Chapter 16
Two days later, Faith and Shay walked into Cole’s office and smiled when he jumped to his feet with a grin on his face.
“Welcome back!”
“Thanks,” they answered at the same time.
“Everything work out?”
“Yes, I packed up what I wanted, left some furniture and the kitchen appliances, then listed the house with a realtor. She’s having an open house this weekend. I’ll know more after that.”
“Good, good. Now, Shay, can you work?”
“Probably. I know I can muck out stalls, but I don’t think I can lift the wheelbarrow and move that when it’s full. Only because that would cause me to use my knee more than mucking out the stalls.”
“Do you think the doctor will let you?”
“What’s she going to say or do? She’s over in Colorado Springs, while I’m here. Cole, I’m a big boy, I know my limitations. I’m here to do a job. I might be slower than before, but that won’t be for long.” He laughed. “I promise to leave the brace on until I see the doctor.”
“Okay, then you can go back to doing what you did before you were injured.”
“What do you want me to do?” Faith asked as she watched Shay walk away, without a limp, only stiffness from the brace. She looked back at Cole and frowned at his grin. “What?”
“See that stack of files?”
“Yes, what about them?”
“Those are the records of all the horses here. The one with green dots next to their name are the ones that need to be started on the track. I’ll let you read through them, get the feel for them, then work out a schedule between you and Pedro.
Thank you for having him call us, by the way.
Noomi and I were at our wit’s end trying to figure out what we were going to do.
I’ve seen Pedro train before, and he was our number one choice, but like I said, I thought he had left the country. ”
“He did, only to take his parents back to Spain, he said he bummed around there for a couple of years, but he didn’t feel any connection to the place. He was born here, in America.”
“Ah, got it. Now, he’ll be here within the next two weeks.”
“These files will take a couple of days for me to read. Do you have a separate office I can work in? I’m also going to want some sort of whiteboard mounted on the wall so we can write the horses and their stats down for everyone to see.”
“Come with me,” Cole said and stood, but he picked up the first, taller stack of files, and she picked up the rest.
Faith followed him and nodded when she entered a room that was well lit, had two entire walls covered with whiteboard, and there were two card tables and four chairs.
“We’ll have to get you and Pedro a proper desk later.”
“This will do for now, thanks.” She put the files down, and laughed when she saw a makeshift shelf on the other side of the room that held a coffee pot. “I’m good.”
“I’ll leave you to it then.” Cole set his files down, and walked out.
As she made a pot of coffee and waited for it to perk, she walked around the room and found several different colored markers for the whiteboard, a file cabinet, supplies for the coffee, and a stack of pads of paper, and a box of pens.
With a full cup of coffee, she settled in to read.
As she worked, she walked between the desk and wall to make up a list of the horses and their attributes.
She was in her glory, as she got to know the horses on paper.
She took a week to go through every piece of information that had been written about the animals before she would go out to interact with them.
On Saturday night, as they cleaned up from their supper, Faith turned to find Shay watching her intently. “What?”
“Nothing.”
“Stop, as far as I know we’ve never lied to one another before. Don’t start now.”
Shay jerked then chuckled. “Okay, you’re right. I do have something on my mind.”
“Then say it.”
“I think when we go to bed tonight, I should be on top.”
Faith stuttered, settled in her chair, and smirked at him. “Why?”
“One, because ever since we returned from Kentucky, I’m only wearing my brace at work. I don’t wear it around the house any longer.” He pointed to his leg and she jerked in shock.
“When did that happen?”
“Monday night, after work. I didn’t put it on after my shower until I left here Tuesday morning for work.
I’m not saying this next part in a bad way, I’m not, but you’ve been busy getting to know the horses, on paper, all week, and we haven’t really had sex since we got back.
I’m not complaining, because getting back into the physical labor of mucking out the stalls was tough, and I’ve been exhausted. ”
“Okay, I can understand that. I’ve been brain dead when I get home at night. Trying to keep all the information about the horses straight in my head. It should be better once I get them out on the track, and can actually feel what I’m reading.”
Shay grinned, “I actually understand that. I saw Clem before I clocked out tonight, he said the track should be ready by Monday.”
“Good, I can’t wait to get out there.” She shook her head and chuckled. “Okay, let’s get back to why you want to be on top.”
Shay sat up, and reached out to take her hands in his.
“Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy you being on top, but I think my ego is bruised.
You told me to stop, because I put too much pressure on my knee and I listed to the side when I made love to you.
I want to be on top to see if my knee is healed or if I really suck as a lover. ”
“You do not suck as a lover.” At his look she gripped his hands in hers.
“If you sucked as a lover, you wouldn’t care whether I had an orgasm or not, you wouldn’t know where my clit is, and you wouldn’t make sure I had my pleasure before you got off.
Those are signs of sucky lovers. Ask me how I know. ”
“I’ll take your word for it. I want to see if my knee is healed.
I’m still two weeks away from going back to Dr. Johnson.
I know this is fucked up, but if we can have sex, with me on top, and I don’t jerk, and hurt you like before, then I want to go to Caleb and see what he thinks.
” He saw her expression and laughed. “No, I won’t tell him about my sex theory.
There are some things you just don’t talk about with another guy. ”
Faith wiped a hand over her mouth, but she couldn’t cover her smirk in time for him to see it. They stared at each other for several moments before she shrugged.
“Okay.”
“Really?”
“Sure, Shay, we’re in a relationship. We haven’t had sex in over a week.
We’ve both been exhausted when we drag our asses home, eat, shower, and fall into bed.
I don’t know about you, but I have tomorrow off.
We can play tonight, have fun, and rest tomorrow.
” She watched him, then leaned back in her chair with her arms crossed beneath her breasts.
She looked at her nails, then at him, at her nails again, and spoke clearly, “Besides, I think I’m ready for the larger plug.
” She gave a little screech, then a laugh as he shoved his chair back, lunged for her, picked her up, tossed her over his shoulder, then as he strode down the hall to their bedroom, he slapped her on the ass.
Not once, not twice, but three times. By the time he flipped her onto the bed, she was hot and bothered, because on his directive, she’d inserted a butt plug that morning, and wore it all day.
Shay looked at her and kept his eyes on her as he slowly started to unbutton his shirt.
In the past, he’d always worn tee shirts, since coming to Colorado, he still wore them, but they were now beneath a button up shirt that Faith had picked for him and called his cowboy shirt.
He pulled it from the waistband of his jeans, removed it, then pulled the tee over his head.
With his eyes still on her, he unbuckled his belt, and smiled when she rubbed her thighs together.
“Like what you see?” he asked, and wondered when his voice had morphed into gravel.
“Yes.” She nodded and reached for the hem of her own shirt, and when he didn’t stop her, she sat up to remove it. By the time they finished, she was only wearing her panties, and he was in his boxer briefs.
“Condoms?” he asked, and watched as she rolled over to open the drawer beside the bed. He sucked in his breath when he saw the plug behind the string of her thong. Before she could roll back over he placed a knee, his bad one, on the bed and reached out to massage the globe of her ass.
“Beautiful,” he said as he took the string away, and actually pulled it until it broke.
“I’ll buy you new ones.” He reached for the plug, wiggled it, and smiled at how easily it moved.
He lay across her as he opened the drawer further, removed the condoms, and the small box he kept the butt plugs in.
Normally, he would have kept them in his play bag, but he had been training her and wanted them closer to use on her.
She stayed where she was, and sighed when he used the lube and moved the plug around. When it was removed, she didn’t know whether she should be disappointed or not.
“Huh,” she said.
“What?”
“I feel so empty now.”
“I know, but you don’t want to wear them for too long, it could cause damage. That’s the last thing I want for you. When did you put this one in?”
“Around ten this morning.”
“Too long,” he said softly, then turned her over to study her face.
“I don’t want to hurt you. I know you like to play, but if you hurt yourself, we can’t play.
I was going to put the next size larger one in tonight, then have sex with you so you could feel how full you could get.
We’ll wait a couple of days before we do it again.
” He shook his head as she started to protest. “Part of doing what I like, is knowing when it’s too much.
Trust me, I don’t want to hurt you. We can play slowly until you’re completely ready to take me here.
” He tapped where the butt plug had been, and smiled when she squirmed.
He also noted that her folds were dripping.
“I don’t want to disappoint you.”
“You’re not, the only way you could, would be if you hurt yourself.”
She looked at him intently, then gave a nod.
“I need words.”
“Okay, I’ll listen to you about my safety in this sex stuff.”
He smirked at her wording, and nodded once. He took the plug to the bathroom, and left it in the sink to be cleaned later, then returned to her. He shook his head when he saw her naked form lying out on the bed. “You are one fucking beautiful woman.”
“Thank you, you’re not so bad yourself.” She studied him and held out one arm. “Are you going to join me?”
“Absolutely, remind me to teach you about topping from the bottom later. However, I want to be inside you.” He removed his last remaining article of clothing, and walked on his knees to the position between her legs. He quickly donned the condom, and settled between her legs.
“Now, if you tell me to stop, because I suck as a lover, then I will stop immediately.” He didn’t get a chance to say anything else, because she reached up, pulled his head down, and kissed him hard.
As she did, he gripped his cock, and ran the head of it through her juices, and sighed as he felt her heat.
He lifted his head long enough to watch her eyes as he entered her.
When she didn’t say anything, he moved slowly, then faster.
Several minutes later, they both cried out as they enjoyed their orgasms, and he fell to the side so he wouldn’t crush her when he collapsed. When they were able to gain their breath back, she reached up and placed a hand on the side of his jaw, and turned his head to the side.
“You are not a bad lover.” She smirked at his look.
“I’m not a doctor, but I believe your knee might be healed.
Again, I’m not a doctor, but I would say it’s safe to go see Caleb.
” She grinned at his stink-eye expression, and rolled over to curl up, but had to push him away so she could get the covers from beneath him.
Instead, she gave a small cry as he rose, taking her with him, as he took her into the bathroom, and directly into the shower. She ended up slapping his shoulder.
“Just because I’m short, it doesn’t mean you can pick me up all the time.”
“Sorry, but you’re just so adorable.” He kissed the tip of her nose, and grinned when he started massaging her breasts with his soapy hand.
They didn’t play, just washed each other, and dried off as best they could before they crashed.
Shay rolled over to wrap his arms around her, and they snuggled beneath the covers and were sound asleep in minutes.