Chapter Ten
“About time you got here, darlin’,” Devin said as he stood.
“What are you doing here?” Willa asked as she stepped up onto the porch.
“I thought I’d invite you to dinner at my place tonight.”
“Okay.” She folded her arms across her chest.
He ran his hand around the nape of his neck. The woman was going to be the death of him. “Would you like to have dinner with me at my place tonight?”
“Sure, why not.” She shrugged.
He chuckled and stepped toward her. “I’d kiss you right now, but I’m sure people are watching. I’ll just go for now. See you later, sweetheart. Six would be perfect.”
He moved around her and stepped off the porch.
“Devin?”
Turning, he faced her. “Yes?”
“Should I wear the stilettos?”
“Not necessarily, you can just bring them.” Touching the brim of his hat, he turned and walked off.
Sighing, he walked down the road to head for the barn. He was sure some things needed to be done for tomorrow. He was taking the trail ride in the morning, and a lot of the people were going on the excursion to town. The ranch had a couple of vans they used for that trip. Chip usually took the guests on the outing .
Entering the barn, he immediately sighed since it was cooler than outside. Not much, but any coolness helped. Spotting Jaxon, he strolled to where his brother was cooling down his horse.
“I’m heading home. No one is scheduled for anything. It’s too fucking hot out.”
“Yeah, me too. After I get Zander cooled down, I’m going to hit the pool and do a few laps. What are you up to?” Jaxon asked.
“Nothing really. I might hit the pool too.”
“Want to get together for dinner tonight?”
“Uh, I have plans…”
Jaxon turned to look at him. “Plans?”
“Yeah, plans. You got a problem with me having plans?”
Jaxon laughed. “You’re getting awfully defensive, little brother. Are those plans with Willa?”
“Maybe.”
“Yeah, more than maybe. Watch your heart, Dev. She’s leaving. You said it yourself.”
“Shit, I know but I can’t stay away. It’s too good with her.”
Jaxon stared at him then turned back to his horse. “Someone is going to end up with a broken heart, and I have a feeling it’s going to be you. Be careful.”
Devin nodded and walked away. He suspected his brother was right. He was crazy to keep seeing her when he was most likely going to get his heart broken, but he’d never felt this way before. There were a few times he’d thought he was in love, but it was nothing compared to the feelings he had for Willa. Just looking at her made his heart beat faster and he wanted to pull her into his arms every time he was close to her. When he’d been on her porch earlier, he had wanted to pick her up, carry her inside, and take her against the wall.
Damn! The sex with her was incredible. He wondered if she didn’t care so much about the age difference, if it would be different between them. Would she stay with him then? She needed to get over it. He didn’t care about her age. All he wanted was her, and age was just a number. What were nine years anyway? As he’d first thought when he saw her, he wouldn’t care if she were twenty years older. He loved her and wanted her to stay with him. He just had to convince her. Maybe he’d ask her tonight after dinner.
At six o’clock, there was a knock on his door. Dolly ran to it, barking. She kept looking back at him as if to say, open the door! Hurry! Grinning, he watched her entire body start to shake with excitement.
“All right, I got it.” Opening the door, his breath whooshed out of his body as he looked at Willa.
“Are you going to invite me in?” she asked him.
“Sorry. Come on in, darlin’.” He held the door open wider for her.
As she walked past him, he closed his eyes as he inhaled her unique scent. Pushing the door closed, he leaned back against it and folded his arms as he looked at her. She stood in the center of the kitchen smiling at him .
“Something smells good,” she said.
“Yes, it’s you. You look beautiful too.” He pushed away from the door and strode to her.
“This old thing?” She teased about the blue pastel sundress.
“You always look beautiful.” He glanced down and grinned. “I love those red toenails.”
Willa rose on her toes and kissed him. He wrapped his arms around her and deepened the kiss. She moaned into his mouth then pulled back from him.
“I’m hungry,” she told him as he lowered his lips to her shoulder.
“Oh, sweetheart, so am I,” he whispered as he moved his mouth along her neck.
“Devin…”
Pulling away from her, he stared down into her eyes. “Yeah, you’re right. We’d better eat now, or we won’t at all.”
Willa smiled at him then set her purse on the table. “Anything I can do to help?”
“Nope. I got this. I hope you like lasagna. I guess I should have asked that first.”
“I do, and I’m impressed you can make it.”
“Don’t be, because I didn’t. My mom did.”
“You had your mom make us dinner?”
He grinned. “It was in my freezer. All I had to do was thaw and bake it. She makes Jaxon and me meals all the time. She seems to think we’re helpless males.”
Walking to the counter, he put oven mitts on then pulled the lasagna out of the oven, and set it on the table. “Have a seat.”
Pulling a chair out, she sat down. He’d set the table earlier. After placing the meal on the table, he tossed the mitts on the counter then picked up a bottle of wine and poured her a glass then set it in front of her before retrieving a beer for himself from the fridge.
“You don’t like wine?”
“Not really,” he said making a face.
“What makes you think I do?”
“I asked Rocky.” He nodded to her plate as he cut the garlic bread. “Eat.”
They began eating and a silence descended on them. However, when she moaned after taking a bite of food, his dick shot up.
“This is fantastic.”
Devin stared at her then cleared his throat. “Yeah, Mom’s a good cook.”
Not knowing what else he to say right now, he continued to eat and suffer when she’d moan. Finally, he couldn’t take it anymore and set his fork down and looked at her.
“Do you think you could stop doing that? You’re making my damn dick ache.”
Her eyes widened and then she burst out laughing. “I thought you liked it when I moaned?”
“If we were having sex right now, I’d love it but we’re not.” Shrugging, he picked his fork up again.
“Then we need to finish dinner.”
He dropped his fork onto the plate with a clatter. “Shit, Willa. I just lost my appetite.”
“Me too,” she whispered.
Scooting his chair out making it screech on the floor, Devin rounded the table reaching her in two strides, squatted down beside her, and took her hand in his.
“I want you so much. Stay with me… tonight.” He’d almost asked her to stay with him forever. He wasn’t sure he was ready to do that yet, but he desperately needed her now. Standing, he pulled her to her feet. “Willa?”
“Yes. Yes, I’ll stay tonight.”
Pulling her into his arms, he lifted her and carried her up the stairs to his bedroom. Kicking the door closed behind them, he took her to the bed. Laying her in the center of it, he pulled his T-shirt off over his head and after toeing his boots off, lay down beside her. Pressing his lips to hers, he moved his tongue against her lips. When she opened to him, he groaned and slipped his tongue into her mouth. Her moans were driving him insane. Rubbing his hand across her waist, he moved it up to her breast and cupped it.
“Sit up,” he whispered.
Willa sat up, and he unzipped her dress down the back then slowly lowered the top of her dress to bare her breasts, making him swallow hard when he saw them.
“You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.”
Her fingers combed through his hair. “Kiss me, please.”
“In a minute… I have to get you out of this dress. Did you bring the shoes?”
Willa laughed. “No. I forgot.”
“It’s okay. As long as those gorgeous legs are wrapped around me, I’ll be fine.”
When she laughed low in her throat, he took her lips in a deep kiss before releasing her and pulling the dress from her and down her legs. He almost lost it when he saw the red lace boy-cut panties and groaned.
“You like?” she asked him.
“Holy hell, Willa. I’m not going to make it out of my jeans.”
She fell back against the pillow, laughing. Then her hand moved over his hard cock stretching the front of his jeans. Unsnapping them, she slowly lowered the zipper making him clench his jaw and grit his teeth. She sat up, pushed him to his back, and straddled his legs.
“I think we need to get these off.”
“You’re going to get me off, if you keep it up.”
Willa tossed her head back and laughed. “I hope not. Not yet, anyway.”
Sliding down his legs, she tugged his jeans off as she did. When she stood at the end of the bed, he lifted his head and looked at her. She removed his socks then kicked off her sandals and raised an eyebrow at him when she looked at his cock standing at attention.
“Come here,” he said and put his hands out to her.
“I’ll get there, cowboy. First I want to go over every inch of you.”
“Aww, hell.” Clutching the sheet in his hands, he wasn’t sure he’d survive her going over every inch of him, but he was sure as hell going to give it a try.
Her tongue moved up his leg then she switched to the other one. Back and forth she’d go, each time higher until she reached the tops of his thighs. Then he jerked when she moved her tongue over his leg and across his balls.
“Willa…”
“Hush, Devin. I’m busy here.”
When her tongue slid up his dick, he almost came but it was nothing compared to when she put her mouth down over him, and sucked hard. His hands fisted in her hair and he couldn’t help but move his hips in rhythm with her mouth on him.
Shit! Think of something else! Yeah? Like what?
“Willa, I’m not going to last. I want to be inside you. I want to fuck you.”
So much for thinking of something else.
“Later. We have all night.”
Pushing his back head onto the pillow, he tried to hold on to his sanity. Not easy to do when she was sucking on him. God! It felt amazing being inside her mouth! She was making his dick wet, and her hot mouth moved down over him as much as she could. When she started pumping her hand up and down his length, he knew it was going to be over real soon. His belly clenched as his orgasm hit him and he groaned long and low as he came in her mouth. She continued to suck on him and pump until he lay exhausted on the bed—feeling as if he’d just run a marathon.
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Willa ran her tongue along his length one more time before she moved up his stomach, chest, and finally to his lips. He moaned against her mouth.
“Shit, you didn’t have to do that. I’m not complaining, but you didn’t have to. Thank you.” He kissed her forehead.
“I’ve wanted to do that for a long time, and you’re welcome.”
His arms wrapped around her when she lay down on top of him and she put her face in the crook of his neck.
“I’ll give back. Give me a few minutes.”
“You don’t have to. You’ve done that for me several times. It was my turn to give to you. I would like to get into your pool though. I’ve never had sex in a pool.”
Devin chuckled. “Well, we’ll have to change that.”
He rolled off the bed, stood, grabbed a condom, and then put his hand out to her. Grinning up at him, she took his hand, and he led her down the stairs, through the kitchen, and out the patio doors.
“Wait. I need a towel around me,” Willa said glancing around the pool area but not stepping out of the house.
“No one can see you up here. The house is secluded.”
“Oh, okay.” She turned, ran, and jumped into the pool. When she came up, she heard a splash and laughed when she saw Devin swimming toward her.
“This is nice,” she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist.
“Willa, I can feel your heat against me, and you’re making me hard.”
“Exactly what I was hoping for. ”
Devin handed her the condom. “You do it. I don’t want to move away from you.”
She laughed. “I’ll just reach between us here… oops.”
“Damn, those are my balls, not my dick.”
“I know,” she said in a naughty voice.
Devin groaned as she massaged his balls then she rolled the condom down over his hard cock.
“Let’s make waves, darlin’,” he said as he slid inside her and moved them to a corner.
She moaned as he started moving in and out of her. The water moved in the pool with each thrust. Her belly fluttered as her orgasm rushed over her and she screamed his name, even as he continued to thrust hard into her then shouted her name when he came. She loved feeling him throbbing inside her.
Later, as they lay in bed together, she kissed his neck. “I love your happy trail.”
“Happy trail. Hell of a name for hair leading to a man’s dick.”
Willa laughed. “That’s why it’s called happy because of what it leads to.”
“What if a man has a happy trail, but what it leads to doesn’t make you happy?”
She sat up. “Well, you have a point there, but… yours is definitely a happy trail.”
“Makes you happy, huh?”
Lying back down, she nodded. “It’s so good, isn’t it?’
“Fucking fantastic. I’ve never had better and there’s a reason for that, Willa and it’s something you can’t deny.”
When she pushed against him to sit up, he wouldn’t let her. He held her to his chest.
“Let me up,” she growled.
“No, because you are not going to get pissed off and storm out of here. Damn it, Willa. I want you to stay here with me, and I don’t just mean tonight.”
“I told you that wasn’t going to happen.” She pushed against him again and rolled out of the bed.
“I’m in love with you, damn it,” he shouted as he swung his legs over the side of the bed and stood with his hands on his hips.
She did all she could to keep her eyes off his dick.
She hissed in a breath. “No. You can’t be.”
“The hell I can’t. You think I wanted this? I’ve been in love before, but it never felt like this and I want you to stay with me. Don’t go back to Hollywood.”
Willa stared at him. “You can’t be serious, Devin. I live and work there.”
“I’m asking you to stay with me here, Willa.”
Shaking her head, she stared up at him. This can’t be happening. “I’m sorry…”
Devin stared at her. “I thought we had something.”
“We did. We had sex. That’s all it was. You knew that.”
“Willa.” He walked toward her and cupped her face in his hands. “I’m in love with you.”
“No, you’re not. You’re just infatuated with me, Devin.” She watched his jaw clench.
“I’m not some damn teenager. I’m a grown man. I love you. Stay with me. ”
“I’m not staying. I’m leaving with Rocky.”
“You can stand there and tell me you’re not in love with me?”
This was the last thing she wanted—to hurt him. But it couldn’t be helped. There was no way on earth that she’d ever admit it to him, even though she loved him more than she thought it possible to love anyone.
Not taking her eyes from his, she nodded her head. Pushing harder against him, he finally let her go. She stared at him and knew what she had to do.
“Devin, I won’t stay here.”
“Why not? You can’t tell me you don’t feel something for me—unless you fuck every man who comes along.”
She didn’t think, only reacted. She slapped him then put her hand over her mouth in shock that she had. “I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to slap you.”
Devin stared at her and she watched him close his eyes and take a deep breath, then look at her. “Yes, you did, and I deserved it. I shouldn’t have said that but damn it, you keep denying what’s between us.”
Glancing around, she found her clothes and shoes then put them on. “There is nothing between us that can last.”
“So, I was just a good fuck while you were here?” He pulled his jeans and T-shirt on. “It’s fine to fuck with a younger man but not fine to spend your life with him.”
“I didn’t want to get involved with you––”
“But you did,” he shouted. “Go. Get the fuck out. I’ll stay away from you from now on.”
Willa stared at him a few seconds then turned, ran from the bedroom, and down the stairs to outside. Once she made it to the road, she slowed to a walk. Tears rolled down her cheeks, and she had to stop and wipe them away. Taking a deep breath, she continued toward the cabins but instead of going to hers, she headed for Rocky’s and knocked on the door. He opened it almost immediately and when he saw her, he pulled her into his arms, and into the cabin.
“Sit.” Rocky walked to the door and pushed it closed then poured her a shot of whiskey and handed it to her.
“I don’t drink,” she said as she took it then tossed it back. She coughed and set the glass down.
“What happened?” Rocky asked as he placed his hand on her shoulder.
“Devin—” She choked on a sob.
“Aww, sweetie. Tell me.”
Taking a deep breath, she told him about the conversation they’d had—leaving out the blowjob and sex, of course.
“I can’t stay with him, Rock.”
“You know, I’m with Devin on this one. Why the hell not? You’re in love with him. Even I can see that.”
“It won’t last. He’ll leave me—”
“Damn it, Willa. You have to get past what Edwin did to you. He’s an ass, and I hope the woman he’s with now does the same thing to him. Karma baby.”
“I didn’t know what to say when he told me he was in love with me. I just panicked and told him he couldn’t be.”
“He’s a grown man, sweetie. He knows if he’s in love or not. Devin doesn’t seem the type to tell a woman he loves her for the hell of it. Shit, he already had you in his bed. He’s in love with you, and you’re letting a jackass of an ex make you suspicious about all men. There’s a spark between you and Dev. Anyone around you can feel it.”
“I never loved Edwin like I love Devin so if he left me, I’d want to die. It’s better if I just stay away from him.”
“That’s going to be a little hard to do. You signed up for activities, didn’t you?”
“I did, but I’m sure I can cancel.”
“Most of them, but the cattle drive is set up for the number of people going.”
“You told me we wouldn’t have a problem being added to the last one.” She narrowed her eyes at him.
“Uh yeah, well… I called Devin early that morning.”
She punched him. “You lied to me.”
“Yep, I did. You were moping, and I decided you needed to go on the drive.”
Placing her hands on her face, she mumbled. “You jerk.”
Rocky laughed and wrapped his arms around her. “I love you too.”
“I want to go on the trip to town too, and I know Devin doesn’t take that. I read that Chip does. I really want to see the town, so I’ll go and get my mind off him. ”
“You really think that will do it?”
Taking a deep breath, she pushed away from him and stood. “I’m going to my cabin and try to sleep. I hope these next weeks fly by. I can’t wait to get home.”
After kissing his cheek, she walked to her cabin and closed the door behind her. She’d take a hot bath then hit the bed. Hopefully, she’d fall asleep and not dream of a sexy grey-eyed cowboy. The one she’d have to leave behind when this ends. The one who can’t seem to understand eventually the age difference would matter. The older she got, the less he’d want her, and then he’d start looking for a younger woman, the same as Edwin had.