Heart Attacks And Wild Horses
CASH
The smell of coffee filled the apartment when I opened my eyes to the morning sun. I shifted onto my side and reached out for Paige but my arm landed flat on the duvet. I sat up and looked around at her quiet apartment.
Paige was hurting—that much was obvious—and I was unsure exactly how to help her.
Paige and Lottie fighting like this was new territory for everyone in the family.
Overall, the Brooks kids got along great.
There had been a few fights here and there, but nothing that couldn’t be solved with a few drinks or some tough love.
Paige was always the peacekeeper, and I never realized how much that took a toll on her. I never realized how much she endured to make sure those around her were happy.
I threw on a pair of jeans and a white shirt before heading out to find my girl. If I knew her like I thought I did, odds were I was going to find her laying in Shadow’s stall, telling her fucking horse every thought that was in her mind.
As soon as I opened the apartment door, I heard cheering coming from the stables. I smiled to myself and started down the stairs.
Whenever a new horse arrived, the guys placed bets on who could last on the saddle the longest. It was usually with young and inexperienced horses, and there was always more than one person who got bucked off so hard that we had to drag them out.
It was reckless and more than a little stupid, but it was also why I was now really good on a bucking bronc.
I hurried across the gravel path to the stables and my heart stopped the moment I saw the long blonde ponytail fling as Paige jumped off the rod iron bars into the ring.
I broke into a sprint and jumped onto the fence in a panic.
“Paige, get your ass out of there!” I shouted as she slowly edged the perimeter of the enclosure while the horse galloped in circles. She was calculated with her movements—confident.
“Can’t right now, I’m busy,” she said, without even glancing my way. Her tone was completely calm, like she wasn’t about to get trampled.
I clenched my teeth as I watched the horse circle her at a pace that would knock her completely flat if she took one wrong step.
“Get your cute little ass out of there before I drag you out myself.”
“You’re not the boss of me, Leonard.” She was completely unbothered as my heart threatened to fall out of my ass.
I had one foot over the fence when Paige clicked her tongue and approached the center.
The chestnut brown horse whinnied but slowed to a trot, eyeing her with uncertainty.
When the horse stopped on the opposite side of the paddock, Paige approached slowly with an outstretched hand.
She started speaking in a hushed tone to soothe him.
The horse blew out a breath before letting Paige touch his nose.
My heart rate started to settle as she ran her hand up and down the bridge of the horse’s nose in the calm way she was known for.
The girls always joined us when we did this.
They grew up here and were well educated on how to approach a horse safely, but that didn’t make me feel better at this moment.
“See? I’m fine—”
A loud clatter sounded from the stables causing the horse to jerk his head and rise up on his hind legs with a loud whinny.
Paige jumped back, tripping over her feet and falling to the ground.
I was over the fence and in front of her in a second.
Dust flew up around us as I quickly tugged her to her feet and practically threw her over the fence.
Paige pulled herself to the other side, and I followed her as the horse took off again.
Once my feet hit the grass, I ran my hands over Paige’s body to assess with my own eyes that she wasn’t injured.
She had a sparkle in her eyes as they trailed my roaming hands right before she burst into laughter.
“It’s not fucking funny, Pip.”
“Yes, it is,” she said, gasping for breaths between her laughter.
“You could have been hurt!” I shouted.
“Oh, calm down. This isn’t my first time.”
“I’m not going to calm down! That horse would have trampled you! Just because your brothers do something stupid doesn’t mean it’s a good idea for you. They do this every day. It’s too dangerous for you.” I crossed my arms and pinned her with a stare.
“Excuse me?” Paige’s laughter stopped and her face fell. The fire that was lacking yesterday was back in full force.
“Oh, fuck,” Reid whispered from behind my back.
“Godspeed, Cash.” Axle chimed in.
“Who wants to bet if she punches him in the face?” my douche of a best friend asked his brothers.
Paige cocked her head to the side and raised her chin in defiance.
“Is it because I’m weak? A woman? Please enlighten me with your reasoning of why I can’t do exactly what my brothers do.”
I dropped my arms and sighed. “No, of course not. You know I think you’re one of the strongest people I’ve ever met.”
“And yet, you’ve watched me do this hundreds of times and have never tried to stop me before.”
“It’s different now.”
Paige gestured for me to continue, circling her finger in front of me.
“You weren’t mine before. I’ll be fucking damned if you get hurt and I was there to stop it.”
Paige hummed and stepped up to me before tilting so she could look me in the eyes. “You don’t get to tell me what to do, Jesse.”
I reached up and cupped her jaw, moving my thumb so it rested right on her throat. “Wanna bet?”
“Don’t test me. I’ll make it my sole mission to piss you off.”
“Baby, you’ve been doing that for a long time.”
The little vixen smirked at me. “You’re kind of hot when you get all protective and growly.”
Paige rose up on her toes and placed a quick kiss to my lips before slipping out of my grip. She extended a palm to her brothers, the other planted on her popped hip.
Reid and Axle groaned before pulling out their wallets and slapping bills into her hand.
“You cheated.” Reid rolled his eyes.
“I did not.” Paige laughed. “I just know my husband better than you do, apparently.”
“Wait, you bet on me?” I asked, glaring directly at the woman who was going to be the death of me.
“They didn’t think you’d try to stop me.” Paige shrugged.
My gaze swung to Walker. “Were you in on this?”
“Hell no. I wasn’t in the mood to lose my money.”
“Un-fucking-believable.” I shook my head.
Paige skipped to me and wrapped her arms around my neck. “Thanks for being a broody asshole.”
“You’re going to fucking kill me one day.” I placed my hands under her thighs and pulled her up so she could wrap her legs around my waist.
“Probably.” She giggled before leaning in and crashing her mouth to mine. My hands found her ass as I nipped at her bottom lip, urging her to open up for me.
“Yeah, this is still fucking weird.” Reid coughed and dry-heaved.
“For the love of god, please stop,” Axle begged as Walker made a grunting sound.
Paige and I burst into laughter as we left the dramatic Brooks siblings behind us. I wasn’t waiting a single minute more to get her to the barn to show her just how much her little stunt affected me.
I carried her all the way to the stairs of the barn apartment, dropping her just before the first step. She turned to walk up them, but I grabbed her shoulders and spun her until her back was flesh against the metal wall.
I draped a hand over her head and leaned into her space.
“Did you think your little stunt was funny?”
She sucked her bottom lip between her teeth and nodded.
I hummed as my fingertips trailed up her thigh. “Well, I didn’t.”
Her hands found my chest as she peered up at me through her lashes, her eyes wide and innocent. “How can I make it up to you?”
“I have a few ideas.”
She smiled, but there was nothing but heat behind it. She laced her fingers in mine and pulled me up the stairs. When the door shut behind me, she pushed me up against it. Then Paige fucking Brooks dropped to her knees.
“Jesus fuck, baby,” I said, wrapping her ponytail around my fist and she unzipped my jeans and let them drop. “This is a literal dream.”
She took my quickly hardening cock in her hand and pumped it a few times. I held my breath as she stared up at me, poking her tongue out to lick the head, nice and slow. Without hesitation, she wrapped her lips around my length and pushed me to the back of her throat.
The growl that escaped me was animalistic as my fist tightened around her ponytail. My hips started pumping on instinct, making Paige hum in approval.
“You like that?”
She nodded as much as she could so I pumped my hips again. If my girl wanted me to fuck her throat, then that was exactly what I was going to do.
“My god, I have wanted you on your knees for me for so long,” I said as she continued to milk me with her mouth. “You’re so fucking beautiful, Paige. You take me so well.”
My movements became more sporadic as I got closer to the edge. I tried to move her off me but Paige gripped my thighs and held firm as she bobbed up and down.
“Fuck,” I shouted as I emptied myself down her throat with little warning.
Paige caught every last drop as she pulled off me. Looking me directly in the eyes, her throat bobbed as she swallowed.
“Where the fuck have you been all my life?” I asked, staring at her in disbelief.
“Right in front of your eyes.”