Page 20 of Promises on the Mountain

She whispers it so quietly, I wonder if I heard the words at all.

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APRIL

You'd think that after the day I just had, I'd be too worn out to jump Raine as soon as I climb out of my car when we get to his house-- his gorgeous, custom-built house set back off a private road in a thick patch of forest, out of view of the other homes he tells me are scattered around his family's property.

But I'm not. And I do.

"When it gets warmer outside, I'm going to set your pretty little ass on the deck railing and fuck you out here till you scream loud enough that Cane hears you on the other side of the hill," Raine purrs into my neck as he nibbles down my throat.

I'd have to be pretty loud if the closest house is on the other side of the hill. It's a pretty big hill.

"For now, I'll settle with fucking you in the living room in front of the fireplace."

Raine lets go of me long enough to unlock the over-sized wooden front door, making quick work of dropping my bags inside so he can shut the door behind us and get his hands on me again.

"Then I'll fuck you in the bedroom...and the shower...and the kitchen..."

"Sounds like a great way to tour your house." I giggle, pulling Raine against me and loving the solid feel of him.

"Our house, baby. Remember?"

Our house.

I like the sound of that-- and not because it's a gorgeous place to call home, but because I get to share it with Raine.

"How long will it take you get to get the fire started?"

My hands are working at the buttons on the flannel shirt that I've already untucked from his jeans and I pull my eyes off his chest just long enough to cast a glance at the stone fireplace taking up a corner of the big living room.

Raine takes a step farther into the room, careful not to move away from my busy hands that now have his flannel off and are enjoying the heat of his bare skin as I tug to free him of the burden of the black, long-sleeve tee that was under it.

He bends toward a small table at one end of a leather couch and grabs something off the surface.

"About that long," he answers, waiting for me to react to something other than the solid feel of his erection digging into my hip.

The fireplace jumps to life across the room with a soft click from the remote that Raine drops back on the table.

"Cheater!" I accuse, with a playful slap to his arm.

"It burns wood, but it's plumbed with gas and an electric ignition for the remote. The logs will catch in a minute or two and it'll be warm enough that you won't even notice that you're naked."

"I'm not the one who's almost naked," I tease, waiting impatiently while Raine gets his work boots off so I can finish stripping his jeans off his impossibly muscled legs.

Seriously, all the construction work he does has paid off better than any gym.

My hands have a mind of their own, dragging up his thighs slowly, admiring the view of his lean body and the hard length begging for my touch under a pair of black boxer briefs.

"That's because I gave you a head start," he growls, pulling me back to my feet and then lifting me easily in his arms to carry me to a fluffy rug in front of the now-roaring fire. "I had to build a fire to keep my woman warm, remember?"

"Yes, I recall you worked very hard at that, thank you." I'm laughing as he quickly works to get caught up with getting me undressed.

"Show me how grateful you are to your man for taking care of you, baby."

He's still being playful as he kneels over me, putting that glorious cock at eye level-- or maybe slightly lower-- but when I slide his briefs down and take him in my mouth, his teasing is replaced by a groan.

Raine

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