Page 11 of Cowboy's Melody
Brooks
The moment I’m positive Logan is asleep I rush downstairs and head straight for the back door. But just as my hand is about to close around the handle, I stop.
This is fucking insane. I just met Teddi yesterday and it’s been a solid few years since any woman has been interested in me. What if I’m just imagining all of this? What if I misread the situation entirely and end up crossing a line? Then Teddi will leave and Linda will have my balls for ruining the cherry festival.
But my gut says go for it. And my head and my heart both agree.
I throw open the door and stride across the courtyard to the cabin. At first, I place a cautious knock on the door but the longer it takes her to answer, the more nervous I get. I keep banging away until eventually she answers.In a towel.
I apologize right before I take what I want. I claim her lips with a searing kiss, branding her as mine.
Then my own doubt quickly catches up with me and I realize what I’ve done.
“Fuck!” I growl, stepping back and ending the kiss. “Fuck, Teddi, I’m so sorry.”
Her eyes are wide with surprise and her hand is clutching the knotted towel right above her breasts. “Well, that was unexpected,” she says after a long minute.
“Unexpected in a good way or a bad way?” I blurt out before I even realize what I’m saying. I pinch the bridge of my nose and close my eyes. “Forget I even said anything. Forget I even came here. I’m just going to leave while I still have a shred of dignity.”
Just as I turn, Teddi reaches out and grabs my arm. “You should stay,” she says softly.
“Are you sure?”
She nods and then bites down on her bottom lip. “But, let me change first?”
She hurries away and I hear her moving around in the bedroom before she reappears wearing a faded gray t-shirt and the shortest pair of black shorts I’ve ever seen.
“You didn’t make a mistake,” she murmurs. She walks the short distance across the room and stands right in front of me. The top of her head hits my chest and she has to tilt it up to look at me. Her eyes are liquid pools of golden-brown shining with desire. She runs a hand down my arm and links her fingers with mine. “You didn’t do anything wrong.”
“I should have asked first,” I whisper.
“Sometimes you just have to take what you want and ask for forgiveness later.” Teddi stands on tip-toe and wraps one hand around my neck, bringing my face closer to hers. She places the softest, sweetest kiss against my lips before pulling back.
I place my hands on the gentle curve of her hips and rest my forehead against hers. “I’m not usually like this,” I confess. “But there’s something about you I just have to have.”
“I know the feeling.” She steps out of my grasp and sits down on the small sofa behind me. “But we have to talk before anything more happens.”
Teddi’s right, of course. I’m not young and wild; I’ve got a ranch to run and a child to raise. I sit beside her and stretch my arm out along the back of the sofa. “Logan is already attached; I couldn’t help it even if I tried. I don’t want her thinking you’re going to stick around after the cherry festival.”
“I agree with you and I’ll try to keep my distance this week as much as possible.”
I shift one leg up to the couch and lean across to place a kiss right on her jaw. “And what about whatever this is? Are you going to keep your distance from me too?”
A soft moan escapes her lips as I drag my kiss down her neck to the hollow of her throat. “I should but I was never one for being a good girl.”
“I’ll have to sneak into your bedroom late at night and steal all my kisses before the sun comes up.”
My dick strains against the stiff fabric of my jeans. I want so much more but I’ve already pushed the boundaries far enough. “I should probably get going,” I tell her.
“Why don’t you stay a little longer?” She sits up straighter and scoots herself closer to me. One long, lean leg slides across me as she settles herself in my lap.
I have to honestly admit to being taken aback. Every woman I’ve ever been with, including Samantha, would never have been so forward. They would have waited for me to take the lead but Teddi truly is a girl gone wild. And I like it.
“Ask for forgiveness later, right?” She purrs as she grabs the hem of her t-shirt and lifts.
She’s perfect. Smooth, creamy white skin and pretty pink nipples make my mouth water. My hand trembles slightly as I reach up to cup one of her breasts. It looks so small in my hand. She covers it with her hand and groans.
“Don’t be afraid, Brooks,” she encourages me.
“Oh, I’m not afraid, sweetheart,” I reply just as I lean forward to take one of those pink peaks in my mouth.
Teddi is the one who should be frightened because once I’ve had my first taste, I’m only going to want more.
