Priscilla wrenched in spasms. She gasped. Her hands came suddenly away from her overheated body. "Y… Yes, Mr. Hudson…"

Tammy's father grinned broadly. "I got a surprise for you, Priscilla." His voice rose as he talked through the door.

Trembling, Priscilla yanked her panties and jeans back up and quickly snapped and zipped them. "Wait a minute… I'll be right there," she was in a mixture of excitement and frenzied frustration. She heaved a sigh when her blouse was finally buttoned.

She slipped out of bed, fixed her shoulder-length brown hair, and went to the door. Passion still gleamed in her big brown eyes.

Ben took the child's hand, beaming. "C'mon, the surprise is out in the barn."

"Beauty?!" she squealed, anxious to see Tammy's beautiful pony.

"Yes," Ben said, enjoying the child's delight.

Overjoyed with the prospect of seeing Tammy's pony, Priscilla half dragged Ben across the backyard to the small barn. "C'mon, Mr. Hudson, c'mon!"

The tall man laughed, holding on to Priscilla's hand as she led him into the cool shade of the barn. "There he is."

Priscilla dropped Ben's hand and ran to the pony's stall. "Oh, Mr. Hudson! He's beautiful! Beautiful!"

Ben stood back a few feet, smiling at the child. She was stroking Beauty's thick blonde mane. "Tammy thinks he is, too." He laughed. "I hope you don't spend as much time with Beauty as Tammy does. There's a lot more to the farm than her pony. Tammy seems to be with him all the time."

Priscilla gave Ben Hudson a big smile. "Oh no," she said emphatically. With loving caresses, she stroked Beauty's golden coat. "I want to see and do everything on the farm while I'm here."

"I'm glad to hear that," he said. "Would you like to take him for a ride?"

"Can I really!"

"You know how to ride?" he asked cautiously.