Page 24 of Rowdy St. Nick

We both adjust ourselves and lay down on the bed. I don’t know what to say after this. For fuck’s sake this was our first date. He just started talking to me about his family and ranching, and he was so passionate. I felt closer to him in that single conversation at the dinner table than I’ve ever felt.

So, when he kissed me on the front porch, it was like it all came forward. I wanted him then and there. I’m not someone who shies away from taking what I want. I didn’t think that would be any kind of big deal with him. Now I’m having some doubts. Sex like this on the first date? It’s a lot.

“Where’s your bathroom?” I’m pulled out of my sudden anxiety by his question.

“Right outside the door and across the hall.” I point to the sliver of light at the door.

He gets up and goes to the bathroom. I can hear the water running and wonder if I should go in there after him. I find I don’t want to move at all. My legs feel like jelly and my whole body is relaxed, save for the bit of chafing at my wrists. Parker comes back and makes sure to close the door until only that sliver of light remains again. He returns to bed, laying next to me.

“Well, this has been one hell of a first date.” He leans over and nuzzles into my neck.

I turn to face him. “It’s not over yet.”

“No, I suppose it isn’t.”

“Have you ever had a first date like this before?”

“Never,” I smile at him.

“Really?”

“What? You think just because I have a box of condoms by the bed that I go around having sex on the first date all the time? Not that there’s anything wrong with that.”

“I didn’t mean to imply…” he trails off.

“I didn’t think you were, it’s fine.”

He drapes an arm over me, and I snuggle in close to him. My bed hadn’t been made before but now it’s far more disheveled. I pull the blanket up to cover both of us, sleep starting to weigh on me, making it feel heavier than it really is on my skin.

We’re both still naked and I didn’t expect a sleepover, but I’m not mad about it at all. I’ve taught people about BDSM in the past. I’ve enjoyed watching them discover their passions. But this is different. Parker didn’t hesitate in the slightest. He let me lead him with the blindfold, and then he took the lead seamlessly.

Maybe I’ll wake him up in a couple hours and we can keep going. I already miss feeling him moving inside me, his tongue on my nipple, his fingers on my clit. All of it. I want more, and I don’t think I’ll ever get enough. But for now, I can’t keep sleep from overtaking me.

I hope I don’t end up snoring in his arms. I hope he doesn’t care that I didn’t brush my teeth. I hope we intertwine in our sleep and wake up tangled together and ready to go all over again. I nuzzle his chest and kiss him there.

“I just want this to be real, Parker. Please let it be real,” I confess.

“Pixie, this is more real than anything I’ve known.”

And I’m out after that.

When I wake up, he’s not there. I feel a piece of paper where his body had been before I fell asleep. The bed feels cold, and I’m disappointed that I’m not going to get morning sex either. I reach for the paper and snuggle into the pillow that still smells like him. He left me a note.

Tess,

I had a wonderful time at dinner with you. What happened after can only be described as phenomenal. However, I’m still a ranch hand and I still have to be up right after dawn to do chores and deal with a full day of work. I didn’t want to leave this morning. You looked so beautiful and peaceful asleep in your bed there.

I’m not sure when we can have dinner again since our work schedules will tend to collide, but I was hoping you’d come see me at the ranch for lunch today before your shift. I’d love to see you then, even if it’s only for a short while.

Your favorite cowboy,

Rowdy

God, this man. His sign off makes me laugh out loud. I didn’t once think of that nickname the whole time we were together last night. Although, he definitely lived up to it. I look at my phone and see it’s already 10:30am. I send him a text to let him know I saw his note.

Me:Love the note. Nice touch. I’ll see you around 12:30 at the ranch?

Parker:Wouldn’t miss it for anything.

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