“Good morning,” he said quietly, brushing a finger down her nose lightly. “Did you sleep well?” he asked, his hand settling down on her hip. Leaning in closer, Carson brushed a kiss to her cheek lightly. “Better than I can recall sleeping in so very, very long. How about you?” she asked and moved to rub her cheek to his, reveling in the stubble of his morning beard against her face. “Do we have to get out of bed today? Can’t we just spend the day locked away from the world?” she asked hopefully. “I slept better than I ever have,” he admitted with a nip of teeth to her jaw. “I wish we could stay in bed all day, but we have the rest of your city-folk types showing up today. Which means I get to play tour guide and tell them all the do’s and don’ts of living and working on a ranch. Should be a very long and seriously trying day.” “Crap,” she muttered. “Just so you know, the male co-star is an ass. Like, a massive one. He seems to think that because our characters hook up, we should too.
