Page 6 of Winter Wrangler

“Hungry?” She grabs a plate and starts to pile it high with food.

“You have no idea,” I say more to myself as I wipe the drool off my lip and swallow.

“You eat, and I’ll go get dressed.”

“You’re not going to eat with me?” I look up, and she seems surprised.

“Oh, um, yeah I can.” She bites her bottom lip as she makes a plate for herself. When she comes around the island, I pull out a seat for her and push my hat out of the way.

“It’s cold today.” Am I really going to talk to her about the weather? God, Devin, get it together. Yes, she’s incredible and makes every inch of my body scream with need, but she’s here now. I can relax and take things slowly. Get to know her. “I want to take you for a ride.”

Her cheeks flush, and I use taking a drink of coffee as an excuse to not look at her. Fuck, why am I fumbling this so epically?

“I haven’t been horseback riding in years,” she says. I’m glad at least one of us is being mature. “My aunt took me and my cousin when we were little. I loved it.”

“There’s a break in the snow this afternoon, and it would be a good time to see the place. On horseback is the easiest way to do it, and I want you to be familiar with me.” I clear my throat. “I mean, with the land.”

“Of course.” She waves her hand down the shirt she’s wearing. “I suppose I can’t go for a ride in this.”

Okay, so she is definitely trying to kill me. I’m convinced that she’s absolutely going to give me a heart attack. Now all I’m thinking about is pulling her onto my lap and tugging her panties to the side. I’d love nothing more than to have her ride my cock, right here right now.

Instead of giving in to all my urges, I take a breath and ask God to give me strength. After that, I go back to eating my delicious breakfast and remind myself that I need to stay in control.

“Damn, that was amazing,” I say as I look down at my empty plate. I start to get up and take it to the sink, but she reaches over and takes it from me. “Hey, I can do that. You cooked, I’m happy to clean.”

“Let me,” she says, and her voice is so damn sweet.

I think about her reaching for my cock and whispering those words as she jacks me off. Yeah, I’m not going to make it all day in this state.

“I, uh, need to go back to my room and check on something,” I say as I grab my hat and put it in front of my crotch to cover my erection. “I’ll be back in a few minutes.”

“Great, I’ll meet you in the living room and we can go for that ride.”

I nod once then bolt out of the kitchen and take the stairs two at a time. The door is barely closed behind me before I have my cock out and I’m stroking the hard length.

For the first time, I wonder if bringing her here was a mistake.

Chapter Five

JOY

“I can’t get over how breathtaking this place is,” I tell Devin as we make our way back to the barn. I had such a good time with him showing me around. “I can get why you keep it tucked away.”

“I enjoy my privacy.”

I glance over to Devin sitting on top of his solid black stallion and think, Damn, he’s hot. He controls the horse with such ease that it’s easy to tell he’s a cowboy through and through. While riding over the property, I had the opportunity to meet a few of the men who work on his ranch. Watching him talk with them and at times take action when extra hands were needed was something else.

“Privacy is a luxury when you live in a small town,” I say, but it’s not all bad. People can be nosy in Mittenville, but along with that, there’s a sense of community by knowing each other. I suppose there’s good and bad with everything in life. I adore the town for the most part, but I’ve definitely had to pick my fair share of poisons.

“It’s not too difficult to stay out of it.” Devin shrugs. “I don’t enjoy people in my business.”

"Well, then, it might not have been the best idea to move a woman into your house and almost come to blows with her cousin," I point out.

I’m not going to mention how I’ve already gotten a few texts from people in town who saw men moving my belongings out of the apartment over my cousin's garage. They want to know where I've gone, but I'm sure word will spread soon enough.

Devin’s grunt is his only response.

We fall silent as we head into the barn, but it's not an awkward one. In fact, it's refreshing to simply exist without feeling the need to fill the quiet. We seem to be quickly getting comfortable being around each other. In fact, it's happening much faster than I anticipated. It's almost as if this natural flow is exactly as it should be.

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