Outback Thunder by Ann B Harrison Read Free Book Online

London afterward. He was a grown man now and
in the position to offer her what she had always wanted. Marriage and a family.
    Only problem was,
he knew she would likely throw it back in his face. He had done wrong in her
mind and he had to find a way to get around that. Undoing the zip in his jeans,
he slipped his hand into his jocks and adjusted himself then zipped up again.
Leaving his bedroom he walked out to the kitchen.
    Zoe leaned against
the bench and sent him a stunning smile. She was dressed in brief cut off
shorts that showed her long slim legs and a flimsy tank top that did nothing to
hide the pert nipples underneath. The slipped shoulder strap showed that she
wasn't wearing a bra either.
    "What can I
do to help?" she asked grinning at him.
    He turned away
from her. "Bran, did you find anything in the freezer?" Jonas yelled
out wondering where the hell he was.
    "I sent him
back for steak. And for your information I do know how to cook. Just one of the
many things I learned in London." She walked to the pantry.
    His gaze followed
her every move. Her bare feet padded softly on the floor making barely a sound.
Zoe leaned down and pick through the vegetable shelves, taking her time in
choosing what she wanted. She was teasing him and he knew it.
    ****
    She stood up with
a glance in his direction and walked back to the bench. Zoe dropped the
potatoes and onions in the sink and rummaged around in the drawer for a knife.
She hummed as she peeled the potatoes and he stood watching her at a loss for
what to do.
    ****
    "You can
slice these thinly if you want to help." Zoe flicked a glance at him. Her
heart almost melted, he looked so lost and unsure of himself.
    Poor little
rich boy Jonas. Your childhood toy is no longer available and it hurts.
      His lips were tightly clamped together and he stood in the same
place he'd been for five minutes.
    Zoe watched the
emotions run through his eyes before he stepped toward her. She turned back to
her vegetables hiding the lust in her eyes. She pushed the peeled potatoes in
front of him and took a sharp knife from the magnetic strip in the wall.
    "Thin,
okay?"
    "No
worries."
    Jonas began to slice
while she finished what she was doing and then raided the fridge for cream and
cheese. "So, how is the new toy working out for you?"
    "Very handy
and it's not a toy." He cleared his throat and continued. "We should
be able to streamline our work from now on. Which means not so many nights out
sleeping under the stars for the men."
    She took the
slices from him and rinsed them under the cold running water, placing them in
the drainer until she was ready for them and handed him the onions.
    "Do the same
please—thinly."
    He did as she
asked and Zoe left them on the cutting board. She watched him go to the fridge
and take out a cold beer, holding it up in her direction.
    "Yeah, sure.
Thanks."
    Brandon walked in
with a packet of steaks and a big grin on his face.
    "What took
you so long?" Jonas asked throwing him a can of beer.
    "Got caught
talking." He tore the top from the can and took a long drink. "That
is just what I needed." He turned to his sister. "What are you
cooking? I hope it's better than what you used to do."
    "For your
information I took classes in London and I can manage a pretty decent meal
now." She stood leaning against the kitchen counter and sipped at her ice
cold beer. "So, tomorrow we ride. That's going to be fun."
    "Missed it,
Zoe?"
    "Yes I have
actually. Not that I didn't enjoy my job overseas, I do. But you can't take the
country out of us country girls." She kept her chin up and refused to look
away from his dark smoldering eyes.
    "I know what
you mean. The city was great for doing business but I always felt trapped in
the concrete jungle." Jonas walked over and took a chair from the table,
before he spun it around and sat leaning his arms along the back. He kept his
eyes on her as she put together her potato bake. "Did you want us to cook
these steaks out on the