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She nodded but wasn t convinced her legs would work to get her back to where she was supposed to
be.
Luckily, he wasn t ready to release her yet anyway. His hand curled around the back of her neck.
 When can I see you again?
Unable to believe what she was about to say, Lia couldn t stop her laugh.  Call me.
He treated her to a dimple-filled grin.  Don t worry, darlin . This time I will.
Leaving him and his oh-so-tempting, hard-all-over body by the bales of hay, Lia moved to the
doorway and waited, then slipped in behind the rear of the group unnoticed. Unnoticed that is, by everyone
except for the other mysterious Gordon brother, Jack, who winked at her with the same crooked smile
Jimmy wore so often.
Ignoring Jack, she tried not to appear too self-conscious as she ran a finger around the edge of her
probably smeared lipstick. Lipstick she could fix, but there was nothing she could do about the blush that
crept into her cheeks or the Gordon man who d crept into her heart.
The phone in her purse vibrated. She hung back behind the other visitors and flipped it open.  Hello?
 Hey, darlin . See, I m calling.
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She laughed, feeling like a teenager again. He d kept her phone number all this time. Somehow, that
made up for the fact he hadn t called before.  Yes, so I see. Thank you. I ll talk to you later.
 Count on it.
Jimmy ended the call on his cell phone just as he saw Jack saunter into the room.
 Well, well, well. You might want to wipe that lipstick off before you go have pie with the governor,
big brother.
Jimmy scowled and wiped at his mouth. A man couldn t even find any privacy in the hay room
anymore. But come to think of it, Jack had walked in on some pretty sticky situations a few times in their
teen years too. At least Jimmy was alone for this unwelcome interruption. He thought about how he hadn t
been alone just a minute ago and smiled. It seemed the doc had been right. His dick wasn t broken after all.
It just needed the right motivation. Lia sure filled that bill. He resisted the urge to adjust himself in his jeans
until he was alone.
Jack shook his head.  You got it bad.
Jimmy didn t answer, but instead wiped one last time at his mouth to make sure there was no more
lipstick.
 Let s go get some pie, little brother. He couldn t wait to be near Lia again, even if they had to
pretend in front of the others that they hadn t spent one hell of a night six months ago getting to know one
another in the carnal manner.
 Uh huh. Pie. Is that what you re calling it nowadays?
That smart-ass remark earned Jack a punch in the arm as Jimmy tried to wipe the I-just-made-out-
with-your-daughter-in-the-barn smile off his face before he had to sit down with the governor.
The press had taken all their shots and left so Jimmy didn t worry when he, Jack and Jared, being the
three Gordon men, were seated at the same table as Governor Carrington, Lia and, as much as he dreaded
it, Senator Dickson. He d been referred to on base not so affectionately as Dickhead ever since he tried to
shut them down in the name of budget cuts. Asshole.
Jimmy tried to keep his mind on Lia and stay in his happy place so he wouldn t beat the senator to a
pulp when the dick brought up the subject of the state budget over pie.
 I have to stick to my assertion that if we could cut money from the defense budget, this
administration would have the funds to support small farmers like yourselves, Dickhead spouted.
Jimmy felt his face getting hot. He glanced over to find Jack clenching a fork in his fist so tightly his
knuckles were getting white.
 I have to disagree with you, Senator. The comment from Lia had Jimmy s ears perking up as he
turned in his chair to hear what she had to say. She laid down her fork and continued.  Unfortunately, I
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don t think the sympathies of the general voting public and certainly not of the large corporations or
lobbyists lie with America s small farmers. Given that, the Senate will never allocate funds for them no
matter how much is cut from the defense budget. You know as well as I, it doesn t work that way. You
can t shuffle money from one budget line directly to that of another.
Her speech had Jimmy s heart swelling with pride. Actually, after seeing her put the senator in his
place, other parts of him were starting to swell too. He always had found intelligence in a woman really
hot.
The senator blanched at Lia s remarks, but being a scumbag politician he managed to pull himself
together quickly. He pasted a phony smile on his lying face.  What a charming naiveté you display, my
dear. I m sure once you and my son are married, you ll become more familiar with the complex inner
workings of politics. Though I hope you ll be too busy giving me grandchildren instead.
Jimmy was barely aware of Jack choking on his iced tea next to him. He was too busy trying to not
lose his own pie all over the table after what the senator had just said. He looked at Lia, vainly hoping for
her to deny what Dickhead had said. How could she have kissed him like that in the hay room and then told
him to call her if she was engaged to the senator s son?
Her face turned bright red as she glanced quickly at him then back to her future father-in-law.
Father-in-law. Jimmy s brain nearly exploded at that thought.
 Senator, I must remind you  Lia began, but was cut off by her father the governor.
 Amelia, dear. We re not here to discuss the defense budget. Mr. Gordon, perhaps we should begin
the agenda for our discussions so these very busy farmers can get back to their business.
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