I looked out the window and smirked. “Well, you know, more than one book can make a girl swoon.”

“I see.” He pulled up to a gravel driveway and punched in a code to open the gate.

We drove for just a bit before he turned a corner, and I saw the house. I let out a gasp and put my hand over my mouth.

“Holy shit! A log cabin?” I asked as I turned and looked at him.

He had the biggest smile on his face. “Yep! I needed to come by and check things out since I haven’t been here in a week.”

He parked the truck, jumped out, and ran around to my side. I’d quickly learned that Texas boys liked opening doors for girls. I had to admit that I loved it. I loved it even more when Reed did it because he would always hold his hand out and help me down. I was afraid that one of these days, I was going to launch myself at him and kiss him because it turned me on so damn much.

“Let me show you around the place, angel.”

Oh yeah, and the fact that he was calling me angel turned me on, too. It didn’t help that I hadn’t had sex in over six months, and I hadn’t packed a single vibrator from home.

As we walked up to the log home, I couldn’t believe how charming it was. I’d always wanted to live in a log home. My parents had a log cabin in Maine where we would spend the summers, and I loved it there. Granted, this one could fit in my parents’ cabin five times over, but it had the same appeal, and just from the first glance, I loved this one, too.

“I pretty much only have to put the finish on the cabinets and a few other things, and then it’ll be done,” he said with a smile as he unlocked the front door.

“Wait, you built this yourself?” I asked, shocked, as I looked all around.

He let out a small laugh. “Yep! Layton and a few of the guys helped me, but I pretty much did it all on my own. It’s been a dream of mine to live in a log cabin.”

I spun around and looked at him. My heart dropped, and I was pretty sure I had just fallen in love with him a little more. “Really? Mine, too,” I said out loud, regretting it the moment I did.

He gave me that crooked-ass grin of his and nodded his head. He grabbed my hand and began giving me a tour of the house. We walked into the living room that contained a huge rock fireplace. From there, we went through three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, and a huge laundry room. The house was big enough for a family of four or even five.

The living room, dining room, and kitchen were all open to each other. When we walked into the kitchen, I let out a gasp. It was huge. I glanced down at the island, and the first thing I thought of was Reed making love to me on it. I put my hands up to my face to cool my hot cheeks.

“You okay, Court?” Reed asked. “I know it’s hot in here and all. I don’t have the AC on.”

I gave him a weak smile. Oh, if he only knew the dirty thoughts running around in my head right now.

As I walked by the island, I ran my hand over the cool granite. “I love granite,” I whispered.

Reed leaned down and put his lips up against my ear. “I love this island,” he whispered back.

He quickly turned and walked away before I could even say anything.

Holy shit. Did he know what I was thinking? Was he thinking the same thing?

After I got my wits about me, I followed him down a hall. “How many square feet is the house, Reed?”

“It’s just about three thousand. Not nearly as big as Layton’s place, but it’s way more space than I need. I love it.”

I nodded my head even though I was still behind him, so I knew he couldn’t see me. “So do I. I grew up in a huge house, and I always wanted something smaller, cozier, if that makes sense.”

He turned and walked backward as he smiled. “Yep. To me, this is huge. I grew up in a small house, single mom and all.”

He turned back around and opened up a door, and we walked into the huge master bedroom. In the corner was a fireplace, and next to that was a huge bay window with—oh God. It was the window seat of my dreams. On each side of the window was a built-in bookcase. The bookcases went from floor to ceiling, and I about let out a moan while thinking of all the books I could put on those shelves to fill them up.

I followed Reed as he opened up another door. I noticed a huge walk-in closet that I was pretty sure was bigger than my bedroom in my current house. I had bought Whitley’s house in Llano from her parents after she got engaged and moved in with Layton.

“Holy moly! This closet is huge!” I said.

Reed grabbed my hand and led me into the master bathroom. It was amazing.

“Oh, Reed…” I turned and looked at him.

He was grinning from ear to ear.

“Did you design all of this yourself?”

He let out a laugh. “Hell no! My sister said a woman needed to design the bathroom, so I let her make all the decisions in here.”

I stopped and looked at him. “You didn’t have Anna make any decisions?”

His smile faded, and he looked down at the floor. “Um…nah. I never brought Anna out here.”

I tried really hard not to smile, but the fact that Anna had never set foot in this house made me want to hug myself.

The jet tub in the corner was flanked by two giant windows. It almost looked like the tub was sitting outside. The light in the bathroom was amazing. I walked up to the shower and stepped inside. There was a rain showerhead, a few other heads—I had no idea what they did—and a pretty decent-sized bench. I was stunned by how big the shower actually was. Two people could easily fit inside. I closed my eyes and pictured Reed making love to me in here with the water falling down on us. I didn’t mean to, but I let out a small moan. The next thing I knew, I felt him behind me. I was almost afraid to open my eyes.

“Pretty amazing shower, huh?” he asked.

I slowly turned and looked up into his eyes. Kiss me. Oh God, Reed, please kiss me. “It’s, um…it’s beautiful.”

He slowly backed up and stepped out of the shower, and I instantly felt like a young child who had just gotten her favorite toy taken away. As I stepped out of the shower, he took my hand again and asked how I liked the house. It was almost like he was looking for…my approval.

No, that is just silly, Courtney. Why would he need your approval?

We walked around the property for a bit, and I listened to a very excited Reed talk about his plans for the place. He wanted to build a shop, and he had the perfect place to make a garden. I couldn’t help but feel just as excited as I listened to him talk about his future. I desperately wanted to ask him who he saw sharing this all with, but I just kept my mouth shut.