Page 12 of Merciless Mountain Man

“You haven’t seen the rest of me.”

Her joke successfully brought my gaze off her chest and back to her face. I couldn’t tell if she’d noticed me gawking at her. I’d definitely been obvious about it. But it didn’t look like she minded. She wore a big smile.

“I’m sure that’s going to change soon,” I said. “And I’ll love every inch of the rest of you.”

Love. That was a strong word to use this early. I wasn’t using it in the sense that I loved her. But loving every inch of her was definitely a step in that direction.

“Close your eyes,” Cassady said.

I frowned, but then I got what she was saying. She wanted to get naked. And she wanted to be comfortable while she did it.

I felt the air move around in front of me, and I knew she’d stood. I kept my eyes closed, though, and even took a step back to give her extra space.

Finally, everything went quiet for a few seconds, then I heard her say, “You can open them now.”

“Holy fuck,” I said as I took in all of her.

I couldn’t see all of her, unfortunately. Her hands were clasped uncomfortably in front of her most private part. She also had her legs crossed as she stood next to the rock and stared at something just past me. The creek? The trees? I couldn’t tell.

“Is that a good thing?” she asked.

“Definitely. You don’t have to be shy in front of me. I think you’re beautiful.”

I’d said that before, hadn’t I? I couldn’t remember. I was having trouble putting into words what I was feeling. I might never be able to put into words what I felt when I looked at Cassady.

“Come over here,” I said.

But the words were barely out of my mouth before I was on the move, walking toward her, closing the remaining distance between us in just a few quick strides. I wanted her. And I wanted her now.

The hardest part would be taking things slow. But I’d do that for her. I’d summon every ounce of the strength in my body to hold myself back from plunging deep inside her and filling her with my seed, making her mine. Maybe someday soon I’d even get her pregnant.

All of a sudden, the guy who ran from even a hint of commitment was thinking forever. Yes, this was the real deal—marriage, babies…the whole thing. I just had to make sure she felt the same.

7

CASSADY

My lips were trembling. My toes were trembling. Every cell in my body was shaking like I was in the middle of an earthquake.

But there was no earthquake. Only adrenaline rushing through my body as Dane’s arms went around me, pulling me toward him.

I closed my eyes and lifted my face, ready for our kiss. He didn’t keep me waiting. He pressed his mouth to mine, his tongue parting the seam of my lips and diving inside to explore. A sound escaped my throat. It was a moan, but basically it came out as a hum. He seemed to take that as a cue to move his hands over my back, one hand going up while the other slid over my ass.

So much for letting me explore first. Not that I minded. Besides, I’d explored already. I’d even boldly touched his balls. But now it was time to run my hands over his shoulders and his arms, appreciating the curves of his muscles.

His erection pressed against my belly as his hands ran over my hips, then my waist. His touch felt so good. I never imagined sex would be anything like this.

Finally, I felt his hand move to my thigh. He had to lean over slightly to do it. I wasn’t sure what he was up to, but then he lifted it suddenly.

“Like this,” he said.

He settled my bare foot on the rock, putting me in a very awkward position. What was he planning to do?

But then he resumed the kiss while maneuvering the tip of his erection along my aching slit. Just as he’d parted the seam of my lips with his tongue, he parted my folds with his cock. But he didn’t plunge inside. Instead, he ran it along my seam, forcing me to break the kiss so I could catch my breath.

Damn, that felt good. It was such a little thing, but it left me aching for something more. Aching for the feel of him pounding into me, making me cry out. But he couldn’t do that this time. No, it would hurt too much. So instead, he just teased me with his cock.

“Now, sit down,” he said.

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