“This is incredible!” I couldn’t close my mouth from the shock of it all. I was surrounded by a natural wonderland with all sorts of sights and sounds.
“This is my thinking space. I come here to get away from everything.” Colt dismounted first and tied up his Palomino to the nearby oak tree. He placed his hand on the rear of the Palomino to let the horse know he was there as he approached.
“Hey, now. You did well. Let’s get Amber off,” Colt said to my horse with tenderness.
Who would have thought this big, muscled cowboy would have a hidden softer side? He stroked my horse’s head. Colt touched my thigh, and I felt like sparks ran off his fingers and straight through my bloodstream.
“Here, let me help you down,” Colt said as he held out his large hand to help me down from the majestic golden horse.
I jumped and slid down the horse into his strong grip. He held me there, his eyes hooded over, twirling my hair through his fingers. A powerful magnetism sank me into him further. Suddenly shy, I looked into his chest. I gently placed my hand over his chest and felt the rhythm of his heart vibrating through my fingers.
“Amber.” The urgency in his voice turned me to water.
“Mmm?”
His eyes merged with mine, taking me to another galaxy as our lips merged. The weight of his passion crushed my lips. I moaned involuntarily. Colt’s massive hands cupped my buttocks as he moved me away from the horse, who neighed in support.
I curled my hands into his closely cropped blond hair. The forest sounds circulated around us as my mouth was rocked by Colt’s assault. He picked me up and grinned. I giggled with happiness. He pulled back from me for a beat, then turned and opened a brown satchel that was attached to the side of his horse, pulling out a flannel blanket and two plastic cups along with a bottle of white wine.
“I didn’t know you had that in there! Wow. I feel special.”
“That’s because you are, Amber.” He laid the blanket down on the forest floor, where a beam of light shone through our little forest canopy. I took it as a sign we were meant to be here. Colt noticed it too and looked up.
“Would you look at that? Four and a half years in the hole, not seeing the light like this. I’m thankful.”
Colt lowered to the blanket, and so did I. He poured the white wine in my glass and then his.
“I want to propose a toast to new beginnings and starting over.”
I solemnly lifted my glass. “To fresh starts.”
I took a big gulp, and so did Colt. The palpable energy of raw sensuality engulfed us like a cloud until I almost couldn’t breathe. Colt put his cup down, and so did I. He zoned in on my lips again and drew me to him with one hand. He ran his hand through my thick hair as we continued kissing. We ended up intertwined together, rolling on the flannel blanket. His breaths were ragged with exposed desire.
I drew back from the kiss for breath. I flicked my tongue out in concentration, deftly unbuttoning his shirt to reveal a tightly muscled chest. Colt’s eyes had moved into another dimension of desire. He returned the favor, lifting my top over my head in one flowing motion. I wriggled out of my jeans next. Colt’s eyes gobbled up my body. He made me feel sexy.
He groaned. “Amber, your body is a sin.”
“Let me see what you’re working with.” My confidence was through the roof as Colt took off his pants. The large bulge told me he had more than what was required to quell my rampant desires.
“Good enough for you, queen?” he asked in an alluring tone.
“More than good enough,” I muttered.
My whole body ached for Colt’s touch. We didn’t waste any more time talking. I felt Colt restraining himself as he trembled, running his lips down my neck. As he reached my breasts, he pulled off my bra and got to work, nibbling and kneading with precision. The sensations and the energy of the earth made me grab his head, nestling it between my breasts. He groaned.
He turned me over and continued his downward travels, kissing every place that skin showed. I was in complete surrender in the middle of his forest. He moved his hand to the top of my underwear. The wind glazed through with a few lone leaves drifting down to the ground next to me. He slipped his hand inside, finding my hot center. My walls stretched around his fingers as he entered softly, caressing me from the inside. I let out a contented, earthy sigh.
I reached down and wriggled out of my drenched underwear. Colt’s firm hands all over my body had me in a hot frenzy. His head dropped between my legs, and his light stubble touched my opening, heightening all manner of sensations. The birds called out as I did. He was relentless in exploring, and I rocked from side to side, moving with him. He settled me in place by sliding both his hands under my buttocks to hit the nub of my pleasure zone.
I cried out with delight as he hit the right spot. I exploded into heavenly bliss. Colt came up for air, and I was so caught up in the earthy rapture that I didn’t notice his underwear was off. His cock glistened with the shards of light hitting it. I opened to receive him. I breathed a sigh of relief as Colt lifted his weight over me, moving, gliding, possessing me into submission.
I watched the exquisite agony as he tried to control himself from plunging into the depths of pleasure. I grabbed his back in a primal move, anticipating his fall over the edge. He almost looked to be howling to the moon as the orgasm claimed him. More leaves dropped to the ground as we lay there in our nakedness in the forest. The horses neighed. They knew something magical had just happened.
I giggled. “Think they were watching us?”
Colt wrapped the edge of the blanket over me as he rolled to face me. He smirked. “Probably getting tips.”
“Wow. Just wow.”
“I have been cooped up a while. Sorry if I hurt you.”
“No, you didn’t. I enjoyed every minute of it, cowboy.”
Colt stroked my belly, eyeing my breasts hungrily. “I want to let you know I’m setting up the meeting for your brother tomorrow, so he’s going to need to come back to town. I will keep him under my wing.”
“You will?” I confirmed.
Colt smiled and twirled my hair in fascination. “Of course. I never break a promise.”
I breathed out all my troubles. Just for the moment.
“Don’t worry, I will protect you and yours like you have done for me, Amber. You’re important to me,” Colt reiterated.
“Thank you.” The wind picked up a little, and goosebumps raised on my arms.
“I want to lay here with you until the end of time, but I have to get back. Bella will be back, and this will be the first time I’ve seen her outside of the prison.”
I slowly picked up my clothes and put them back on. Colt did the same.
“I understand. I don’t want to intrude, so I will leave you with your family.”
Colt lightly touched my fingers, picking them up and kissing them. “You are part of it if you want to be. You’re welcome to stay. Please stay for dinner.” His blue eyes held nothing but the truth.
I touched his cheek. “I would love to.”
We mounted the horses and made our way back. The whole way back, I could feel my center and all the places Colt had possessed, and it felt damn good. I would never forget this glorious day.
Thirteen