“What’s she doing?” Tori asked, hoping the animal wasn’t trying to hurt her baby.
“She’s trying to get the foal to stand up,” Eli said, from just behind her.
The heat from his body and the intimate sound of his voice close to her ear sent a tingling sensation straight to the pit of her belly. How could she possibly feel such awareness this fast? Even if they were married, she hadn’t much more than just met him.
“Is the foal a boy or girl?” she asked in an attempt to regain her equilibrium.
“A little filly,” Eli said, draping his arm over her shoulders as they watched the tiny animal try several times to get up before it was successful. “Would you like to name her?”
“Really? You’ll let me do that?”
He nodded. “Do you have an idea of what you want to call her?”
“Can I think about it for a little while?” she asked, watching the filly wobble her way over to the mare to begin nursing. It was a sight she knew for certain she would never forget and helped take her mind off the churning feelings Eli had aroused within her.
“Take your time. There’s no hurry,” he said, giving her a smile that warmed her all the way to her toes.
As they continued to stare at each other, Tori wondered why a man like Eli would feel the need to advertise for a wife. With his rugged good looks and disarming presence, she’d have thought he would have women lined up across the state just waiting for a chance to get him to look their way. And what had compelled him to offer her the job of being his wife over the other applicants?
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