Chapter Nineteen
CHAPTER NINETEEN
When Doug and Katy arrived back at the ranch, Butch raced up to the truck to greet them with Billy jogging along behind. Though there was nothing to report, after Billy left they quickly checked on the horses before returning to the house and settling down to enjoy their dinner. But halfway through the meal Katy set down her fork and began to yawn.
“Sorry,” she said with a sigh. “I don’t know why I’m suddenly so tired.”
“You’ve had a helluva day, that’s why,” Doug remarked. “Why don’t you go to bed? I’ll clear up and join you in a few minutes.”
“You don’t mind?”
“Of course I don’t mind. You go ahead. I won’t be long.”
But when she rose to her feet she didn’t head into the hall, but walked around the table, draped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips against his ear.
“I’ll be naked and waiting for you.”
“Is that a promise?” he quipped as her whispered words sent energy surging through his loins.
“It is if you don’t take too long.”
She turned to step away, but simultaneously grabbing her wrist and pushing his chair back he pulled her into his lap. Engulfing her into his arms, he pressed his lips on hers in a fervent kiss, then effortlessly stood her back on her feet.
“I suggest you get in there and take your clothes off real quick. If I come in and you’re not ready for me…” he declared, spinning her around and landing a hot slap on her backside.
“Okay, okay,” she exclaimed with a laugh. “I’m going.”
He chuckled as she scampered away, but the moment she disappeared a frown crossed his brow. Though he didn’t want to believe Jim’s wife and her handsome lover had been trying to kill her husband, Doug couldn’t deny the obvious. They were in Smoky Hill and staying at the Moonshine Campground because they believed Jim was the alleged Bigfoot and they wanted to hunt him down. Jim was now safe, and Beth and her boyfriend were on an impossible mission, but there was no telling how long they’d stay there.
“I need to find out why Jim’s so adamant about not contacting the sheriff…and fast,” Doug muttered under his breath.
But Butch barked, snatching his attention. Quickly cutting up his half-eaten steak, Doug dropped it into the dog’s dish, put the takeaway containers into the trash, and marched into the hall.
* * *
Wanting to wash off the day Katy had hurried into the bathroom, stepped into the shower stall and turned on the hot water. Quickly soaping herself and rinsing off, she was about to step out when the door opened and Doug moved in.
“Naughty girl,” he said with a wicked grin. “You’re supposed to be naked and waitin’ for me.”
“I am!”
“In bed!”
“Uh, you just said, naked and waiting for you. Hello! Here I am!”
“You are so sassy,” he chuckled, then abruptly turned her around and slapped her wet bottom.
“Ow! Seriously?”
“Yep, but now you get this.”
He’d growled the words, and before she could think of a comeback he’d gripped her wet hair and his lips were devouring her neck. As his other hand roamed over her breasts she felt her legs turn to rubber.
“You’re making me so weak.”
“I haven’t even started,” he grunted, continuing to move his hand down her torso and between her legs.
Leaning against smooth tile she closed her eyes and surrendered to his tantalizing touch—until he suddenly turned her around, grabbed her wrists and held them above her head. Feeling his hardness press against her entrance, she shuffled her legs apart and arched her back. As he quickly accepted the lewd invitation and thrust into her warmth, she let out a cry, then groaned as he began to pump. For endless minutes he pounded her pussy, bringing them both to the edge, then backed off to tweak her nipples and rub her clit.
“Please…” she finally pleaded…”I can’t stand it.”
“Please, what?’ he grunted, his lips at her ear, still buried inside her.
“Please let me come? Pleeeaase?”
“Since you begged so nicely…” he mumbled, and aggressively agitating her sensitive numb, he thrust with strong, slow strokes.
“I’m almost there…” she wailed. “I’m so close.”
“Come for me now!”
His urgent command hurtled her into the climax. Throwing back her head she wailed through her pleasure, and though she felt him suddenly pull out, the sparkling spasms continued rippling through her body, and she heard his deep groans echo through the bathroom.
* * *
A short time later, dried off and exhausted, they crawled into bed. Closing his eyes as Katy curled against him, Doug moved his arm around her shoulders and said a silent prayer of thanks. Not only did he have his freedom and his good name restored, he was finally sharing his life with a young woman he’d longed to ask out for months.
But his thoughts suddenly turned back to Jim Green.
It was horrifying to think his wife had been trying to kill him, and Doug had to believe the man he’d seen her with at the bar was behind it.
“Katy, are you asleep?” he asked softly.
“No. I’m just lying here savoring this moment. I’m so happy.”
“Yeah, me too, and I hate to ruin it but…”
“But what? Is something wrong?” she asked, shifting to look up at him.
“I was just thinkin’ about that guy with Jim’s wife. We need to find out who he is.”
“Craig something.”
“We need his last name. Do you know anyone who works at the campground who might be able to get it for us?”
“I don’t know anyone who works there, but I bet Annie could get it. She had her wedding there, and when her band comes in she often takes over the private dining room. She could find out in a heartbeat.”
“Great. Can you call and ask her in the mornin’?”
“Consider it done.”