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 stutter at the warm reception, which makes me wonder if Gina knows that her daughter and I are on the outs. “I’m good, Gina. It’s good to see you.”
Immediately, she starts in. “We’ve been so worried about Karla. Have you heard from her? She’s getting my messages, and I know she’s reading them, but she won’t return any texts or calls.”
I shake my head. “No, I’m sorry. I haven’t talked to Karla in over a year.”
She seems taken aback by that. “Oh.”
There’s silence after that, but luckily, Ace comes running up to us. “Did you see that hit?”
Tucker gives him a high-five, and I lean down to hug him. “I saw it! You did awesome, buddy.”
He is grinning ear to ear as he looks up at Gina and Tom. “Did you see it?”
Tom shakes his head. “No, son. We just got here.”
Ace’s face falls, and I hate seeing the disappointment in his expression. He looks at his dad. “Are they taking me out to dinner?”
Tucker tugs on Ace’s hat. “No, remember, tonight is the night you spend with your grandparents. We’ll go celebrate with pizza tomorrow night.”
Ace doesn’t look happy, but he agrees. “Okay. Grandpa, are you going to take me home early in the morning?”
He nods his head. “I sure will, buddy.”
I point to my car. “I’ll go grab Ace’s overnight bag.”
I pull from Tucker’s hold and walk to my car, happy to get away from the awkward moment. I grab Ace’s bag, and they’re walking toward me, so I stay where I’m at. Tucker and Tom are talking, and Gina has her arm around Ace’s shoulder.
I hold the bag out to Ace. “I’ll see you soon, Ace.”
“Tomorrow? Will you go to have pizza with me and Dad?”
I look toward Tucker, and he’s smiling. “You sort of have to. We have to celebrate that hit.”
I squat down to hug Ace. “Yeah, I’ll be there, Ace.”
He hugs me. “Love you, Dolly.”
I clench my eyes shut, savoring his words. “I love you too, Ace.”
He lets go of me, and after goodbyes, Tucker holds my hand until we get to my car, then opens the door for me.
I get in and watch as he walks around to get into the passenger seat. “Home?” I shake my head. “I mean, your house?”
He grips my hand. “Yes, home, and I’m hoping you’ll stay the night with me.”
My mouth falls open. “You mean—? You want to…”
He chuckles. “You have a dirty mind, Miss Dolly. I was talking about sleeping, but you obviously have other ideas.”
I feel heat rise in my cheeks, but he takes mercy on me. “I just want to be with you. No pressure.” He pauses, searching my face. “Stay the night with me?”
I want to, there’s no doubt about it. “Okay.”
Excitement spurs inside me as I drive to Tucker’s ranch.
CHAPTER 15
TUCKER
I couldn’t ask for a better night.
Dolly agreed to give us a chance. She told me she loved me, and now I’m lying in my bed with her in my arms.
I promised her there would not be any pressure, and I meant it. Even though I want more, I’m willing to be patient for it.
Dolly snuggles against me, and her hand goes to my waist. I try to calm my reaction to her touch, but it’s easier said than done.
When she slides her hand under my shirt and strokes my bare skin, I tense, and there is strain in my voice. “What are you doing?”
She leans her head up. “I want my turn.”
“Your turn?” I ask, confused.
She nods. “Yeah, I want my turn to please you.”
I cover her hand with my own. “You don’t think tasting you pleased me? It did.”
She playfully smacks my chest. “You know what I mean. I want to be together.”
“How?” I ask her. I don’t know what it is, but I want to hear her say the words.
She sits up and turns to straddle me. When she’s sitting astride me, she leans forward. “I want you inside me.”
My hips jerk instantly. “Fuck, when you talk like that, it makes me lose all control.”
She presses her hips down, and my bulge hits her heated core. “That’s good. I want you to lose control.”
I flip us over so she’s on her back, and it happens so quickly, she doesn’t know what to make of it. She’s staring up at me wide-eyed. Her hands loop around my neck. “Are you going to make me beg for it, Tucker?”
I lean down and run my nose along her neck, kissing her skin and then whispering in her ear, “No, baby, because I want to be inside you just as bad.”
I help her remove her clothes, and only then do I pull my shirt off and then my pants. I leave my underwear on because I don’t trust myself to be skin to skin with her. But she’s not having it. She puts her hand down the front of my shorts and wraps it around my girth.