in her seat.
    An image of Cage York with his shirt off , pressing Becca up against the wall and actually putting his hands on her had me shaking my head no.
    “Daddy won’t