Phoenix Maplewood got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home

So lost in thought as he was, she took him aback with her words, and he laughed, the sound deep and throaty. "Sure. . .?" he ventured, not really taking her meaning. He hoped it wasn't as suggestive as it sounded, though he knew kisses ranged from platonic to sensual.

Shale wagged his tail, too, giving her a look with his head canted to the side. "You'll have to show me how it's done," he prompted, still confused. "I'm out of practice." Ha. As if. But if this really was kissing of a different nature, then, yes. . .he was quite out of practice.