Chapter 25
I finish stacking the folded tables in the storage room behind the chapel and when I turn around and see her watching me, I stop what I’m doing and take her in.
“Do ya have any idea how proud I am of you today?” Moving toward her I slide my hand under her jaw and angle her mouth so I can kiss it. “Everleigh, ya never fail to surprise me,” I tell her.
I stood back today and watched her in awe. It was her first time out in public and she took it in her stride. She even ended up helping to sell, and speaking to the folk of this town as if she’s been here forever. Everleigh doesn’t know it because she’s been kept hidden for so long, but she’s a people person.
“Cole and Wade have taken the kids home with Leia and Savannah,” I explain, playing with the frill on the neckline of the pretty dress she’s got on. It’s unholy of me, but all I've thought about today is lifting it up and having her legs around my waist.
“Pretty much everyone’s gone home. I wonder how Maisie’s doing?” she asks.
“Garrett’s scheduled to pick her up in an hour, he’s been like a bear with a sore head.”
“Leia told me he’s got two of your bunkhouse boys watching the property,” she tells me, and I’ll bet she is wondering just how dangerous this woman is.
“I can believe it… and now, I understand it too.” I hold her just that little bit tighter.
“What do you mean by that?” She looks back at me confused.
“What I mean is, that if I thought for one second that you were in any danger, I’d do whatever it took to protect you.” I’ve always understood the Carson men’s need to protect their women. I’ve aided them in it whenever I could, but now that I got something of my own to treasure I get how limitless it is. I’d burn this world down before I let it hurt her again.
“You know the whole town were talking today?” She slides her dainty, little hand over my tie. “Apparently it’s not every day Mitch Hudson turns up somewhere with a woman on his arm.” She’s wearing a mischievous smile.
“It ain’t, now ya know how lucky you are.” I glide my thumb across her cheek and wonder how an old man like me has become so utterly obsessed.
“I feel lucky.” The look she gives me back is serious and so fuckin’ grateful that it scrapes another groove into my heart.
“ I’m the one that got lucky.” I check there’s no one around before dragging her into the storage room and pressing her back against the wall. I kiss her deep and hard, just like I’ve been craving all day, and after losing my belt and opening the front of my slacks I lift her up and hook her legs around my waist.
“You wanna do that here?” She looks as shocked as she is thrilled.
“Right here,” I assure her, using the weight of my body to keep her top half pinned to the wall, so my hands can explore her.
Sex with Everleigh has become my new addiction and I’m starting to believe it’s becoming hers too.
“Mitch, isn’t this part of the chapel?” she whispers, her cheeks flushing pink.
“I’m aware of that.” I hook my fingers into her panties and drag them to one side, letting the tip of my cock press against her. “We could wait until we get home if you want?” I tease her by pressing inside her, just a fraction.
“I think God will understand.” She kisses me frantically, and as I push myself all the way inside her I feel the cold rush of relief slip over my skin.
Everleigh looks like a fuckin’ vixen keeping her eyes connected with mine, luring me in and tempting me more. This woman shocks me every day with what she’s capable of and today has just proven that her past won’t destroy her.
“Don’t be gentle with me,” she warns. “I want it rough. I trust you.” I don’t wanna push her limits, but at the same time I don’t wanna deny her, so I take her throat in the arch of my hand and apply just enough pressure to pin her to the wall. My thrusts become harder, so hard that the shelves start to shake, and when Everleigh starts to moan a little too loud I reach up over her chin and shove three of my fingers into her mouth.
“Suck ‘em,” I order, fuckin’ her mouth as well as her pussy and feeling her soak me. I wait until my fingers are drenched before sliding them between us and using them to massage her clit. Her eyes widen as her pussy clamps tight around me and just seeing the pleasure on her face has me coming along with her. I hold her tight to me as we both come down and when we hear footsteps approaching, followed by Dolores’s voice, I quickly pull outta her and tuck my cock back in my slacks.
“What’s taking so long? We still have five tables to put away.” She pops her head around the corner and despite making herself decent, Everleigh still looks horrified.
“I was just stackin’ ‘em up right so we can get ‘em all in,” I inform her, taking Everleigh’s hand and leading her back out.
“And you needed help with that, did ya?” She looks Everleigh up and down with a knowing smile on her face.
“Of course, I did. Every man needs a strong woman beside him.” I wink at the old woman and lead my girl back outside.