This was something else. Something exciting – something naughty.She moved closer to him and felt herself tremble. A slight scuffling could be heard ...s her shoes found a resting place beneath the bed. Her hands began to unbutton his cotton top. The top button first, of course. The one nearest his pale neck. She unbuttoned it and hesitated, before leaning forward to kiss the area of exposed skin. Did her lips detect a lingering remnant of body heat? Her heart began to pound. He had expired only. She set her alarm clock. “I need to get up at five so I can go down and get the shop ready to open. I’m sorry about that.”“I understand. You open at six.”“Wilma will be here by six and when she comes in I can come back up here and take my shower and get Jack’s breakfast ready. I think it’s best if you’re on your way before Jack gets up -- at least for tonight.”“Understood. Are you looking for something long-term in a relationship?”“I am,” she replied, “but I’m also a realist. It’s been a long. " So?" So we're supposed to make sure he doesn't work and that he leaves Australia. And 'herdsman' isn't on their OCCUPATIONS IN DEMAND list." So he's trapped in the red tape?" No, it's worse. We've got 573 beeves in the pens at the freightyards consigned to Vincent. They're eatin' about a thousand dollars a day and drinkin' a lot o' water." Charlie snorted. "It's not funny. We've had two stockboys hurt in less than two days." Charlie was laughing so hard, tears were running down his. "Just be polite, smile at the nice people, and no temperuntil we leave the dinner, please?" If you insist." She agreed then grinned impishly. "But I thought youliked me being a little - what was the term you used? Ahh, firebrand,wasn't it?" Me and my big mouth." He muttered. "You weren't supposed to hear that." Well, I did." Her smug answer had him wondering just what life with thislittle tornado in mostly girl form would be like. It would be interestingat the least, he decided."Oh.