Page 25 of Heart of the West

Poor kid. I hope I didn’t make the situation worse. I’d planned on talking to Cece and Ben about Wilder possibly joining the force. That conversation can wait for another day.

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I may have pushed the speed limit to get to town. I don’t know why. Dustin is still likely with Ruby. They’ve been seen around town frequently this week. I can't say that I blame the man, but I need to see for myself she’s okay. I don’t see his truck out front. I park my truck behind the bakery. Dustin’s truck is not here either.

I knock on the back door. When no one answers, I try the knob when it turns; I open the door and go inside. Out of habit I close and lock the door behind me. I can always come back down the stairs if someone needs in. I take the stairs two at a time and knock on the door. When no one answers, I knock harder thinking she might be asleep.

No, answer. I try the knob. Again, it turns and I open the door. I can’t believe she left her front door unlocked. I'm in a good mood to give her a piece of my mind. I’ve been in the small apartment before. It’s an open floor plan. She’s partitioned the bedroom with tall folding silk screens. A neoclassical six panel done in mahogany wood and teal silk. I helped my youngest study for his art classes in school.

The sound of sobbing catches my attention, and I hurry toward the bathroom door. I knock, but she doesn’t seem to hear me over the water and crying. Without further thought, I opened the door and entered the bathroom. Ruby’s curled up into a fetal position on the shower floor, crying so hard her entire body is shaking.

I open the glass door and step inside picking her up in my arms. She startles and looks up.

“Sheriff.”

“Effrem.”

I carry her out of the shower, grab one of the towels nearby, wrap her in it, before turning off the water. Grabbing the other towel, I pick her up and carry her back into the bedroom. Sitting her on the bed, I pull a nearby cover on top of her.

“I’ll be right back. I’m dripping water all over your floors.”

She nods her head and closes her eyes.

Chapter 13

Effrem

I hurry back to the bathroom and strip out my wet clothes. Turning my boots upside down in the shower before searching for another towel. With nothing else to wear I wrap the towel around my hips and head back into the other room. She’s laying in bed with her teeth chattering. Fresh tear tracks run down her beautiful face. My heart aches for her. I pull down the covers on the empty side of the bed before lifting her and putting her under the covers. I climb on the other side pulling her close to me.

Ruby turns to face me putting her head on my shoulder. I realize I could have lost her today and that makes me both terrified and desperate.

“Ruby, I’m going to kiss you, unless you tell me not too.”

I waited, when she said nothing I put my hand under her chin and tilted it up bringing my lips to hers. The kiss started out slow and chaste. I meshed my lips with hers enjoying the sensation. Ruby is the second woman I’ve kissed. Evie and I met on our first day of kindergarten and became inseparable. Our friendship grew into romance. Which grew into love.

At the first brush of her lips against mine, my cock tented the towel. I ignore the traitorous bastard and deepen the kiss. I bite back a moan and slide my tongue into her mouth tasting her for the first time. She tastes sweet like the goodies she bakes. Her moan has me deepening the kiss. I put my hand in her hair and pulls us even closer. She runs her hands along my chest and shoulders.

I nibble at her lips, pulling the lower one into my mouth and sucking on it. She moans again and I find my hands roaming her curves of their own volition. I loosen the towel and push it to the side reaching for her luscious breasts. Damn they fit perfectly in my hand. Did I mention, I can palm a basketball? My trick to impress the lady since seventh grade. She’s so damn responsive, she has my dick leaking precum and my balls aching. I move the other hand down to the rounded globe of her ass cheek, squeezing as I fondle her breast and continue the kiss.

We’re eating at each other's mouths. I break the kiss, then trail kisses down her chin and neck, stopping to bite at the pulse in her throat. Her nails scrape down my back, encouraging my rough treatment. I suck one nipple into my mouth and roll the other between my thumb and forefinger.

I slide my other hand from her ass to her sex and feel that she’s drenched for me. I release her nipple long enough to bring my wet fingers to my mouth and taste her honey. Oh, she is fucking delicious.

“You taste good. I’m going to eat that pretty pussy until you scream my name, but I’m not done with these bountiful breasts.”

I know I should stop, but sixteen years of unspent passion is roaring through my veins. I lost what little restraint I had the moment I felt her soft body against me. I push my guilt aside and take the other nipple into my mouth. I massage her other breast, paying attention to the whole breast and not just the stiff peak of her nipple.

Her moans grow louder as I move from one breast to the next. I’m kissing under one of her breasts when her hips buck against me and she cries out. She just came. Oh, hell yeah. I look up at her. The look of shock on her face catches me by surprise. Maybe it’s her first orgasm from breast play. Mine too. Damn, I like it.

She whimpers as I place kisses down her body. Skipping her sweet pussy, I kiss her from ankle to thigh, one leg at a time. Shesopping wet when I run my tongue from ass to clit in one long stroke. I flatten it out to make sure I get as much of her sweet pussy as I can. She comes unglued when I suck on her clit.

“That’s it, my little spitfire. I love it when you make those sounds. They’re so damn sexy.”

I slide one finger inside her. Man, she’s tight. She mewls as I stroke in and out of her. I add a second finger then curl them in a come hither motion, hitting just the right spot. I continue the same motion, lapping at her juices and nibbling on her folds. She’s bucking her hips and moaning constantly. The sheets beneath her are soaked with her honey.

I can’t wait to slide inside her, but not yet. I want to coax one more orgasm out of her. I move to that little bud of pleasure at her apex, and bite down until I hear her moan. I release her bud, only to draw it back into my mouth and suck on it, bringing more blood rushing to the area. I stop and work on the magic spot inside her pussy. She cums with a scream.

I crawl my way up her body, licking and kissing until I reach her lips. I take them in a fierce, possessive kiss. I leave her breathless. Moving to her hips, I move one of her legs around my waist and put the other over my shoulder. My eyes never leave her face. She tenses only slightly when the head of my cock nudges at her entrance.

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