Page 68 of The Cattleman's Unforgettable Love

"Relax, Lil’ Bit. I'm not going to hurt you."

His gentle tone made her do as he asked, even though she had a feeling that he might be wrong. She swallowed – hopefully it would only hurt the first time.

"Look at me."

She looked up into his eyes and melted a little when he curled his hand around the back of her neck. "I know I'm not exactly..."

She smiled. "Don't you dare apologize for having the... for being bigger than..." She gave him a wry smile. "You know what I mean – for being yourself. I am a little scared, but I know it'll be okay."

The look on his face nearly broke her heart when he said, "I don't want you to be scared of me, Lil’ Bit – not ever."

She needed to lighten the moment, so she chuckled and said, "It's not you that's going to hurt me; it's that monster between your legs that's currently between my legs."

He chuckled with her, and somehow he slid a little further inside her, making her grasp his arms. "I trust you, Ford. Make me yours."

He held her gaze as he nodded and pulled back before thrusting his hips, impaling her on him. She gasped as he pushed deeper, her inner muscles fluttering around him as he stretched her and filled her, pushing impossibly deeper until his hips were flush with hers and she felt as though her world began and ended at the place where they joined.

"Oh my God, Ford," she breathed.

A muscle in his jaw ticked and a bead of sweat appeared on his forehead as he asked, "You okay?"

She nodded vigorously. "I think I'm having a religious experience!"

He chuckled and she clung to him as he pulsed inside her. "You sure?" he asked. "Because..."

She lifted her hips, taking him by surprise and making him moan. "I am. I..." She didn't get any more words out. He pulled back and then thrust deep and hard again. He was so big, so hard, and he felt so good. She brought her legs up and wrapped them around his back, locking her ankles together as their bodies moved in a wild rhythm, pushing each other on, chasing pleasure and something else – something she didn't know if they'd find, but she hoped with all her heart they might.

Each slide of his hard length carried her higher and higher; he was pushing her toward a high she didn't know if she'd ever come down from. When he suddenly slowed and pistoned his hips, pounding into her with short sharp thrusts that left her gasping, she clawed at his back. "Ford! I need, I need..."

He looked deep into her eyes as he pulled back and then drove so deep that she didn't know where he ended and she began. They moved together in a frantic rhythm that took her closer and closer to the edge until finally he pushed her over into pure pleasure as her orgasm hit hard and carried her away. He tensed and she felt him grow impossibly bigger before he held deep and let go, her release triggering his as he soared with her, taking her to a place she'd never been before.

When they finally came back down to earth, he slumped over her, panting. She ran her hands down his back, wanting to hold him close and keep him there for... she wasn't going to deny it – the word that came was forever.

He lifted his head to look down into her eyes. "I know I said I want to make you mine, but damn, girl, you made me yours in a way I didn't even know you could." He ran his hand down her side, sending aftershocks chasing each other through her whole body. "I've never come that hard in my life. I think I'm already addicted to you, Lil’ Bit."

"I'm glad, because I think I'm already addicted to you, too."

He grinned. "I'll be happy to keep you supplied with as much of me as you want."

"I want all of you." She'd meant it jokingly, but it hit her that it was true. She wasn't just talking about all the sex she could get – she wanted all of Ford the man.

He seemed to understand. "I want all of you, too. I know it's too soon, but... I do."

Chapter Sixteen

Ford came awake slowly the next morning. He felt good – better than he'd felt in a long time. His body felt relaxed – tired, but good. His eyes popped open when he remembered why.

He smiled at the sight of Amelia curled up in a little ball at the far edge of the bed. He scooted over to get closer to her and wrapped his arms around her. She opened her eyes briefly and smiled before closing them again as she curled her arm around his waist and snuggled into his side.

He lay on his back, smiling up at the ceiling. When Boone had told him to go home early yesterday, he hadn't been expecting things to turn out like this, but he was more than happy that they had.

It had been a long time since he'd had sex – a hell of a lot longer since he'd made love to someone he cared about. And... He pressed a kiss to the top of Amelia's head. He'd never in his life experienced anything like what he'd shared with her last night.

He swallowed. Maybe he shouldn't have admitted that he wanted all of her – or told her that he'd keep doing this forever if she wanted him to. But he couldn't take the words back now, and he wouldn't even if he could. It was the truth, and he didn't have it in him not to tell the truth, no matter what consequences that might bring.

He relaxed a little when he remembered that she'd said it first – told him that she wanted all of him. He didn't know that she meant it in the same way that he did, but it was a start.

Watching his siblings meet their partners and fall for them over the last couple of years, he hadn't really considered that he might follow in their footsteps. It just hadn't seemed like meeting the right woman and falling in love was in the cards for him.

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