Cowboy Bargain (The Dalton Boys Book 2) (11 page)
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Authors: Em Petrova
Besides, he needed to say he was sorry.
And I love her.
The realization should have shocked him more than it did, but since she’d spoken the words the other day, he hadn’t been able to get them out of his head. Before then, he’d been on the verge of falling in love with her, and she’d been so sweet and giving during their hasty honeymoon, he couldn’t help but fall head over boots.
He released her nipple with a
pop
and moved to the other, grazing his rough beard over the space between her breasts. She moaned and tugged his hair. Damn, she was so perfect for him.
Lightly he bit into her nipple, pulling a squeak from her. She thumped his back with her heel, and he vibrated with laughter.
Rolling into the fragrant grass, he pulled her atop him. Her hair was disheveled, tumbling around them, her eyes burning.
“I didn’t think you were finished with me yet, Cash.”
“I’m not. But I want to look at my wife when I tell her I love her.”
Her face blanked for a heartbeat, then a smile of such joy spread over her beautiful features that his heart seized. He locked his hands on her arms and jerked her down for a kiss.
As their tongues danced, insects buzzed and far off, someone dropped a heavy item into the bed of a truck. Maya wiggled against him as she fumbled with his jeans and shirt. When they were both naked under the dark blue cloudless sky, he captured her face in his hands.
“I do love you,” he gritted out.
“Show me,” she breathed.
He flipped her again, pressing kisses to her throat, breasts, belly and finally burying his tongue between her thighs. Juices wet his tongue, and he groaned. Flicking his tongue up and down over her soaking folds blew away the last cobwebs of worry he’d felt.
Even if he had to love her under the stars every night, they still had each other. It didn’t matter that they didn’t have the brand new house or the most comfortable bed.
Sliding his hands under her round bottom, he hitched her against his mouth. Her sounds increased until he ran a hand up her body and pressed his fingers into her mouth.
When she bit into his hand, his need spiked. He doubled his efforts until she arched off the ground and contracted madly against his tongue. Aching, he didn’t wait for her to come down from her high.
He reared back, positioned himself at her entrance and plunged home.
* * *
Maya could barely take a full breath. Watching her husband’s face contort with ecstasy affected her deeply. She curled around him, still buzzing from the release he’d given her.
Passion flowed from her tongue to his, and she angled her body to take his every inch. The fires low in her core raged out of control. When she cried out, she didn’t realize she was too loud until it echoed in her ears.
He rocked his hips faster. Her inner walls clamped around him, and she pinched his nipples just the way he liked.
“Hell, I’m close. Come with me, darlin’.” His eyes, wide and glassy with lust, were also filled with love.
He thrust once more…twice. She came apart.
As she quaked in his hold, he stiffened, threw his head back and bellowed to the sky.
For long seconds they writhed in the throes of bliss. The final pulsations slowed, and he collapsed, keeping his weight off her and pressing her down at the same time.
She drank in his masculine scent as she floated back to earth. A sudden vision made her giggle.
“What’s funny?” he grunted against her shoulder.
She trailed her fingers down his damp spine. “I bet no one ever saw grasses move like that.”
With a chuckle, he rolled off, dragging her against his side. She threw a thigh over his midsection and stared at the sky.
“I’m sorry I’m difficult to get along with sometimes.”
“I wouldn’t want you any other way, darlin’.”
Heart warm, she brushed a light kiss to his chest.
“I shouldn’t make things harder on you, though. I know you’re stressed about building a house for us.”
Tension flowed through his muscles, then he relaxed. “It will happen in time. I hope you weren’t lying about being content in the trailer.”
“It’s fine. Really. I’m just so happy to be here, free and safe.”
“And in love.” A smile was in his voice.
“That too.” His admission of love still dizzied her. How had it happened in such a short time? They’d been thrown together by circumstance and an interfering papa, but only good had come from the bargain.
“I can’t promise to get you into a house by winter, Maya. If Hank and Charlotte are out, we can possibly take over their room in the big house.”
She shook her head. “I fear the walls are too thin for everyone’s comfort.”
He burst out laughing, shaking against her. “That’s the truth. I love that about you.” He met her gaze, sobering. “I only want to give you everything you never had.”
She squeezed him. “You already have.”
Moments passed while he traced circles on her side, and she listened to his heart. A thought leaped into her mind. “Cash,” she said slowly.
“Hmm?”
“You know those houses that are pre-built? We passed a place on the way home this morning.”
He stilled. Stopped breathing.
When he released the breath he’d been holding, it came out in a rush. He sat up, tossing her into the grass. “You’re a genius!”
She maneuvered into a sitting position too, staring at him as he leaped to his feet and danced naked. Grass swished around his legs, and parts of him bobbed free. She clapped her hands to her mouth to suppress her laughter.
“What’s gotten into you?”
He grabbed her hand and jerked her to her feet too, spinning her. “A pre-fab house is the answer to our problems! I don’t know why I didn’t think of it before. I don’t know why my know-it-all brother didn’t think of it either.” Cash grinned down at her before planting a hard kiss square on her lips. “We can be in our house by winter, I’m sure of it!”
His excitement was contagious. She even allowed him to waltz her through the field until they tripped on his pile of clothes. Shaking her head, she tossed his shirt at him.
“Sorry.” He sounded far from it. But his spirits were so high, she couldn’t help becoming infected by his attitude. She pulled him to his feet, and they danced.
* * *
As the big rig hauling half of Cash and Maya’s house trundled up the drive, he let out a whoop.
“Hurry, darlin’. Get in the truck.” Maya was slower than normal and green with morning sickness, but she gave him a wan smile and slid into the passenger seat.
He took off across the field, trying to keep the bumping to a minimum so his wife didn’t toss her cookies. “You okay?”
“Yes. I can’t wait to see inside!”
He chuckled, but her excitement thrilled him. “It will be some time before we can go in. The two halves get rolled together, and then they have some finish work to do.”
“But it will be done around the same time Hank and Charlotte get in their house.”
“Yeah, Witt has already claimed the empty bedroom.” He glanced in his rearview mirror. The sight of half of his house making its slow way to his plot of land and the waiting foundation sent a thrill through him.
He placed a hand on Maya’s warm, smooth thigh. If they had time, he’d tumble her just to savor the moment even more. Between bouts of nausea she’d been insatiable in bed. This was going to be a helluva fun few months.
By the time they stopped, his brothers arrived on horseback. Hank and Charlotte came by truck, though. Cash and Maya got out of the truck and stood with the rest of the family to watch. The second half of the house began its slow progress down the drive.
Maya twined her fingers together and bounced on her heels. Seeing her so happy infused him with pride. Yes, she was content in the trailer, but she fit into the big ranch house with the log siding they’d chosen like a glass shoe fit a princess.
When Momma, Pa and Manny joined the group, Cash felt pretty damn complete. Sharing this day with his family felt as monumental as his wedding day. Pa caught his eye and gave an approving nod.
He smiled and looked to Maya’s father. Manny drifted forward to slide an arm around Maya’s still-thin waist.
“Papa, Cash and I would like you to know you have your own room with us. I hope you’ll take our offer.”
Manny’s jaw fell open in surprise. “Aw, daughter, I couldn’t impose on your new family. I’m happy in the room off the barn.”
“But someday…”
“Someday,” he agreed, eyes shining.
Deep down Cash believed Manny didn’t want to be within a country mile of his noisy daughter. Cash breathed a small sigh of relief that he’d have Maya all to himself.
He glanced across the field at Hank’s home in the final stages of construction. A few doors to hang and the final electrical inspection, and the couple would be officially living there.
As the two halves of Cash and Maya’s new home were parked near the foundation, Cash drew her into his arms. She snuggled closer, head on his shoulder. “This home will hold a lot of memories,” she said.
“And a lot of arguments.”
She slapped his biceps, and he chuckled. “Admit it. You can’t even have a happy moment with me without a fight.”
“You rub me wrong,” she shot back.
He dipped his mouth to her ear and circled the shell with his tongue. “Oh I’ll rub you. Shoulders, back…” He curled his hand around her plush bottom and squeezed.
She batted his hand away and pointed at the trucks belonging to the crew that had arrived to set up their house. “Get to work, Cash.”
Covering her belly with a hand, he looked into her eyes. The espresso-brown depths shone with a joy he hoped to keep there as long as he lived. “Would you marry me again?”
The quirk of her brow and teasing glint in her eyes were all the words he needed, but she said it anyway.
“Yes.”
THE END
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