Sunset Ridge by Carol Lynne Read Free Book Online

it out once they got away from the house.

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    After saddling both horses, Ram mounted Bean, his black and white gelding, and waited for Gray to emerge from the house. Covering a yawn, he thought of the condom and small packet of lube in his jacket pocket and hoped he could stay awake long enough to finally have sex with Gray.
    As hard as it was to keep his hands off Gray when they were within shouting distance of others, it was going to be nearly impossible once they reached the desolation of the far pastures. He shifted in his saddle when his body started to respond to the mental image of fucking Gray. With a shake of his head, Ram turned his thoughts back to his mom. Was he being selfish by spending the evening away from the hospital? Probably, but after watching the life drain from his mother all week he needed the comfort Gray’s arms provided.
    The front door opened and Gray finally appeared. His long legs quickly ate up the distance across the ranch yard. “Sorry about that.”
    “Everything okay?” Ram handed Bellamy’s reins to Gray.
    Gray swung himself up onto his horse’s back and settled into the saddle. “Yeah.” He hit the upper latch and the gate swung open. Ram licked his lips as he followed Gray’s lead. It was the first time Ram had seen his sexy employer ride, and Gray definitely didn’t disappoint. Maybe it was the horseman in him, but there was nothing that turned him on more than the sight of a sexy man handling a horse like he was born to it. Ram took the time to shut the gate before catching up with Gray.
    They rode in silence for about fifteen minutes before Ram started to get the uneasy feeling that something was wrong. “What’s bothering you?”
    Gray glanced over his shoulder before looking at Ram. “Georgia knows.”
    The news didn’t surprise Ram. He’d noticed the way the older woman had smiled at the two of them at dinner. “Does that worry you?”
    “No.” Gray changed directions, and started towards a far rise in the landscape. “There’s a cabin out this way I’d like to show you.”
    “Does someone live there?” Ram hoped Gray wasn’t taking him to visit an old neighbour. He wanted to spend some time alone with the man he couldn’t get off his mind.
    “Nope. It belonged to my grandpa. After he died, I took the place on as my own. It’s the kinda place I can get away to and be alone with my thoughts. Evidently Georgia went to clean it a couple years ago and discovered my stash of videos and magazines.”
    It didn’t take more than that for Ram to understand Gray’s quiet mood. No doubt Gray felt his privacy had been violated and was trying to cope. “That sucks.”
    Gray nodded. “I’m not mad. More than anything I think I feel guilty that Georgia’s had to carry my secret for so long.”
    They arrived at a dirt path and began to follow it. Ram was surprised Gray was willing to take him to his secret hideaway. “So you’re really taking me to your cabin?”
    “Would you mind?” Gray asked, looking at Ram from under the brim of his hat.
    “I’d be honoured.”
    Gray kicked Bellamy into a canter. “Then let’s stop wasting time and get there.”

Chapter Four

    By the time they reached the cabin, the sun had nearly set. “It’s bigger than I expected,” Ram said, dismounting Bean.
    “Right at six hundred square feet. Plenty big for what grandpa needed.” Gray yanked on the saddle cinch and unbuckled it.
    The action prompted Ram to do the same. Evidently Gray planned to stay a while, which was fine by Ram. Before long, both horses were unsaddled and safe inside a small corral with plenty of grass for them to eat.
    While Gray pumped water from the old well to fill the trough, Ram decided to have a quick look around. Nestled in a grove of soaring eighty-foot sugar maples, the small log cabin looked like something from a postcard. The overhead leaves were just starting to change colour. Ram couldn’t imagine a prettier place to be in the