Page 186 of Hold Me Until Morning

Rapture taking me whole.

The blinding kind, the kind that knocked you right off your feet and sent you spinning, a tornado that whipped and whirred and left you nothing but ruin.

On a shout, I came, grasped by the shock of bliss.

A whorl of ecstasy, my dick pulsing with greed.

We both were gasping. Writhing as I curled an arm around her waist and held her through the aftershocks.

I slumped forward and pressed my nose to the nape of her neck, inhaled her.

Strawberries and cream.

My arms tightened around her to keep her upright since her knees had gone weak, and I murmured at her sweat-slicked skin. “You, Hailey Wagner, are my favorite fucking thing.”

FORTY-ONE

CODY

“You look fucking good on that horse.”

I kind of loved it that Hailey still blushed as she rode up on the brown mare. There shouldn’t be a lick of modesty left in her since I’d spent all last night worshipping that delicious body, and she sure as hell wasn’t acting shy then.

But there she was, those full cheeks pinked, all kinds of sweet, though the rest of her looked sexy as sin.

Rich blonde locks weaved in honey and maple struck beneath the rays of sunlight that speared down through the leaves of the trees that towered on the property, the woman wearing tight cowgirl jeans, red boots, and one of those fancy blouses she always wore to work.

She peeked each direction to make sure no one overheard, and her voice slipped into a giggle. “You’d better watch yourself. You’re going to get me fired for fraternizing with the hot contractor.”

I grinned as I leaned against the backside of the main stable where I’d been waiting for her, one boot kicked up against the wall and my arms crossed over my chest.

“Hot contractor, huh?”

That adorable smile pranced across those full, full lips. “Are you begging for compliments, Mr. Cooper?”

“Ah, we’re back to Mr. Cooper?”

“We are at work.”

“Well then, Mr. Cooper is definitely begging for a few compliments, and in case you needed clarification, he is definitely game for a little fraternizing.”

I pushed from the wall when she got near enough, and I took hold of the horse’s bridle, giving the beast a pat to her neck as I stared up at the woman who never failed to steal my breath.

“Is that so?” Hailey seemed fully game to play.

“Come down here and I’ll show you just how game I am,” I told her.

She giggled again, and she glanced around before she let me take the reins and accepted the hand that I extended to help her down from the horse. The second her boots hit the ground, I edged her back against the wall, leading the horse behind me.

Pinned, Hailey bit down on her bottom lip, blue eyes peeping up at me from beneath those long, long lashes. “Just what do you think you’re doing, Cody?”

“Fraternizing.” I murmured it before I dove in to take that delectable mouth.

Her shiny lips were sweet, and her tongue whispered of purpose.

I curled my free arm around her waist and angled in, devouring her mouth while my entire being sank into her spirit.

Yeah, kissing Hailey Wagner was definitely my favorite thing to do.

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