Page 42 of Wyoming Bodyguard
Chapter 16
Astirring at Madden’s side broke into his slumber and tempted him to open his eyes. He didn’t want to be roused from sleep. Didn’t want to be forced from the bed to tackle the day. Not when he had a warm, beautiful woman next to him.
Last night had taken an unexpected turn. He’d planned to quietly nurse his injury and get some shut-eye. He’d never imagined confessing his secrets to Lily. Then she’d shocked the hell out of him more than once. First with her compassion and kindness, then when she kissed him.
He bit back a groan as the memory made his body burn. He’d have loved nothing more than to strip her naked in her bed and do wicked things to her all night long. But what was happening between him and Lily was new, hell, was special. Instead of rushing and burying himself in her, he’d spent hours learning the curves of her body. Tasting and teasing, leaving them both satisfied but with a promise of so much more to come.
Lily squirmed beside him, as if waging an internal battle against waking.
Needing to touch her, he hooked an arm around her waist and pulled her against him. The oversize T-shirt she fell asleep in bunched at her hips. Her bottom nestled against his groin, reigniting the flames of desire that hadn’t been extinguished the night before.
He swept her long, light strands of hair over her shoulder and pressed his lips against the base of her neck. His fingers inched up the soft curve of her side to find the now-hard nipple on her full breast.
She moaned and her ass backed harder into him, as if her entire body urged him for more.
He flicked his thumb against her nipple as his other hand skimmed over her flat stomach and slid into her panties. He glided downward until he dipped his fingers into her wetness.
Gasping, she reached up an arm to cradle the back of his neck.
He trailed kisses to her collarbone as he moved his fingers inside of her. The smell of her sex taunted his senses.
She bucked her hips against him, her breath now short and frantic.
He matched her pace, his heart in his throat. His member throbbing as she bounced against it.
Her muscles tensed and she threaded his hair between her fingers, tugging gently until her body went lax and she sighed and turned to face him. “Well, that was one hell of a way to wake up.” Grinning, she sealed her mouth on his.
He held her close, his internal pledge to take things slow evaporating into thin air. No matter the pace they took, he had no doubt what he wanted. Lily was smart and beautiful. Compassionate and sincere. She was nothing like the woman he’d assumed her to be, and he’d kick his own ass for wasting so much time embroiled in some bullshit rivalry neither of them truly understood.
Lily broke their kiss and propped herself up on her elbow. Her lips were swollen, and cheeks flushed. Lust darkened the blue in her eyes. “Last night was amazing,” she said. “And this morning’s been pretty great already, but I think we can make it even better.”
He cradled her jaw in his hand. “Are you sure? I don’t want to push you.”
Turning his wrist, she pressed a kiss in his palm. “There’s a lot of things I’m not sure of, but you aren’t one of them.”
Something inside of him melted into a pile of mush and happiness. On a growl, he pounced, pinning her beneath him.
Giggling she tucked the tips of her fingers into the front of his gym shorts.
He hissed out a breath, anticipation beating a steady drum in his head.
The blast of the doorbell exploded into the moment, followed by heavy pounding on the door.
Eyes wide, Lily stilled.
“You’ve got to be kidding me.” He fell to the mattress and took a second to compose himself. His entire body screamed to ignore whoever the hell was demanding their attention, but he couldn’t. Not with everything else happening outside of this perfect cocoon.
The bell rang again before the pounding continued.
“Something’s wrong. It has to be,” Lily said, sitting up and scooping her phone from the nightstand. She frowned. “No one called. Who’s here so early?”
Jumping to his feet, Madden searched for his own phone, then muttered curses under his breath. With his haste in getting Lily’s ass into bed, he’d left his phone plugged into the charger in the living room. “I need to look at the security app. At least the camera we installed should tell us who’s up there.”
“Okay. I’ll get dressed really quick.”
He grimaced as she searched through her drawers for clothes, but he couldn’t linger. He hurried to the spot where he’d left his device and pulled up the app for the doorbell. Lily’s old ranch hand stood on the front porch, his weathered face puckered into a scowl and arms crossed over his chest.
He pressed the button to connect to the sound system on the doorbell. “Charlie, it’s Madden. I’ll be there in a second.”
