Page 30 of Knot Her Cowboys
“If I knew, I would tell you.” I was muffled against the blankets, but hopefully he heard. All I wanted was to stretch out, have Cash pressing me down, so I could be totally cocooned and have his scent.
He followed over with my next tug, balancing himself, but that wasn’t what I wanted. I pulled down, locking my arms behind him until we were chest to chest.
“Squish,” I demanded.
Cash dropped his weight and I wheezed, all of my air departing. “You’re gonna suffocate.”
I shook my head, but Cash didn’t believe me, lifting enough so I could still inhale. I purred harder, clutching the collar of his shirt and running my nose up his throat.
“Riley.” Cash groaned, his body tense and shaking above me. His cock pressed firmly against me, sending a shudder rolling down my spine. “You’re kind of pushing my thoughts in a direction I probably shouldn’t let them go.”
I clawed my way through the fog in my brain. I didn’t want Cash to beuncomfortable when I was the most comfortable I have been in ages. That wasn’t fair to him. With considerable effort, I detached my hands from him, laying my arms flat on the bed. “Sorry. Didn’t mean to get so clingy.”
Cash looked down at me with tousled golden curls and blown pupils. “You can cling all you want. I just don’t want you to get weirded out by how my body is reacting to it.”
That was a good point. It probably should’ve been a lot weirder than it was to have Cash cuddling me while he had a hard-on, but the ridiculous little instincts running rampant around in my head were practically screamingwe did that!As if turning on my best friend was something to be proud of. As ifbeingturned on by my best friend wasn’t an avenue we had never explored before and could irreparably change the dynamic between us forever.
“Still want to take me out tonight? I’ll buy you a drink to make up for making everything weird as hell.”
Cash laughed, dropping his face to the blanket next to my head. “If you’re feeling up to it, I’d love to take you out. Just give me a hot minute to calm down.”
He rolled off of me, his eyes closed while he took deep breaths.
The temptation to tease him sat on my tongue, but it didn’t seem fair when I was riled up too. I tried not to think too hard about why that might be.
A knock on the door caught both of our attention. I sat up halfway to see Dakota in the doorway.
“I heard signs of life.” He held up my weekend bag and purse. “Levi’s cousin got your stuff back, and he’s prepared to mark the vehicle as stolen if the rental doesn’t get returned.”
I slid off the bed, trotting over to collect my things. “Thank you.”
I plunged straight into his arms without a second thought, getting a hefty dose of his sweetgrass and sandalwood, sending shivers dancing over my skin. Why did everyone in this house smell so fucking good? My bags dropped to the floor and Dakota’s arms wrapped around me. At least this time I had some modicum of self-control and didn’t try to climb him like a tree the way I had with Cash.
“You’re more than welcome. It’s almost ten if you guys were still planning on heading out. Levi is already managing the campfire tonight, and I’ll have to head there soon.”
“Should we stay to help?” I asked.
“You deserve a night out,” Dakota insisted. “Enjoy yourself with Cash and we can handle things here.”
“Okay.” I peeled myself out of his arms, collecting my bag from the floor so I could pick out something remotely suitable for tonight. “I wish I had some boots to wear out. Everyone’s gonna know I’m from the city.”
“We could pick you up a pair,” Cash offered. “We know the people who run the shop in town.”
“Aren’t they closed by now?”
“They’d open for us.”
“Wouldn’t they be annoyed, opening up late for me?”
“Nah, it’s Rob and Courtney from high school. I’ll just tell them you’re visiting.”
“Did they finally get hitched?”
“Yep. Year after graduation. She’s got a whole pack, but only her and Rob work the shop.”
“Okay, cool, if you’re sure they won’t mind.”
Cash pulled out his phone, tapping away. “I got back about ten exclamation points, so I’m going to assume that means she’s down for it. Put on your little city shoes and let’s head out.”
