Chapter 14
14
WYATT
T here’s a refreshing breeze coming off the lake as we stroll along the rocky shore. The sun is warm as it finishes burning off the morning dew.
Madison is beyond gorgeous in her cute pink t-shirt and plain jeans, with just the hint of a sun-kissed glow across the bridge of her nose and apples of her cheeks from yesterday’s hike.
“Did I see Adaline giving you her business card just now?”
“Yes.” Madison smiles. “Heather came over, gushing about how I saved the day last night with the whole lighting thing.”
“You’re a problem solver. In your industry, that’s what people need. Someone who is focused, creative, and fixes the problem quickly.” I reach out and slowly drag my palm down her spine. “I know you’re going to go far, darlin’.”
She stops walking. Is her bottom lip quivering?
“Speaking of going far…” Her weight shifts from foot to foot. “I feel this weekend took a bunch of turns we didn’t expect. At least, I didn’t.”
I reach out and take her hand. “I know. As my grandpa would say, we’ve done everything completely ass-backwards.” I’m relieved when she giggles. “So the question is, shall we start over at the beginning, jump into the middle, or—” I shake my head. “Actually, no. Calling it quits is not an option.”
Her lovely eyes glow. “Really?”
“Really. Well, of course, you always have the option of telling me this was truly a fling, and that I should get lost as soon as I drive you safely home. But for me, that’s not an option.” My hand slides around her waist, pulling us together. “This relationship is real…right?”
She’s already nodding. “I’d like it to be. Yes.”
“Good. So, should we rewind and start slowly, dating like normal people, pretending this weekend never happened? Or should we carry on from where we are and just let whatever happens happen at our own speed?”
Madison nods eagerly. “Carry on. Let’s just do everything our way.”
We look out over the waves for a few moments, then Madison lightly squeezes my fingers. “Your mother seems to expect us to…”
“Yeah, she’s hoping that we will eventually get married and have kids so that she can spoil them rotten.” I grin. “She adores babysitting grandkids, for the record. Which means we’d still be able to have grownup vacations once in a while. You know…down the road.”
“I feel she expects us to hit some rather large pit stops on that road very quickly.”
“Hmm. I’ll do my best to keep her under control. We can go at our pace. Follow our own timeline.”
A light breeze picks up, making the waves sparkle as they splash against the stones a few feet from our shoes. The sky is an incredible shade of blue, with a few massive, fluffy clouds floating by.
“It’s truly beautiful here,” Madison murmurs with a smile, lifting her chin to the sun.
“And you are beautiful everywhere.”
I drop to one knee, clasping her hands in mine. “Madison, my gorgeous darlin’, will you be my official and not at all fake girlfriend when we return to Kingsville?”
Her fingers tremble slightly. “Yes.”
Then she smiles, a devilish look in her eyes. “But until we get there, this is just a fling and a road trip. So I expect the sauciness and the roadside junk food to continue.”
“I agree to your outlandish terms. Also, I love you.”
Madison freezes mid-giggle, staring at me wide-eyed. Her lips are open, but she doesn’t seem to breathe for a bit too long Then she swallows hard. “I wasn’t sure… I mean, I felt it, but I was too scared to…” She shuts her eyes and exhales slowly. When they flutter open again, they are beginning to fill with tears. “I love you, too,” she whispers.
I leap to my feet, wrapping her in my arms as her head nestles into my chest. “My sweet, precious girl. I can’t believe I found you in a diner.”
“Oh! Can we go there on a date this week?”
“Yes. I’ll call to see when Claudia is working, so we can freak her out.”
Madison pulls away to look up at me. “Somehow, I think she knew this was going to happen.”
“I know what you mean. She’s some kind of pie-slinging mystic.”
We both begin to laugh as my lips instinctively move toward hers until we’re kissing, clutching each other in the breeze coming off the lake.
Her hands move slowly around my lower back, then she steps back, looking down and scanning the rocks beneath us.
After a moment, she scoops up two rocks slightly bigger than quarters – practically identical, plain gray, with a tiny bit of quartz veining through the center. She hands one to me, then puts the other in her pocket.
She doesn’t need to say a word. I know exactly what she means. They’re a reminder to stay grounded, to make up for the fact we started our relationship in such strange circumstances.
Eventually we head back to the car and she maps out our drive home, choosing some crazy rest stops along the way. Then she flashes me a guilty look. “I guess I should check out your pharmacy soon. Your sisters were asking me about it.”
“Of course. I’ll give you a grand tour tomorrow, if you like.”
Just before I throw the car in gear, her hand shoots out and she grips my arm while staring blankly straight ahead. Then she bursts into laughter so wild that for a second, I wonder if she’s overtired or hysterical.
“You’re starting to scare me, darlin’. What is it?” I murmur, turning to rub her shoulder.
“More proof…that we belong together…” she sputters. “Pharmacist. You’re an expert in medicine.” She points to herself. “Madison. Medicine. No wonder you always know what I need.”
I burst into laughter as uproarious as hers. I certainly didn’t need yet another sign that this is the perfect woman for me, but – damn, it’s a good one.
“Hey.” I reach out to take her hand. “You know, Heather requested late checkouts today for the entire family. We still have the room for a few more hours, in case you wanted to stretch out a bit before?—”
Madison is already grabbing her purse and throwing open the car door. We race back to our room, and this time there’s no subtlety. We both need to make this new commitment official.
Madison yanks off my t-shirt, her eyes blazing. I pull off her clothes one piece at a time, tossing everything vaguely in the direction of where she dropped her purse on the floor.
As soon as we’re both naked, I clasp her hands, stepping back to rake my eyes over the beautiful, curvaceous, sweet woman in front of me. The girl who is now mine.
Grasping her waist, I spin Madison onto the bed, tossing her across it diagonally, then kneeling to bury my face in her softness.
Her thighs covering my ears muffle her breathy gasps and moans, but it’s worth it to feel her cling so tightly to me. Once she’s nice and wet, I thrust two fingers deep, loving the way her hips jolt off the bed. I grip her firmly, holding her in place as I flutter my tongue against her swollen button.
I turn my hand, thrusting my fingers upward in an attempt to find her g-spot. I know I’ve found the place when she cries out loud enough for me to hear.
I don’t care if the entire hotel hears my gorgeous girl shrieking in bliss. They’ll know she’s mine.
After the climax finishes rolling through her I leap onto the bed, wrapping an arm around her waist to pull her toward the headboard. I sit with my back against it, helping Madison straddle me.
“Are you sure?” she whispers. “What if I make a mistake? I don’t want to hurt you.”
“I’ll be fine. Just make sure you lower yourself onto me gradually, okay?”
She nods, then I take hold of her hips to help her move slowly at first, easing her hot, wet pussy down. I’m so hard it feels like my cock could cut glass. The feverish lust between us takes over, and by the time she’s all the way down on my length, we’re kissing so roughly we might be leaving marks.
“Wrap your arms around my neck. Hold on tight.”
Madison smiles and nods as my heels dig into the mattress, hips pushing upward as I grab her hips. With her knees on the bed, Madison can lean forward and back, control the pace, and help me with the pressure.
We move in breathy, frantic silence for about a minute before she leans forward with her chin on my shoulder. Her breathless whimper tells me she found the right angle.
“There you go. Taking my entire cock like you need it, baby,” I groan against her ear. “You like being full of me?”
“Uh-huh.”
“You like it nice and deep?”
“Mmm-hmm.”
Her fingers slip into the back of my hair, pulling my head close as she crushes my lips to hers. Damn . I can hardly breathe.
“So hot,” I rasp. “So beautiful, bouncing on my cock like that. My sweet girl, always serving everyone else. Time to serve yourself, baby. Take what you need. Make yourself come on me.”
She begins to grind, her pussy tightening and locking around me as her nipples brush against my chest with every stroke. Oh damn … Her velvety, tight inner walls are too much to take. I’m already so close.
I try to hold back until I feel the shift in her breath as she passes the point of no return.
“That’s it, baby. Your hot, wet pussy feels so good. Can you feel that? You’re making me come right now. Your sexy little body is making me?—”
Her head tilts back with a raw, guttural cry as she comes hard, trembling against me. I follow a split second behind, clinging to every curve as I erupt deep inside her with a low, savage groan of gratification. The pure satisfaction of my climax is nothing compared to knowing that I made her feel the same way.
“Mmm, yeah, darlin’. Let it all out.” I stroke her back, holding her close as we rock together gently.
Madison collapses against my shoulder, and we both shiver. I grab a blanket, wrapping her in it as we cuddle.
Madison looks up at me, wide-eyed and grinning. “You got all… dirty .”
“Hey, just because I wear a lab coat sometimes doesn’t mean I can’t cut loose in the boudoir.”
“I kinda liked it.”
“Good. Because there’s a lot more where that came from, gorgeous.” I kiss the center of her forehead. “Who knows what we’re going to discover about each other over the next few months.”
Her fingers walk up the side of my throat. “I wonder if I have a dirty side, too?”
“I bet you do. I can’t wait to meet it.”
I move a few inches away until there’s some air between us so we can breathe. “How many pit stops do you think we should make on the way home?” I ask.
“Oh, lots. For hydration, not…” Her eyebrows bounce suggestively.
“No way.” I skim my hand along her hip. “I don’t want you to take advantage of me in some roadside parking lot. That’s going to have to wait until I take you home and inspect your bed.”
“Oh, really? Do you think that’s what’s happening?”
“Yes. I need to know everything about you. That includes becoming familiar with your mattress.”
Madison laughs sweetly. “I feel like you already do. Know everything, I mean. More than anyone else, ever.”
My lips brush the tip of her nose. “Good. And I’m excited to know more, my beautiful darlin’.”