Page 20 of Loving My Cowboys

She took a deep breath and Will pushed it again. A groan escaped her, and he twisted the plug and she jerked in response. Reaching beneath her, he took her clit in his fingers and rubbed the nub as he continued to push the plug in.

“Oh, Will,” she said with a moan.

Once it was completely in, he slapped her ass again and again.

“Please, can I come,” she cried.

“Anytime, you did great,” he said, pleased he had given his beautiful bride pleasure. He gave her one more slap on the ass and Lily screamed out her orgasm. He had never heard a more beautiful sound.

11

Seth

Later that morning, Seth counted the cattle, taking note of how many were missing. This morning at breakfast, Lily had given him the count. Their bride was naked in the house and he couldn’t wait for lunch.

Will was stringing barb wire as they worked together to repair the fence. “After lunch, let’s speak to the neighbor, Mr. White, and let him know Lily married a Texas Ranger.”

The hot Texas sun beat down on them as they worked to repair the damage from last night’s raid. Yes, there were cattle missing.

“I want to take a ride around the place. It sounds weird that Mr. Garza would disappear on Lily since he’s worked so long for her family. That doesn’t sound like a man who would ride away without saying good-bye.”

“Agree,” Will said, tightening the barb wire. He stood and gazed around the place. “This is a nice ranch.”

“Yes,” Seth said, seeing a cloud of dust coming from the west. “Look over there. What’s that.”

Cattle came into view along with three men on horseback. Seth reached for his gun. After last night, he wasn’t taking any chances. Will did the same. They watched the men drive the cattle up toward the house.

Seth and Will jumped on their horses and headed that direction. Whoever these men were, they needed to know that Lily was no longer alone.

When the men arrived at the gate to the pasture, they opened it and ushered the cattle inside.

Will and Seth watched but didn’t say a word as an older man rode up to them.

“Don’t believe we’ve met. I’m Jim White,” he said, glancing between the two of them.

“Texas Ranger Seth Ingram.”

“Texas Ranger, Will Parker, Lily’s new husband,” Will said, sitting straight on his horse, his Colt 45 inches from his fingers.

“So the girl married,” he said, shaking his head. “Parker, that name is familiar. Used to know a girl years ago with that name. Pretty woman. We planned to marry, but things happen.”

Why in the hell would the man tell them about his past? To make them think he was a family man thus a nice man?

“My men found these cattle mixed with our own. They have the Sweet B brand on them, and we wanted to return them to their rightful owner.”

“Thank you,” Will said. “Appreciate that. We broke up some rustlers last night stealing our cattle. Even tried to set the house on fire.”

“What? That’s terrible,” the man said. “It’s a good thing she has a man here to help her.”

“Yes,” Will said with a smile that Seth knew didn’t reach his eyes. It was a decoy. A trick he’d seen Will use for many years.

“A woman has no business trying to run a ranch on her own. Glad to hear she has a husband. If you decide you want to sell this ranch, I want to buy it since it borders my property. I’d been asking her to sell since her parents died.”

Seth clenched his fists knowing how this man tried to manipulate and coerce Lily into selling.

“Not interested,” Will said. “You haven’t by chance seen Mr. Garza? Her long-time family helper disappeared.”

The older man shook his head. “That old coot was a drunk. I’m shocked he stayed this long.”

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