Cowboy Save Me: By Judith Lee (Tiller Brothers Book 1) by Judith Lee Read Free Book Online Page A

it because her car had been blocked in by his truck. At the ranch he usually just left the keys in the truck. So he grabbed the keys to the ranch SUV and they drove to the fair grounds.  He reached out and held her hand and they talked about her job and what it was like for him to ride broncs.  He couldn’t help smiling at her, she was a breath of fresh air, so sweet and he loved the way she blushed.  Not to mention, she was damn beautiful.
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    At the exhibit hall, Cody sat in a chair next to the table where Tammy was handing out seed packets and information about canning, and talked about the problems the gardeners were having with their roses.  She even had information for the kids about organizing recycling at their schools.
    Cody had a constant line of eager women all fighting for his attention.  At first Tammy thought it was funny until a few too many of them set on his lap and flat out kissed him, or they wanted him to sign an autograph across their breasts.  Cody didn’t seem interested and to his credit he politely removed the girls’ arms from his neck and pushed them off his lap. He looked to Tammy several times with an apology in his eyes.
    What was she getting herself into with Cody?  He was the equivalent of a super rock star, and she was just a simple woman who had barely gotten her feet back under her if this morning’s events were any indication.  She was going to have to be careful.  Her heart was screaming NO, NO, NO!!! Jump in with both feet, he is just what you have been looking for …but she couldn’t risk going back to the helpless woman that she had been. She needed to stand on her own two feet. She wanted to be a strong independent woman, who didn’t need a man to make her happy.
    At the end of the night, her boss came over and told her he was proud of her and he shook Cody’s hand and thanked him for helping out in their booth.  He told her she could take a few days off as she had worked most of the show.
    On the way home to the ranch, Cody held her hand and they drove in comfortable silence.  After turning onto their dirt road, he hit a particularly bad pot hole and she about flew out the window.  “Damn, I’m sorry darlin’.  I need to get this road fixed before winter or we won’t be able to get in or out.” 
    She could tell he had put on his rancher’s hat as his mind seemed to be somewhere else.  “Cody, what’s going on?  You told me you didn’t quit the circuit because of me but why now? Why are you quitting?”
    “It’s time.  I’ve been on the back of a bucking bronc for over a decade.  My family needs me now.  I love ranching so it’s not really a big sacrifice; it’s more like coming home,” he smiled at her with sad eyes.
    He wasn’t going to tell her. She knew there was something else going on.  She could sense the sadness in the whole family.
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    All the lights were out in the house except for in the kitchen.  They hadn’t left the lights on outside as it would have attracted insects.  Cody took Tammy over and set her on the swing with him.  He had always loved sitting out here late in the evening and listening to the sounds of owls, and crickets, and the other nocturnal animals that were grazing and moving around.  He put his arm around Tammy.
    “I like it this time of night.  Are you cold?”  He pulled her closer to his body.
    “No.” 
    He knew he should take her directly to her room but his mind was out voted by the other parts of his body. All he wanted to do was hold her and make love to her.  The minute he touched her, her body tensed with the same passion he was feeling for her...  She smelled so good he could almost smell her female hormones.  When he was with her everything became intensified.  He swore to himself he could feel sparks flickering just under her skin.
    He whispered in her ear, “Tammy, if it’s the last thing I ever do, I am going to make love to you, I promise.   But I can’t do it under my