Total pages in book: 29
Estimated words: 28062 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 140(@200wpm)___ 112(@250wpm)___ 94(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 28062 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 140(@200wpm)___ 112(@250wpm)___ 94(@300wpm)
I’ll never get enough of her, and when her orgasm hits, she writhes under me, but I don’t stop. I softly lick her, tasting her arousal, and when she comes down, I take her to the edge again. Over and over, I kiss, touch, lick, and please her. I don’t stop until she’s begging me to, telling me it’s too much.
Her eyes are hooded as I climb up her body and lie next to her.
As soon as she catches her breath, I pull her to me.
“Wow,” she says. “I had no idea.”
I kiss the top of her head. I should say something, but I’m speechless. Dolly is an addiction, and I can’t imagine letting her go. Not now, not ever.
Her hand slides down my chest, and when she reaches for my belt buckle, even though I want her hands on me, I have to stop her. She raises her head to look at me. “Tuck, I thought—”
I cup her face in my hand. “Honey, not until you’re ready.”
She laughs. “I am ready. I think you felt how ready I am.”
My cock is practically vibrating in my pants, and I would love some relief, but I’m not going to give in. Not yet.
“If you were ready, you wouldn’t want to hide us.”
She sits up, pulling the sheet around her, and as soon as she hides her body from me, I know I’ve said the wrong thing. “Baby, please.”
She pulls her knees up under her chin. “I don’t think you get it, Tuck. You’re you, and I’m me.”
I sit up too, not following where she’s going. “What do you mean?”
She shrugs and looks so sad, I wish I could take away whatever it is that is hurting her. She won’t even look at me. “It means that you are Tucker Yates, most eligible bachelor in Big Wood and the best bull rider in Tennessee!”
I shake my head, not understanding.
She slides from the bed, and with the sheet wrapped around her, she starts pacing. “I’m nobody. I’m a school teacher and have never been out of Big Wood. I’m too loud, too big, too much. You should be with a woman like Karla, not with me.”
I stand up from the bed, and when she tenses as I get close, I stand my ground in front of her but don’t touch her. “You think I should be with a woman that puts herself before her kid?”
She looks surprised. “What? No, of course not. I meant how Karla is beautiful—”
I cut her off. “Dolly, you are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever met. You’re letting everything Karla has ever said to you fill your head. She always made you feel less than, and she wasn’t nice to you. You can’t let her ruin what we could have together. You’re the only woman that I’ve ever wanted to settle down with. I want to be with you. And until you’re ready for that, I think—I know—we should wait before we take this any further. I’m telling you right now, baby, once I have you, I’m never letting you go.”
Because her standing in my bedroom in only a sheet is too much temptation, I pick her clothes up and slowly start dressing her. I kiss her skin before I cover it, and when she is fully clothed, I’m so hard I could hammer nails.
I ignore the erection in my pants. “Come on. Let’s get some ice cream and sit on the porch.”
I send her outside while I get us some scoops and I take a minute to calm my raging hormones. My cock is pretty pissed at me right now, and I can’t say I blame it. I had a woman—my woman—ready and willing, and I put her off. I hope I’m making the right decision.
As I let the screen door slam behind me, I watch Dolly swinging on my porch. She slows it down so I can sit next to her, and I hand her a bowl.
We eat, listening to the sounds of the ranch, and it all feels perfect. For the first time, my heart feels at ease, and I’ll do anything I have to do to keep this feeling because the three of us deserve happiness, and I know we’ll get it if we’re together.
CHAPTER 14
DOLLY
I’m sitting next to Tucker at Ace’s baseball game. I’ve had two days to think about everything that has happened. I’ve felt the guilt about the fact that Karla was once my best friend and a part of me feels like I’m betraying her. I’ve felt the insecurity because Tucker is who he is, and I’m not sure I can be the woman that he needs. But there are two things that have kept me from running away. One is Ace. I always want to be in his life, and the thought of not watching him grow up literally makes me sick.