Bayou Reunion
by Rebecca York

To his surprise, Chase Melancon has inherited the Belle Vista plantation in Louisiana. Old man Rousseau left him the grand mansion rather than leaving it to his grandsons, so Chase is preparing for trouble. But when Chase discovers that Julienne Rousseau is living in Belle Vista and needs his help, he knows he's in way over his head...

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The gun never fired. Instead, Julienne heard a terrible scream as Hugo reached the hole in the floor and plunged through.

She heard him scream again. "My leg. It's my leg."

Then he was silent. She found the flashlight that Chase had been using and crept to the hole. Hugo held up his hand to her, then let it drop back.

"I'm hurt bad," he moaned.

"Just lie still," she told him. "We'll get you medical help - then call the police."

"I'm your brother. You can't turn me over to the police," he gasped.

"You're no brother of mine. Not after what you've done. You and Wyatt are a disgrace to the Rousseau name."

She saw a shadow in the hall and looked up to find a man standing in the doorway. It wasn't Chase.

When she cringed away from him, he called her name. "Julienne, it's all right. I'm Chase's friend, Tyler Belton. It looks as though I picked a good time to pay you a visit." He looked inside the hole at the injured Hugo.

"I met up with Chase and some trouble outside. Chase asked me to come inside to tell you he's okay, and to help you. But it looks as if you have the situation in here under control."

She stared at Tyler Belton, remembering his name from long ago. One summer Chase had gotten into some trouble and been sent to a camp for delinquent boys. The experience had toughened him. But he'd also come home talking about the friends he'd made - Tyler Belton and two others boys whom she'd probably remember if she heard their names.

"What - what are you doing here?" she stammered.

"It's a long story. I'm a federal agent, but no one knows I'm here because of an undercover assignment that went bad." Tyler shrugged. "So I can't stick around, but I called the police for you." He moved toward the open door.

"Wait."

Tyler turned to face her. "I can't. I'll be back when I can."

Then he was gone, and she wondered whether she'd only dreamed him.

* * *

Hours later Julienne lay on her bed, her mind still trying to cope with the events of the past few hours. The police had carted her no-good brothers away. Chase had told her what had happened outside.

Tyler had shown up, and the two of them had closed in on Wyatt, giving him no choice but to flee into the swamp - where he'd stumbled into one of the traps he'd set. That was the scream she'd heard outside - the trap springing on his foot. Only, his shoes hadn't been sturdy enough to stop the metal teeth from digging into his flesh.

Now everybody was gone, and all she felt was relief that her brothers wouldn't be able to hurt her or Chase.

She looked up and found him standing in the doorway, watching her.

"Are you all right?" he asked, taking a step inside the room. "I mean, after everything that's happened?"

She sat up and held out her arms, and he came to her, clasping her tightly.

"Now I'm fine," she murmured.

"You need to rest."

"I was resting. Now I need to pick up where we left off before we were so rudely interrupted." Before he could protest again, she pressed her lips to his. At the first contact of his mouth on hers, she felt time fold back on itself. They were where they'd been before the shooting had started. Back into the eye of the hurricane.

Only now her feelings were sharper - sweeter. Because in the hours since Chase had held her, she knew she'd almost lost him. "Chase, make love to me," she whispered.

"You're sure that's what you want?"

"Don't you?"

"It doesn't matter what I want."

"Yes, it does."

She found his hand and brought it to her breast.

He sucked in a sharp breath as he cupped his palm around her, then gently stroked his fingers back and forth across her hardened nipple.

She sighed with pleasure. "Oh Lord, that's so good."

"Oh yes."

"Chase, I want everything - everything a man and a woman can give each other."

"I want that, too. Because I love you."

"Oh, Chase. I love you so much!"

He searched her eyes, saw that she spoke the truth. "Tell me what you need. Tell me how to make this perfect for you."

It was hard to say the words, but she knew she had to tell him what would work for her when they made love....

To be continued...



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