Chapter 35
COLTON
All right, let’s get this over with. He’s your best friend, Hayes.
You rode bulls for a living. There’s no need to be this nervous about talking to him, I think, heading out to find Hayes.
After searching around, I see him sitting with his mom on the tailgate of the farm truck.
Taking a deep breath, I make my way over to where they’re sitting, taking my time so that Miss Phillips can finish whatever she wanted to say.
Hayes’s back is to me, so he doesn’t see me approach, and I stand off to the side for a moment, listening to his mom.
“Baby, I know you’re doing it out of love, but you’ve got to let Lucy make her own choices,” she says gently, grabbing her son’s hand.
“But Dad—” Hayes starts, but Miss Phillips holds up her hand to silence him.
“Hayes, your daddy would have never wanted you to take on this much responsibility for your sister's happiness. She was a teenager when he died, but she’s grown now. You have to let yourself off the hook a little bit.”
“I just want to make him proud,” Hayes says, and I don’t miss the emotion in his voice.
“Oh, baby. I know you do. And he would be so proud of the man you’ve become. But don’t push away two of the people who love you the most because you’re so determined to prove a point.”
Miss Phillips stands and kisses her son’s cheek before turning to head inside. As she passes me, she pats my arm in reassurance, and I take a deep breath before making my way over to the truck.
“Hey,” I say, trying to ignore the nerves building in my chest.
Hayes just looks at me before nodding his head in my direction, and I take that as my invitation to sit beside him on the tailgate.
“I’m sorry,” I start, trying to figure out how to make him understand how much his sister means to me.
“Yeah, you should be. I can’t believe you—“ he starts, pausing when he sees me holding up my hand.
“Let me finish, okay? And then you can yell and scream and call me all the names you want,” I tell him, and he nods in acceptance.
“Let me be clear. I’m not sorry I fell in love with Lucy. She’s the best thing that ever happened to me, and there’s nothing in this world I wouldn’t do for her.”
Hayes's eyes widen in surprise at my declaration, but I continue, “But, I am sorry for keeping it from you. I’m sorry for breaking your trust. I should have probably told you sooner, but I wanted to talk to you in person.”
Hayes opens his mouth to respond, but after a moment, he falls silent and lets me keep talking.
“I’ll be honest and tell you that no one is more surprised than me that she wants to be with an asshole like me.
But from the moment I met her, she’s been under my skin, and I don’t ever want her to leave. ”
“How did this happen?” Hayes growls. “Because I thought I was pretty fucking clear that you were supposed to stay away from her.”
“You did. But it was too late. Lucy and I met that first night I was in town at The Watering Hole. Neither of us realized who the other was, and she stole a piece of my heart that night. Now, should I have come clean about that the night I came over for dinner? Probably. But at the same time, neither of us knew where this was going to go. We really tried to just be friends. I swear we did. But the more time we spent together, the more we both realized that it wasn’t what we wanted.
And now, I’m completely in love with her.
I wasn’t lying when I said that if it comes down to having to make a choice, it’ll be her every time.
But I really hope you don’t make me make that choice. ”
Hayes stares at me, and I think he’s about to tell me to fuck off, but instead he asks, “So, you’re really serious about her?”
“More serious than I’ve ever been in my life. She’s it for me, man.”
Hayes sighs and rubs his hands over his eyes.
“Listen, I don’t know that I like this. I’m still pretty pissed at the way this all went down.
Lucy was right when she said that she’s an adult.
If this is what you both want, then I’m not going to do anything to stand in your way.
But if this goes south, just know I’m always going to be on her side. ”
I nod. “I can live with that. I really am sorry for springing this on you the way we did. But I’m glad you’re home. I’d love to show you everything Lucy and I have done with the house.”
“I’d like that,” Hayes says, reaching out to pat my back. “But just promise I won’t walk in on y’all kissing again or some shit.”
“Um, that’s a promise I don’t know if I can keep,” I tell him honestly. “Now, I think you need to go have a talk with your sister.”
“Well, overall, I think that went well,” Lucy says, collapsing into the bed beside me. “What’s Thanksgiving without a little family drama, right?”
“Yeah, I’m not sad that everything’s out in the open,” I admit, pulling her into my arms. “I didn’t get to ask you earlier—what did Hayes say when he talked to you?”
“He just apologized for the way he’s treated me since Dad died.
I think he finally realized how suffocating he could be.
I love my brother, but I don’t need him to tell me how to live my life.
I think things should go a lot smoother between us from now on.
He also said he’s okay with this whole thing as long as I’m sure it’s what I want. ”
“That’s great, baby,” I tell her, wrapping my arms around her and pulling her tighter to me. “God, I’ve missed this.”
Lucy laughs, poking my chest with her finger. “Aww, who knew Colton Harris was such a big softy? It’s hard to believe it’s been less than a week since we came home from the rodeo and found everyone at the house.”
“Yeah, it feels like forever since I had you in my bed.”
“Well, now we don’t have to spend any nights apart if we don’t want to,” Lucy says, leaning in and dropping a kiss to my lips.
“I don’t want to,” I add, pulling her on top of me as I deepen the kiss.
She laughs, and I pull back. “I’m serious, Lucy. Do you want to move in with me?”
She looks at me with wide eyes, trying to make sure I’m serious.
“Wait, really?” she asks.
“Yeah, I mean, if you want to? There’s no pressure though if—”
She cuts me off, kissing me hard. “Yes. Yes, yes, yes.”
“Thank God,” I groan, threading my fingers through her hair.
“Now, can we stop talking and start fucking?” she asks.
Damn, this woman is something else, I think, reaching up to slide her sweater over her head.
“I’m pretty okay with that idea,” I whisper, leaning in to drop kisses down her neck, making my way down until I get to her light purple bra. “You and these damn bras.”
Lucy smiles, rolling her hips against me in the way that she knows drives me fucking insane. I lean in and lightly bite her breast, making her gasp. “So damn pretty,” I mumble, reaching around to unhook the clasp and slide the fabric down her arms.
As soon as she’s free, she reaches down and yanks my shirt over my head. “Naked. I need you naked.”
“Whatever you want, Darlin’,” I mutter, lifting my hips to help her yank my jeans down my hips.
As soon as my cock pops free from my jeans, she leans down, sucking me into her mouth. I groan at the sight of her pink lips wrapped around my length, reaching down to pull her back up to me.
“Sorry, baby. You look hot as fuck with your pretty mouth taking my cock, but there’s no way I’m coming until I’m buried in that perfect cunt of yours,” I whisper, yanking her leggings down her legs.
As soon as she’s bare for me, I flip her over and move to the side of the bed, lining myself up with her entrance to take her from behind.
“You know you look so damn perfect spread out and ready to take my cock,” I tell her, reaching down to tease her entrance.
She groans in response, rolling her hips to try to force me to hurry. “Patience, baby. We’ve got all night.”
“Please, Colton,” she pleads. “Please make me come now.”
At her words, my control snaps, and I push into her, whimpering at how tight she feels in this position.
“Damn it, baby. Your pussy was fucking made for me,” I tell her.
Leaning down and grabbing her hips, I work myself in and out of her.
I groan at the sight of her cunt taking my cock this way, moving my hips faster. Snaking my arm around her, I start teasing her clit.
“Lucy, you’re fucking soaked for me,” I tell her. “Did my sweet girl need to be fucked?”
She moans in response, bucking her hips faster against me, and I start to feel her walls tighten around me.
“That’s right, baby. Are you gonna soak my cock when you come for me?”
At my words, she detonates, her pussy clamping down around me and making me see stars. Her arousal gushes out of her, drawing a groan from my lips and setting off my own orgasm.
We both gasp for breath, coming down from the high of what we just did.
I pull out of her gently and watch as my cum drips out of her.
“There’s nothing in the world that compares to this view,” I mutter, flipping her so that she’s lying on her back and reaching down to run my fingers through it.
Unable to stop myself, I slide my fingers back inside her, fucking her with my cum.
“Give me one more,” I whisper, moving my finger in and out of her faster. She freezes, and I think she’s going to tell me to stop. Instead, she starts rolling her hips, moaning as I add a second finger.
“Such a good girl,” I praise, moving my fingers faster and leaning down to press a kiss on her clit.
As soon as my mouth touches her sensitive skin, she clamps down around me again, riding out her orgasm.
After a moment, I pull my fingers free and leaning down to pull her lips to mine.
She crawls into my arms, tugging on me until I collapse on the bed beside her.
“I don’t think I’m ever gonna get enough of this,” she mutters, laying her head on my chest and closing her eyes.
“Me either, Darlin’.”