Chapter 28
CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
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“I can saddle Trudy,” I assure Annie as she takes care of Duff. “I know how to ride. My dad put me into horseback riding lessons early. They were expensive and a status thing for him.”
“How are things going with your dad?” Annie asks once she has Duff saddled.
“He’s finally listening to what I want, so I’ll take it as a win,” I tell her. We haven’t talked about our plans for next year or where this relationship is going, and it’s a conversation we need to have.
“Any prospects for next year?” she asks.
“Possibly Minnesota but nothing on paper yet.”
“Is that something you’d be happy with?” she asks.
“Are we having the talk, Annie? Because I’ve been wanting to know your plans for next year, but I didn’t want to push.”
She blows out a breath. I see the cool air leave her mouth. She pats Trudy. “Yeah, looks like it’s happening.”
“I want to be close to you,” I tell her.
“I want that too,” she says. “But I’m done with Riverside. I feel like I need change. I’ve applied to some veterinary schools and the master’s at Riverside, but I think if I do get into that, it will be a hard pass.”
“Is Minnesota a place you’d consider going to school?” I ask.
“I would consider it if you were there,” she says. “I may have missed the application deadline.”
“Okay, we don’t have to have everything figured out,” I assure.
We go for our trail ride. The air is crisp and the grounds are beautiful. We ride side by side. There’s something about the pace of life around here that pulls me in. I like having the horses and animals. I like the quiet and the clear skies.
We set out for a couple of hours. When we get back, we stop by the barn to say hi to the cows. This time I am not so apprehensive. I even go up to Sally and pat her face but when she gives me a low moo, she scares the crap out of me.
“Geez, Sally, I almost pissed myself,” I tell her.
Annie is laughing so hard she’s crying.
“I don’t see how that was funny,” I pout. I lift her by the waist and twirl her around. She kisses me and her palm runs over my cheek.
“I have an idea,” she says. She takes off toward the back of the barn. I walk by the cows very slowly because I am still not completely comfortable.
We enter a room with bales of hay. Annie closes the door. I notice a little mini heater. She plugs it in. “Don’t let me forget to turn it off. Heaters and hay are explosive.”
She tugs me down on a bale of hay. “Have you ever had sex on one of these?”
“No, but there’s a first time for everything,” I say.
“Me neither,” she says before pulling me down to kiss her.
We don’t take our clothes completely off but Annie gets to work opening my jeans and struggling to get them over my ass.
“Someone is eager,” I cackle. “I like this side of you.”
“You mean the horny one?”
“Yes.” I seal my lips over hers. “Those jeans have to come off if I am spreading your legs wide enough to take me.” She moves to take off her boots. Her jeans and panties are next but she leaves her socks on. I take my jacket and lay it on the bale of hay. “We don’t want you chaffing your behind.”
She gets settled on the hay and I hover above her. I reach down to see she is wet and ready for me. I slide inside her and we go at each other like a bunch of animals. Annie scratches at my back, lifting her ass up to get more friction with my cock. We are breathing hard in the quiet space. Our bodies moving and chasing, we fall over the edge together. I grunt as my orgasm takes over and Annie moans loudly.
“Hush, the cows will know what we’ve done,” I tell her.
“It’s fine, they do this kind of thing too,” she assures.
“We don’t have tissues,” I bring to her attention.
“We’re going to have to suck it up until we get back to the house,” she says. “You can handle being a little dirty.”
“I like being a lot dirty when it comes to you, baby.”