Someone Perfect for Mr. Moore (5 page)

“Oh, Stella, I love you.”  Lucy said as she lifted the cup
to her lips, she returned Stella’s grin as she set the cup back down.

“Cook made you pancakes this morning princess.”  Stella said
and was rewarded with a big grin from Reggie.  “How about you Lucy, what would
you like for breakfast?”

“Oh…I think pancakes sound perfect, maybe with a little
fruit on them?”  Lucy replied.

“I think we can do that.”  Stella smiled as she smoothed a
few curls off Reggie’s forehead and gave her a kiss.  The child was talking
non-stop; she had never opened up to a stranger like this before.  Lucy was the
first person that Reggie had spoken to, well other than family or staff. 
Stella had a feeling that Lucy was going to be good for all of them.  “So where
are you two off to?”

“Papa wants Lucy to see the garden and the horses.” 
Reggie’s face lit up with excitement as she turned to Lucy.  “Lucy do you like
puppies?”

“Oh… I love puppies.”  Lucy grinned at her.  What a sweet
little girl.  She smiled when she looked up at John and Stella as they watched
them eat breakfast. “What are you going to show me first?”

“The garden,” Reggie nodded at Stella when she smiled at
her.  “It’s my favoritist place.”

“Okay then… lead the way.”  Lucy said as she stood and held
her hand out to Reggie.  “I’m all yours Reggie.”

Reggie giggled and then shouted goodbye to John and Stella
as she pulled Lucy through the door.  They could still hear her voice as they
made their way into the garden.  Stella held the door open till she couldn’t
hear them anymore.

“I don’t believe it John.  That child hasn’t said two words
to a stranger for so long.  Do you think its Lucy?  I really hope so; I think
Dean is taken with her too.”

“Now Stella, I don’t want you gossiping.  We just need to
sit back and watch all this play out.”  John said as he smiled dotingly at his
wife.  He had seen the way Dean had kissed Lucy the night before, he saw how
they had looked at each other.  He respected Dean; he just hoped that he had
good intentions towards Lucy.  It didn’t matter that she had been married and
had a grown son.  She was still naïve, and she definitely wasn’t the kind of
woman that Dean was used to dealing with.

Reggie pulled Lucy further and further into the garden and
promised to show her the best spots.  Lucy tried her best to keep up with the
child and still check out all the flowers and bushes that were blooming.  She
would have liked to move a little slower, but Reggie was impatient.  They were
deep inside and she led her under a trellis covered in vines and pretty pink
roses.

“Wow Reggie, this is so pretty.  I can see why this is your
favorite place.”  Lucy said.  She could hear a fountain and birds were chirping
and flying here and there.  They came around a corner and she was surprised to
see a beautiful dark haired woman sitting on a white wooden swing.  She had on
a lovely blue dress and she sat with her legs crossed.  She had a smile on her
face as she watched them come closer.

“Hello there,” Lucy said.  “You must be Reggie’s mother.”

The woman smiled at Lucy and moved over on the swing so she
and Reggie could sit with her.  She introduced herself as Nicole, she was
Dean’s sister.  She opened her arms and Reggie climbed into her lap.  Reggie
looked up at Lucy with an odd expression and then turned back to talk to her
mother.  Telling her mom about how she was showing Lucy around.  All three sat
and talked for quite a while, and then Reggie said they needed to go to the
stables before lunch.  Stella would want her back at the house on time.

“I’ll see you later baby.” Nicole said. “It was nice to meet
you Lucy.”

Lucy smiled and said goodbye to Nicole as Reggie pulled her
towards another area of the garden.  She looked back to smile at Nicole, but
she was already gone.

Reggie chattered on as she led the way to the stables.  They
entered through a side door; she told her that she wasn’t allowed in the other
stables.  Max said the race horses were too cranky around kids.  Lucy stifled a
giggle at the child’s disgruntled expression.  Lucy could immediately smell the
fresh hay and amazingly the area was quite clean.  Several horses thrust their
delicate noses over the stall doors eager for a pat or maybe a sugar cube.

Lucy laughed as one black horse nibbled at her dress as she
passed by.  She let go of Reggie’s hand to reach up to touch his nose.  She
stroked his ears and talked to him, telling him how big and strong he was,
seducing him with her voice and her hands.

Reggie stood back and watched Lucy pet her Mama’s horse.  He
didn’t like too many people.  She didn’t know if he liked her or not, her Mama
had always told her to keep away from him.  Funny, Jasper seemed to like Lucy. 
She looked up and saw Max by the office door.  He just stood there and watched
Lucy.  Reggie pouted.  Max always paid attention to her; he said she was his
girl.  She walked up to him and put her hand in his to get his attention.  When
he looked down at her, she whispered to him.  “That’s Lucy.”  He smiled and
touched her cheek like he always did and she was pacified.

Max stood rooted to the floor.  They had all heard from
Alcide that Dean had hired someone to help take care of Stan.  The impression
he had gotten was that she was an old lady.  This lady was far from that. 
Jasper was in the first stall and the sun shone behind her and it seemed to hit
every strand of red in her hair.  She wasn’t wearing a slip under her dress and
he could make out the silhouette of her body.  What a site, instantly he was
attracted to her.  She was definitely something.  He slowly moved closer to her
to get a better look.

“Lucy what are you doing here?”  Dean’s voice thundered from
the back of the stable.

Lucy jumped and turned towards the sound of Dean’s voice, a
little shocked that he sounded so angry.  Jasper didn’t appreciate that she was
ignoring him and he put his head down and butted it against the back of her
legs, almost lifting her off the ground.  She let out a startled shriek and
lost her breath in the next second when she collided with a man’s muscled
chest.

She looked up into incredible blue eyes and tousled sandy
blonde hair; she blinked a few times, sucking in a deep breath.  Holy smokes,
were all the men here smoking hot or what?

“Are you okay?”  Max asked her, concern in his voice.

“Uh… yes, thank you.”  She looked away and saw Dean stalking
towards them, unaware that she was still in Max’s arms.  Great, what had she
done now?  She looked up at Max again and realized that he was still holding
her, she pushed against his chest and he released her reluctantly.  Felling
flustered, she wondered briefly at the butterflies she had felt in her belly
when she had looked into Max’s eyes. 

“Max, why did you let her get near Jasper?”  Dean asked as
he took Lucy’s arm and pulled her further away from him.

“Please Dean, it’s not his fault.  He wasn’t right here when
we came in.”

“Sorry boss, I was working on the ledgers you asked for. I
didn’t hear them come in.”

Lucy pulled her arm out of Dean’s grasp and backed away from
him.  She couldn’t think around this much testosterone.  She looked up and
found both men watching her, one with a stern expression, and the other?  Well
quite frankly he wasn’t disguising his interest in her.  Nervously she moved
back towards Reggie, seeking the safety of the child.  The poor kid had no idea
what to think.

“Reggie where are those puppies you promised to show me?” 
Lucy smiled down at her as she took her hand again and let her lead her to the
back of the stables.  Whew what the hell was wrong with her?  She had never
felt the way she did around Dean, and now there’s another guy she was attracted
to.  What were the odds?

Lucy realized that both Dean and Max were following them
through the stable.  She glanced back a few times to meet Dean’s hungry eyes. 
Max’s eyes she met only once and realized he was checking her out.  Wow, she’d
be a puddle in no time just from the looks they were giving her.  Great, now
she had something else to worry about.

Lucy listened to Reggie and forced herself to respond
appropriately to her when she asked her questions.  She seemed totally
oblivious to the men that followed them.

“Lucy this is Ruby.”  Reggie said in a quiet voice.  “If she
likes you, then she’ll let you see her puppies.”  Reggie motioned for her to crouch
down a little.

Lucy obediently squatted down a little, carefully though,
she didn’t want to get her dress dirty.  Ruby was a beautiful German shepherd. 
She perked her ears up as she came towards them.  She gave Reggie a quick lick
on the cheek and licked her hand when she giggled, and then she stood in front
of Lucy.

Lucy held her hand out towards her so could sniff it and
then Ruby pushed her nose into her hand.  Lucy laughed and stroked Ruby’s head,
scratching behind her ears and just above her tail on her back.  She pushed
against her enthusiastically and Lucy lost her balance.  She felt a hand on her
back to steady her and looked up into Dean’s dark eyes.  She thanked him and
stood up to get closer to the puppies.

She smiled and watched Reggie sit down among the whimpering
puppies, heedless of the dirt on her dress.  Her face was a picture of delight;
Lucy wished she had her phone with her so she could take a picture.  Reggie
looked so happy right now, just like she had when she sat in her mother’s lap. 

Max stepped past her and leaned down to pick up a rather
boisterous pup.  He had a big belly and he licked at his hands.  Max came back
to Lucy and placed the pup in her arms.  He watched her when she giggled and
pulled her bundle closer to her chest and he licked her neck.  Max scrutinized
her for a minute, her eyes glittered with humor, and she was very pretty.  He
glanced up and saw Dean watching at her.   He had a hungry look in his eyes. 
Bummer, he would have to admire this lady from a distance.  It had been a long
time since he had seen Dean interested in a woman.  Too bad it was this one. 
Max hated to admit defeat, but Dean was his friend as well as his boss.

“Make sure you close the gate when you’re done Reggie.”  Max
said.  He turned towards Lucy and nodded his head to her.  “It was nice to meet
you Lucy.”  He looked at Dean when he glanced at him.  “I have the ledgers done
in the office; I have to head over to the other stables for a few minutes. 
I’ll be back after a bit.”  Dean gave him a quick nod and then he left.

“Do you like dogs Lucy?”  Dean asked.  He leaned against the
doorjamb as he watched her.

Lucy looked up and met Dean’s eyes.  He stood in the middle
of a stable and he could easily grace the cover of a
GQ
magazine.  She
still couldn’t believe that she had sex with him.  She knew she was blushing
when he gave her a very sexy smile.  Great, here she was staring at him and he
was waiting for her to answer his question.  She licked her dry lips and just
nodded yes to him. 

Dean’s gaze narrowed on her lips as her pink tongue peaked
out for a second.  Interesting, he made her nervous, even after they had spent
the night together.  “I think he likes you.”  He nodded to the pup she held in
her arms.

Lucy smiled up at him and then looked down at the pup she
held.  His nose rested against her chest as he looked into her eyes, sighing as
she rubbed his belly and murmured to him.

Dean smiled; he would have to make sure that Lucy took this
little guy home when she left.  He felt odd thinking that way, but there was no
way he could think long term with her.  He’d never had any relationships that
lasted.  He didn’t think that Lucy would be any different.  It didn’t help that
most women were only interested in his money.  He realized that after seeing
her in Max’s arms he had to touch her somehow.  He had to stake his claim on
her now.  He leaned out the doorway and called for Jimmy.  Once the young man
showed up he told him to take Reggie up to the house so she wouldn’t miss
lunch. 

Lucy laid the now sleeping puppy next to Ruby.  She stroked
her silky ears and told her what a good mom she was.  She stood back up
prepared to leave with Reggie, but Dean held out his hand to her, stopping her
from leaving.

“Reggie go with Jimmy, you can see Lucy later.”  Dean watched
as Reggie carefully closed the gate.

“Okay, I’ll see you later Lucy.”  She waved to her as she
took Jimmy’s hand and walked with him to the house, unconcerned that Dean was
keeping her new friend behind with him.

Dean took her hand and pulled her towards the office, he was
in such a hurry he didn’t even realize that she was barely keeping up with
him. 

“Dean, what the hell are you doing?”  Lucy was gasping by
the time he pulled her into a room and closed the door.  “What…” that was all
she got out before he pushed her up against the door and kissed her fiercely. 

Dean didn’t even realize that she had protested.  All that
mattered was that she was in his arms again.  She softened against him after a
few seconds and somehow he had his hand under her dress and pressed his fingers
against her damp panties.  Dam, she was already wet for him.  He turned her
around and pulled her dress up in the back to grind his erection against her.
He grabbed her hair and pulled her head back to kiss her deeply as he rubbed
against her.  She was gasping as he reached one hand inside the top of her
sundress, moving from the smooth silky skin of her bare back to a soft breast. 
Her nipple pebbled as he sucked on the smooth skin of her neck, just below her
ear.  He dipped his hand inside her panties to stroke the cleft of her ass,
stroking one finger into her wet channel.  He groaned as she shuddered in his
arms and then he leaned back to release his cock.  The door rattled a little as
someone knocked on it.  Dean stepped back from the door and Lucy in shock.