Beau and the Beast [Mantime Stories 2] (Siren Publishing Classic ManLove) by Hanna Hart

Author:Hanna Hart [Hart, Hanna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Beau stormed back to his bedroom full of hurt, anger, and confusion. Sexually, he’d never been as bold and demanding with anyone as he’d been with Devon. His rashness felt right. Everything they experienced together had been beyond pleasurable. Their lovemaking had been extraordinary, and no matter how Devon tried to belittle their time together, he believed deep down he cared for Beau.

In the space of the time he had barged into Devon’s bedroom and left, he had witnessed Devon’s wall crumble to the ground, but then erect itself again unexpectedly. Why would he mention Joel? Does he think something is going on between us? Could he be jealous?

He vowed to not let Devon’s cold reaction hurt him. Instead, Beau planned to talk to Joel about Devon and see if he could understand why he rejected him. With images of their sexy encounter swirling in his mind, Beau tried to settle himself down and get some much needed sleep for a heavy workload tomorrow.

The morning came much too fast, but Beau started his work day as he’d done every morning since arriving at the Devereux ranch. He went downstairs to have an early breakfast and then drove his pickup truck to the barns to meet Joel for his assigned duties for the day. However, Joel was mysteriously absent. Beau talked to the other ranch hands, and they pointed to a roster posted on a clipboard in the barn.

“Someone must have it in for you, buddy. They gave you double the workload we all received,” one of the older workers commented, slapping Beau on the back as a group of the men headed out to start their day.

Beau walked up to the roster and noticed the incredible amount of work listed for him to accomplish today. You’re punishing me for what happened last night, aren’t you, Devon? What is this chip you have on your shoulder disallowing happiness in your life? He shook his head but didn’t back away from the challenging day Devon planned for him. If that’s the way you want to play, I’m game.

Starting his workload in the barn, Beau cleaned out the barn, spread fresh hay down, and moved and stacked hay bales. He then continued through the list with determination, knowing Devon couldn’t break him. He mended another section of the fence, fixed some holes in the roof of the main barn, took several of the horses out for a run, oiled and cleaned several saddles, and painted some sign posts. By the time he came back to the barn, everyone had gone home for the night except Joel. He stood leaning against the door of the barn as Beau arrived.

“I started to get a little worried when you didn’t come back at quitting time. I thought I’d wait around for you.”

“Thanks, Joel, but you didn’t have to hang back for me.”

“Yes, I did. I saw the roster with the extra duties Mr. Devereux assigned for you today, so I wanted to make sure you got home safe.

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