God, did you see the way she was looking at you.’ ‘Nah, I was more interested in the horses.’ ‘There was lust all over her face.’ ‘So you ...ecided to brand me possessively?’ Geneva’s face burned as she said, ‘I’ve no idea what you’re talking about.’ She did answer his grin with a grin. As required by the ranch they had to unsaddle, hose and towel down and then brush their mounts. ‘No client has been allowed to ride Jimbo before today.’ ‘I can understand that. You saw me as someone special,’ Ryan. "Can she stand?"He shrugs, reaches down and unfastens my ankle cuffs. He steps back without helping me further. It's pretty obvious I'm going to have to do it on my own. I wriggle round and manage to get onto my knees. My thighs and calves are aching, stiff from being confined in the cage. My knees are grazed from the bars of the cage and my shoulders are bruised and scraped, too. Connie watches as I carry on trying to get up. It's not easy at the best of times with your hands locked behind. When we woke the next day we found out that most of the ATVs had vanished. They left us four standard six-by-six vehicles and trailers, but they'd taken the rest, including my 'explorer' vehicle. In their place, they'd given us three new vehicles with matching trailers. They were 8x8 modules and when I put my hand on one, I quickly learned that it was called an 'Argo'. Vicky informed me that she'd seen a few of them before, while working with the Guard. I guess the manufacturers make a. Lacey patted his cheek with a sad smile. ‘I’m fine, Brutus.’ He arose and stepped back, holding the flap open and Lance and I took that as our cue to leave. Lance bent and gave her a long hug, telling her how much he enjoyed spending time with her and hoped that she could see him graduate in two years’ time. He gave her a kiss on the cheek and went back to the car, wiping his eyes as he went. I stepped forward now, flipping the foot pads up and out of the way before I knelt between her legs and.