And yet my body was screaming its arousal. Imagine sitting just a few feet away from your boyfriend, and both of you tied to a chair without a single ...hread of clothing on, and this not just in front of your mother and father, but in front of your sister and little brother two! If it had been possible to die from embarrassment, I surely would have by now. But no, it just kept getting worse. Now I was the one that was going to have to put on a damn sex show for everybody, and dammit if my body. Why do you think you'vegarnered such a following in such a short amount of time?" I honestly don't know," I replied truthfully. "I've just tried to writeand sing songs that have meaning to me. I never expected so many peopleto relate to my music the way they have." I understand you have two songs in the top ten on nearly every singlepop chart in the country today," she continued. "Why do you think yourfans feel so connected to your songs?"I smiled. 'Ever After' had breached the top 10 on its. So that kind of outlook — be nice, but be smart — combined with my size ... well, it sort of fit in with keeping the peace so far as the Little River saloon customers were concerned.My grandfather, Clive Gilmore, had showed me how to be ... not a man, exactly. I was too young for that when he taught me how to ride horses, took me fishing, taught me how to hunt. Turned out I had what he called a natural talent with guns. Long and short; I was pretty good from the start and got a lot better over. I helped her on her feet. She stood before me, naked, vulnerable, wounded and beautiful. I took out my shirt and threw away. I just had my jeans on. Then I embraced her. Her breasts flattened on my chest, as we were in first skin to skin half naked embrace. As I lifted her, she wrapped her legs around me. I carried her to the window and lowered her down on the seal. Her legs were still wrapped around me, and her bare back to the window. She was unaware that her husband was outside, just couple.