Chapter Six
Dinner went smoothly. There weren’t a lot of sexual undercurrents that bombarded her at that moment, as they had earlier that day.
The men talked about the ranch, things to be done, and the men they employed.
Every once in a while, one of them would ask her a question, but for the most part, she was happy to just listen to them.
She’d never seen Adam this relaxed with anyone except her. She hadn’t realized how much he’d missed his brother until that moment.
Hailey often wondered if there would ever be a chance for her sister to want to build a relationship with her. But their father had done so much damage that it might be irreparable.
Adam pulled her along by the hand after the three had finished the dinner dishes. Adam said goodnight to his brother as Drew got comfortable on the sofa to watch the news.
Adam closed the bedroom door. “Let’s unwrap you.”
Adam pulled her to the bed, sat, then pulled her in between his widespread legs.
Neither talked as layer after layer was discarded. Hailey bit her lip to keep from giggling. She waited for her husband to smile or get impatient, but he did neither. When the bandages were in the garbage can beside the nightstand, Adam inspected and carefully felt around the wound.
“It looks excellent. Drew did a good job cleaning it.” He stood. “Go take a shower, love, while I turn down the bed.”
Hailey glanced back at him as she walked into the bathroom. His emotions at the moment were a worry to her. He hadn’t said a lot, and when they were alone, he hardly said anything. Hailey hoped that didn’t mean she was in more trouble than she first thought.
Hailey undressed, put up her hair so it didn’t get wet, and stepped into the shower.
Within two minutes, she was out and drying herself.
She wrapped the towel around herself and tucked it between her breasts, then brushed her teeth.
A quick glance told her his mood hadn’t lightened when she walked into the bedroom with a bottle of lotion.
Adam watched for a moment as she sat on the bed, smoothing lotion over her body before taking his own shower. Not long after that, he reached for the light switch. “Are you ready?”
Hailey nodded and placed the bottle on the nightstand. She stood, tugged the hair band out of her hair, and then dropped the towel before sliding under the covers.
Adam pulled her towards him until her back was against his chest.
A long moment later.
“Adam?”
“What, love?”
“Are you mad at me?”
Adam jerked his head up in surprise. “Why would I be mad at you?”
Hailey rolled over onto her back so she could see his whole face. “I don’t know. But you’re very quiet.”
Adam drew in a breath. “I’m worried about Drew.”
“Why?”
“I told you he was injured, and that he lost a few friends, but I didn’t tell you he’s having issues with not being able to sleep and flashbacks.”
“I can’t imagine what he went through. Is he a danger to himself or others?”
Adam shook his head. “He says no, but no one’s pissed him off yet either.”
Hailey smoothed her hand over his cheek. “What can I do?”
“Just be there for him.”
“How?”
Adam paused for a moment. “Let’s just play it by ear for now.”
Hailey nodded. “Sure.”
Adam rolled on top of her and pinned her down. “As for you. Aren’t I supposed to do something to you?”
Hailey grinned. “Not that I remember.”
Adam snorted. “I’m just going to have to think about it for a bit.” He slid a hand down her stomach to delve in between her legs. “Oh, sweetheart. Are you feeling needy tonight?”
Hailey nodded, her palms cradled the balls of his shoulders, and her fingernails dug in. She tried to raise her head to kiss him and whimpered when he evaded her. “Yes,” she hissed in need.
Adam started to play with her clit and smiled when she raised her hips to get harder contact with his fingers.
“You know, I just remembered I never got around to punishing you for hiding the fact that you got pecked, and I think I’ve got the answer.”
“Mmm,” she murmured, and stiffened when she caught the grin on his face. “What?”
“I’ll just delay your orgasm tonight for a bit.”
Hailey stiffened. She tried to grab hold of his hand to stop the torment, and he hadn’t been at it for long.
He tried to twist away from her, but she just tightened her grip.
“Let go, baby.”
She gritted her teeth, knowing she was going to suffer tonight. She hated that punishment. Spanking would have been quicker and not as agonizing.
“No, please, Adam.”
“Yes, love. And you know the more you complain, the longer I’ll hold off.”
Hailey tossed her head back when he thrust two fingers up into her pussy.
“Look at that, you’re already hyped up, aren’t you, love?”
Hailey groaned when he leaned over her and took her lips like he was starved for her. She wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him what he asked for. She moved against his hand, trying to get the friction she needed.
He lifted his head and smirked. “Are you sure you want to do that?”
Hailey stilled as she remembered when she managed to come without his permission another time. She’d been kept in an elevated state of arousal for the rest of that night. She’d tossed and turned and ached for hours. She had only felt better when she’d gotten the relief the next morning.
She went as still as she could while he played with her body.
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Hailey tossed her head and squeezed her hands into tight fists as desperation colored the tone of her whimpers.
Adam continued to fuck her with his fingers and suck on her nipples as he explained the things he dreamed of doing to her, knowing the dirty talk would just bump up her arousal.
After thirty minutes had passed, he lifted his head after a long time to study her expression.
“Ah, poor baby. You hate this, don’t you?
” About as much as he did, he thought to himself.
She hadn’t realized this hurt him as much as it did her.
One, because his level of arousal was extremely high any time he touched her, within minutes, he was feeling physical pain.
Secondly, the fact that he didn’t like to punish her in this manner.
He didn’t want to be the cause of any discomfort for her.
Hailey narrowed her eyes at him and tried not to growl. He could tell she knew it would not only amuse him, but it would probably cost her some more time.
His smile grew, then turned into a deep moan when her pussy tightened unbearably on his fingers. Jesus, he needed to be in her at that moment.
“Since you’ve been such a good girl, I’ll take care of you now. Would you like that?”
Hailey bit her bottom lip to hold back her cries of need when he mounted her. Her body bowed off the mattress, and a scream tore from her throat when he took her in one forceful thrust.
Adam bent and pressed his mouth against her temple. “I know you can’t hold on, so go ahead and come, love.”
Sound and breath caught in her throat for a moment before the sound grew until she cried out over and over and held on as he rode his completion out at a fast rate, which made them both cry out again. Her orgasm was dragged out by the warm rush of his orgasm as it drenched inside of her.
When he caught his breath, he rolled them to the side. He pulled her in tightly against his sweaty chest and kissed her forehead.
“You won’t hide anything from me like that again. Will you?”
“No,” she whispered, and then yawned.
He held back a snort. Oh, she’d do it again, and they both knew it.
“Night, love.”
“Mmm,” she murmured and nodded before she let sleep drag her down.
Adam grinned. Hailey always made enough noise to wake the dead when they made love. He almost laughed out loud. He guessed he would hear about it in the morning, because there was no way Drew didn’t listen to her or was unaffected by it.