Stealing Hearts (Wild at Heart #1)

32. RHETT

32

RHETT

My wife and I drowse in the warm afternoon. I kiss the top of her head. Pretty sure she’s asleep, but I can’t keep it in anymore. “I love you, Paige.”

A moment later, she lifts her head. Her wild red hair cascades down her narrow shoulders and covers her breasts. Her eyes go glassy. “I love you too.”

I feel like a thief. Like I’m privy to something I’m not supposed to have. For a brief moment, I worry I’m going to wake up and this whole thing will have been a dream. Because she’s too good to be true.

This whole thing feels like paradise. Having a picnic in the middle of the day. Fucking her on the bank of the river. Hearing her shout my name when she comes.

My beautiful wife tosses her arms around my shoulders and kisses me. “I need to get up before you bore your way through me.”

I chuckle and help her up. My cum drips down her thighs, and the caveman in me beats his chest. I motion to the river. “Let’s go wash off.”

I take her hand, and we walk down to the water.

All of a sudden, she darts off, then leans down to pick something up from the bank. I get a great look at her perky ass.

When she turns around, she’s grinning from ear to ear and I am too because she’s fucking gorgeous with her thick red hair hanging down her slender shoulders, her perfect tits playing peekaboo behind those long strands.

I motion with my finger. “Bend over again.”

She chuckles and holds up her hand. “Look what I found.” My little river nymph found herself a brilliant white quartz.

“You usually have to break open rocks to find something this pretty. My brothers and I never found anything this nice. Bet this means you’ll have good luck for the next seven years.”

With that smile locked in place, she trots back to our stuff to drop it off, then runs back to me. I take her hand and turn back for the river. “Careful. Might be slippery.”

“That’s what she said.”

I bark out a laugh and lean over to kiss her.

As we wade in, the cool water makes goosebumps break out all over Paige. Her nipples go tight, and my cock thickens at the sight.

“Come here. Let me clean you.” I rub my hands over her soft shoulders and down her perfect tits. I circle her tight nipples. “Gotta get all the dirt off.”

She laughs and reaches up to rake her hand through my hair.

We kiss lazily as I reach down to gently wash her pussy. I dip a finger inside her, and she reaches for my dick that’s rock hard all over again. We wade deeper into the water, and her legs wrap around my waist. I don’t have to tell her what to do. She sticks my cock inside her, and I grip her ass and help her ride me. I move slow and steady so the base of my shaft rubs all the right places.

When she screams my name, I come with a grunt.

“I love you, wife,” I whisper as she clings to me.

“Love you more, husband.”

As I hold her close, I close my eyes and pray I can be the man she needs me to be.

Today is paradise. I just hope I can make it last.

My alarm goes off way too early the next morning. I hate leaving Paige, but this ranch won’t run itself. I slide out from under her, shower, and get breakfast made for the boys and my brothers, who stumble in around five thirty. We make a plan for the day, and I list off everything that needs to be done.

My kids usually go with Pauline, Wayne’s wife, while I work, but I wanna spend some time with them. I would’ve done this yesterday, but one of our border collies was having puppies, and they didn’t want to miss that. “Boys, you wanna help me build a mobile run for Paige’s chickens? I think they’d like to run around more. Doesn’t seem right to make them sit in one spot all the time. Thought we could surprise Paige with it later.”

Really, I’m just looking for a project for the three of us to work on. I’m sure that situation with their mother freaked them out, and I wanna reassure them that everything will be okay. I spoke to my attorney yesterday afternoon. I expect I’ll be hearing from Amber soon.

Gabriel’s eyes widen. “Yeah, Dad. I wanna help.”

Austin nods. “Me too.”

“All right, guys. Go get dressed, and we’ll leave in twenty minutes. Gabe, can you help Austin pick out his clothes?”

They agree and race to their room.

Jace sips his coffee. “Where’d you run off to yesterday afternoon? When you and Paige returned, it looked like y’all had just banged each other’s brains out in the river.”

I laugh. “Mind your own fucking business.”

Beau slaps me on the back. “Glad you’re happy, bro. You deserve it.”

Jace chuckles. “Must’ve been a good day if you’re building her another chicken run.”

“What’s some chicken wire and a few two-by-fours? I’m gonna put this one on wheels so every day the little cluckers get a new patch of grass.”

My brothers head off as my sweet wife stumbles down the hall. “Y’all already ate?”

Goddamn, she’s beautiful. All mussed up and sleepy. I glance at the time. Do I really need to work today? Couldn’t I just snatch her in my arms and lock us away in my bedroom? When she gets close, I scoop her into my lap and nuzzle her neck. “We just finished up. Are you hungry? I can make you something.”

“Damn it. I was trying to get up early enough to make everyone breakfast.”

“Don’t worry about that. Been making breakfast for these yahoos my whole life. No need to wake up early on our account.”

She snuggles into me. “I know, but I want to do my part.”

“You are, sweetheart. You have my office organized, the bills are paid, and you’re a delight to wake up to in the morning.”

A smile tilts her lips, and her arms come around my shoulders. “Why, thank you. I can’t say that’s a hardship.”

I chuckle. “What are you up to today?”

“I was wondering what you’d like for me to make this weekend. We’re all watching Mav’s game tomorrow afternoon, right?”

“That’s the plan.” Beau, Jace, and I never miss our little brother’s football games if we can help it.

“Would it be okay if Baylee and her new boyfriend came over? I’m not sure if he can make it, but I thought it would be nice to invite him.”

That gets my attention. “Who’s she dating?”

“Some guy she met on a dating app.” She rests her head on my shoulder. “She can’t wait her whole life for Maverick to get a clue.”

I have to admit that’s solid logic. Still, I hope my brother knows what he’s doing and doesn’t regret losing his chance with Baylee. They’ve been best friends forever. I always figured they’d end up together someday. “To answer your question, Baylee and her boyfriend are welcome, and we’ll enjoy whatever you feel like making.” Maybe this is a good time to tell her. “Babe, don’t look at the Gazette .”

She rolls her eyes. “Georgia wrote about my argument with Amber, didn’t she?”

“On the bright side, she didn’t use names.”

“But everyone knows who she’s talking about.” She huffs. “Whatever. I licked you, so you’re mine, and Amber can go suck a bag of dicks.”

I bust out laughing. This woman is too much. “I fucking love you.”

“I fucking love you too.” She shifts and sucks in a breath.

“What’s wrong?” I lower my voice. “Are you sore?”

Paige glances around. “A little.”

“I’m sorry. We shouldn’t have done it a third time yesterday.” When we got home, we took a shower together to wash off the river, and we got a little carried away.

She leans up to kiss me. “We had to make up for lost time.”

I thread my fingers through her hair and bite her lower lip. She opens to me, and I?—

We jerk apart as someone bangs on the sliding door.

“Who the fuck is that?” I grumble. I stand and slide her off me.

Turning, I see Frank Fletcher. He slams a piece of paper up to the glass. I’m guessing that’s the eviction notice. “Stay here. This could get messy.”

I unlock the door and slide it open. “What can I do for you, Frank?”

“You’re kicking us out? After the back-breaking work I did for your father?”

“It’s not like that, and you know it. You’ve gotten the cabin for a steal for years. Meanwhile, I see all of your toys lined up in the driveway. How many ATVs do you really need?” He took his whole family on a damn cruise last year. I don’t remember the last time I went on a fucking vacation.

And it’s not like I didn’t do the same work I asked him to tackle.

He crumples the paper. “You’re gonna regret this.”

“Frank, calm down. I gave y’all the option to pay more rent, but you refused. What was I supposed to do? I should’ve filed for eviction months ago.”

He spits on the ground. “Fuck you.”

There goes my good mood.