Chapter 20
LILY
We crash through the front door of his wooden cabin that sits to the left of the barn. Kissing, nibbling, and tearing off clothes, we try to make up for lost time as quickly as we can.
“I need to be inside you.” He’s frantically pulling his boots off, hopping on one foot, and it makes me laugh. “I swear I’ll make it up to you, but please, I need you, Lily.” He pulls me close again, his hands sliding under my shirt.
I wiggle away from him, holding up a hand. “You know, my sister told me to make you beg, and not to take you back so quickly just because you threw out an ‘I’m sorry.’”
His face drops, and he looks like a little kid who just dropped his ice cream. “I’ll do whatever you tell me to.” He sheds his jeans, and his shirt goes next. I back up, but he follows me, the chase igniting heat in my belly.
My eyebrows shoot up. “Really? This is very out of character, Mr. Callahan.” I move around the couch and towards the hallway. I let out a little scream as he hurdles the couch and lands in front of me.
“I’ll do anything to make it up to you.” He drops to his knees. “Need me to beg? I’m your man.”
I keep moving down the hall, peeking into the room on the left as I pass. “Colt!” I laugh. “You’re going to hurt your knee. Get up!”
“Not until you accept my apology, Ms. Mercer.” He reaches for me, and I stop and take his hand. “I’m serious, Lily. I need to hear the words before we go any further.”
I look at this larger-than-life man, on his knees, asking me to forgive him. It’s not something I ever thought I’d see. And that's when I know. This is his hard fall. And I’m ready for it. I pull his hands, urging him to stand. “I love you, Colt. Is that what you need to hear?”
His eyes darken, and his chest heaves. “It’s not what I expected, but yeah, I needed to hear that.” He bends slightly, grabs me under my thighs, and lifts me. I circle my legs around his waist as he walks us into his bedroom. “I love you, too.”
He lays me on the bed, falling next to me, eyes darting around my face, hands drifting over my skin. “Damnit, Lily. I really didn't know I needed to hear that.” He huffs a laugh, and I smile.
“Well, I’m glad I could bring it to your attention.”
He leans over me, kissing me lightly, and I wrap my arms around him, pulling him closer. “Now, show me just how much you love to hear it.”
“With pleasure,” he growls out, tucking his head into my neck before working his way down my body.
Kissing and licking, he pulls my strap down, exposing my nipple.
He latches on, each suck causing lightning to strike within my chest. My body arches as he pulls at my panties, sliding them down my legs, tracing his way with kisses down to my core.
He looks up at me, his tongue teasing my slit, and my hands thread through his hair. “You taste good, sunshine. Now ride my face and give me all of you.”
I let out a low moan as he spears me with his tongue, his thumb tapping a small pattern on my clit. My hips rock against his face as I actively chase a release.
“Don’t stop, Colt.” I begin to shake, the orgasm coming on fast and hard. His hands hold me down as he sucks my clit, and I break, my voice echoing throughout the house. He continues to lap at me as I squeeze his head with my thighs, half laughing, half moaning as the feeling becomes too intense.
He looks up with a smile, his chin wet from me.
“Fuck, I missed the taste of you.” He rolls me over and grabs my middle, hoisting my ass up.
He gives me one good spank on each cheek before massaging me.
On all fours, I look over my shoulder. His eyes are trained on me, a sly smile plastered on his face. “Ready to go again?”
I drop to my forearms. “Do it, Colt. Don’t hold back.”
A choked groan is his only response as he grabs my hips and slides inside. He falls over my back, one arm on the bed and the other still grasping my hip as we both exhale.
“I missed you,” I whisper.
He thrusts into me once, twice. “Me, too.”
We move together like there’s been no time apart. With every thrust, I push back on him, feeling him so deep inside me I could cry. He gives me another spank and pulls out, and I fall to my back. “I need to see your face, sunshine.”
He enters me once more, and I wrap my legs around his waist as he kisses me. “Tell me again,” I say.
He looks at me, a crooked smile spreading on his face as he continues to rock in and out of me.
“I love you, Lily. Now, come on my cock and tell me I’m the only one for you.
” He cups my breast, thumbing my nipple, and I reach between us, my middle finger finding my clit.
He lets out a low laugh as I feel my walls squeeze around his cock. “That’s it, sunshine.”
My body locks up as I hit my peak, and he follows, kissing and swallowing down my cries. It’s intimate yet wild, and I’ve never felt more alive than I do right now.
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We sleep on and off, waking to make love lazily throughout the night. Only once early morning comes does he fall into a deep sleep, but I lie awake trying to play out how tonight is going to go. Will he regret his decision? Will he regret me?
I let him sleep until about ten in the morning before waking him, knowing we’ll have to get to the ranch by noon. He stretches beside me, and I curl into him.
“You nervous about tonight?” I ask.
He glances at me before staring up at the ceiling. “Terrified.”
“Terrified about the ride, or…” I let my words linger.
“Both.” He sighs. “But it’s time.”
I lay my hand on his heart. “Do what you do best, cowboy. It’s all going to be fine.”