Roping Your Heart Page 10

  “Blake!” she shouted as he landed the first swat on her ass. He swatted her hard enough that tears wet her eyes and her rear stung. “No fair.”

  “You dared me.” He continued walking down the hall. “I only took you up on it. I’d say that’s more than fair.”

  She remembered the old days when they used to dare each other and the fun they’d had. Him carrying her over his shoulder and spanking her was a first, though.

  He spanked her again and she shouted out from the pain of his big hand against her bottom. There was something erotic about being spanked like this that turned her on more than she could have imagined.

  He walked through the door to the master bedroom, swatted her a third time, then shut and locked the door behind them. Even though they were home alone, she guessed he wasn’t taking any chances.

  While she was still over his shoulder, he slipped his hand beneath her panties and stroked the soft skin of her ass before sliding his finger into her folds, catching her by surprise.

  “You’re already wet,” he murmured as he stroked her clit. “I love that.”

  She gasped, her eyes widening as he moved his finger, drawing out more of her desire. If he kept that up, she was going to come before they even got started.

  He slipped his finger out then let her slide down his body so that they were facing each other. Her nipples rubbed hard against his chest as he brought her down. This time he didn’t rip off her buttons. Instead he unbuttoned them one at a time until her blouse fell away, revealing the pink satin bra she wore.

  “Mmmm.” He ran his finger over the curve above her breast. “Matches your panties.”

  She let the blouse slide down her arms and he caught it and tossed it on a chair. She slipped off her shoes and stood in her bare feet as he pushed her skirt over her hips and let it fall to the floor. She stepped out of it and he laid it on the chair, too.

  “My little KitCat,” he murmured as she stood in front of him. He slid his fingers into her dark hair, massaging her scalp, making her sigh with pleasure. He slipped his fingers from her hair and grasped her by her shoulders and brought her close for a long, luxurious kiss.

  When he drew away, she looked up into his beautiful green eyes. His features were almost harsh but he was gorgeous to her.

  “You are the most precious woman I know.” He gave her a soft kiss on the corner of her mouth. “You don’t know how much I’ve missed you.” He moved his lips down her throat to the curve of her neck and shoulder. “Hell, I didn’t even realize how much I missed you.”

  “I’ve thought about you a lot over the years.” She found it hard to talk as he kissed her shoulder while pulling her bra straps aside and letting them slide down her arms. “One of my biggest regrets was leaving you.”

  “Shhh…” He made the soft sound as he kissed her shoulder. He rose and met her gaze again. “Everything we’ve been through in life has brought us to this very moment. I don’t intend to waste the time we have now.”

  “Yes.” She reached up and kissed him and he returned it with a rumbling groan.

  He reached behind her and unfastened her bra before sliding it the rest of the way down and letting it drop to the floor. Her breasts seemed to fascinate him as he cupped them and circled her nipples with his thumbs. She grasped his shoulders as he lowered his head and flicked his tongue over her nipples before sucking each of them and she could barely keep her knees from giving out. Knowing just how much she loved having her nipples played with, he gave them extra time and attention.

  When he got down on one knee, she slipped her hands into his short hair and felt his scalp beneath her fingertips. He tugged her panties down to her ankles and she stepped out of them.

  “Now I’m naked and you still have all of your clothes on,” she said as he got to his feet. “What are we going to do about that?”

  “Maybe I’m going to take you just like this.” He gave her a sexy grin. “Bend you over that trunk and fuck you now.” He gestured to a large trunk with a domed lid at the foot of his bed.

  The thought of him taking her like that caused an even greater ache between her thighs. She almost dared him to, but she wanted him naked.

  She started with the top button of his western work shirt and worked her way down to where his shirt was tucked into his jeans. She pulled it out and pushed his shirt over his shoulders, which left his muscular torso as her playing field.

  “My, how you’ve grown.” She tilted her head up to smile at him as she smoothed her palms over his chest, up to his shoulders, then back down to his six pack. She looked back at his beautiful body. She loved the way the veins stood out on his arms as they flexed. The power in him seem barely controlled as she touched him. “You always had a great body, but you’re a god now.” She smiled at him and cupped his cock through his jeans. “Yes, you’re a big boy.”

  He gave a low chuckle. “All you want me for is my body.”

  She grinned. “And I intend to have it.”

  The corner of his mouth quirked. “Then I’d better get these boots off.”

  She pushed him back onto the bed. “I’ll do it.”

  He sat on the edge of the bed and watched her breasts bounce as she grasped his boot at the heel and levered it off before discarding it. She pulled off the sock and dropped it on the boot. She caressed his bare foot and watched him as he kept his eyes fixed on her, his gaze traveling over her face to her breasts and to the patch of hair at the apex of her thighs. The hard ridge of his erection was obvious behind the tough cotton of his jeans.

  After she’d removed his other boot, she took his hand and tugged him so that he got back to his feet. His eyes were dark as he watched her, letting her take control.

  She grasped his belt buckle. “Now to unwrap the rest of you.”

  Chapter 14

  Blake’s cock ached so damned bad he wanted to get out of these jeans, throw Cat over that old trunk, and fuck her until both of them were cross-eyed.

  But, he wanted to take it slow and easy with her this time. He wanted to make love to her, taste her, caress her. He didn’t have any idea of how he was going to control himself with her.

  She pushed his hands away when he started to help her undress him. “I want to do it,” she said. “Let me.”

  “Cat,” he said in a warning tone. “You’d better be careful.”

  She just smiled up at him.

  He clenched his hands at his sides to control himself as she unbuckled his belt and then her warm fingers were unbuttoning his jeans and drawing down his zipper. She skimmed her knuckles over his erection and he sucked in his breath

  It took too damned much time for her to push his jeans down along with his boxer briefs. When he stepped out of them, he prepared to bring her to her feet but she grasped his cock in one hand and his balls in her other. He wasn’t going anywhere.

  She smiled up at him, her golden brown eyes meeting his. He held his breath as she lowered her head and slipped her mouth over his cock. He groaned as she brought him all the way to the back of her throat.

  “Damn, KitCat,” he managed to say. “You always could drive me crazy.”

  Her eyes glittered as she moved her head up and down in a slow pace, teasing him with her lips and tongue as she sucked him.

  Even though she wanted to be in control, he couldn’t keep his hands off of her. He slipped his fingers into her hair and found himself holding her head still as he moved his hips so that he was gently thrusting into her mouth. She moved one hand on his cock in time with her movements as her other hand fondled and squeezed his balls. She squeezed them so hard that he felt a moment of pain that mingled with the pleasure of her mouth on him.

  She made soft sounds of delight as she sucked and licked him. He watched his cock moving in and out of her mouth as she stared up at him and he felt one hell of an orgasm building inside of him. He planned to take her on the bed and he didn’t intend to come in her mouth. But right now, it felt so damned good.

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came more than he could take, he held her head still and drew his cock out of her mouth.

  “You’ve got to stop, honey,” he said when he saw her disappointed gaze. “I have too much planned to end it this fast.”

  “You taste so good,” she said as he brought her to her feet.

  He kissed her, a long and lingering kiss.

  Cat’s belly swooped as Blake swept her into his arms and caught her up to him. She loved the feel of his powerful body as he carried her to the bed. He set her gently in the middle of the king-sized bed on the soft comforter and slipped onto the mattress beside her.

  He propped himself on his forearm and stroked the side of her face almost reverently. “I can’t believe you’re back here, beside me.” He moved his fingers into her hair before lowering his mouth to hers and kissing her.

  Morning light fell across them through the open blinds, the warmth of the sunshine seeming to raise her already elevated temperature.

  She wanted him so badly, but at the same time she loved the way he was taking it slow with her, the way he looked at her.

  “You have the same good heart, the same beauty within, that always attracted me to you.” He kissed the corner of her mouth. “We’ve each lived a lifetime separately. But you’re still the same sweet woman you were when we were together. And I’m still the same man who never stopped loving you.”

  Her eyes widened as she looked up at him. She wasn’t sure what to say. So much had happened over the years. Despite what he’d said, she didn’t think she was the same person he thought she was. Would he still love her if he got to know her better?

  Before she could speak, he put his fingers to her lips. “Shhh… Don’t say anything. Not yet.”

  While he held her gaze, he moved his palm along her body then skimmed the back of his hand over her nipples, causing her to gasp with pleasure. He trailed his fingers down her flat abdomen to the soft curls at the apex of her thighs.

  She shivered with want and need, but something more, too. Her heart was filled with whatever was rising inside her. It filled to overflowing, a warmth that suffused her entire being. How could she be so blessed as to be in Blake’s arms again after she’d left the way she did?

  He moved his fingers back to her face and she stilled as he traced the scar from one side of her face to the other. “You must have been through so much, honey.” He cupped her scarred cheek. “I wish I could have been there for you.”

  The beauty of the moment made tears back up behind her eyes. How could she have left this man?

  “You’re so beautiful.” He kissed her scarred cheek before moving his lips down the slender column of her neck to the hollow at the base of her throat. “Everything about you is beautiful.”

  The way he accepted her, the way he told her she was beautiful, filled her heart even more to the brim.

  He trailed kisses to the valley between her breasts and then she arched her back as he took one of her nipples in his mouth and rolled the other between his thumb and forefinger. As he licked and sucked each of her nipples she squirmed and grasped his powerful shoulders like she was clinging to a life preserver to keep from drowning in ecstasy.

  When he moved his mouth to her bellybutton, his big hands felt calloused and rough against her soft skin as he slid them beneath her ass. He eased lower, his lips and tongue leaving a damp trail down to the curls below.

  He moved his big shoulders between her thighs, spreading them wide. She still couldn’t get over how big he was now. He was the same Blake, but even more powerful and rugged than he’d been when they’d been together as teenagers.

  She tensed as he kissed the inside of one thigh and then the other and she waited for his mouth to move to her folds. His hands beneath her ass brought her closer to him. And she heard his deep inhalation.

  Her heart beat faster as he spread her thighs even wider, lowered his head and ran his tongue along her folds.

  She hissed with pleasure. He continued to lick her clit and she realized she was grabbing the comforter to either side of her and clenching it in her fists as if to ground herself. She wanted to toss her head back and revel in the sensations, but she wanted to watch him, too.

  Seeing him between her thighs, looking at her while he licked her, nearly made her come unglued. Incredible sensations built inside her and she felt like her whole body was whirling and she couldn’t control anything. She wanted to hold back, to draw it out. But when he slid two fingers into her core and started pumping them in and out, she couldn’t stop herself from falling apart.

  She couldn’t have held back the scream if she’d tried. She thrashed beneath the assault of his mouth and fingers as he continued drawing out her orgasm.

  When he raised his head, his eyes were dark with satisfaction. He moved up her body and braced himself above her so that his full weight wasn’t on her. They’d already talked about safe sex the second time they were together that first night and the fact that he didn’t need a condom.

  “Take me, Blake.” She found herself begging when he just stayed still and watched her. “Please.”

  She reached between them and grasped his cock, putting it at the entrance to her core. He kept his gaze pinned to hers as he pushed himself into her.

  Her eyes widened at the feel of his thickness and length filling her up. Every time he entered her felt like the first time.

  He began a slow and easy pace as he continued to watch her. His jaw grew tense as he moved and her breathing grew harsher, perspiration coating her skin and his.

  “You’re so damned beautiful, KitCat,” he murmured and she felt the truth in his words. He made her feel beautiful and sexy again.

  “I want to come when you do.” She remembered all the times they would reach orgasm together and the sense of completeness it had always given her.

  He nodded and moved in and out, picking up his pace. She felt herself spiraling, an orgasm so near, she could barely keep from coming.

  “I’m there,” she whispered. “I’m waiting for you.”

  He thrust a few times more. “Come, baby. Come now.”

  She cried out with the exquisite pleasure that took hold of her as his shout joined hers. He continued moving in and out as her body vibrated. She felt the throb of his cock inside her as her core contracted around him, drawing out his semen to fill her.

  He stopped and lowered his head, still braced above her, his chest rising and falling with his harsh breaths. He was still inside her and she loved the feel of him there. Then he pulled out and caught her to him as he rolled onto his back and brought her on top of him.

  She laughed as she found herself above him, her skin slick against his, her long hair sliding against his skin and brushing his face. He looked at her as if she might be some kind of goddess that he’d captured and intended to keep forever, even if he had to lock her away.

  He cupped the back of her head and brought her down for a long kiss. When their lips parted, he pushed her hair behind her ear. “I wish we could stay here all day, with you in my arms.”

  She smiled down at him. “We have work to do.”

  He rolled her onto her back, causing her to giggle. “Not if I keep you prisoner.”

  She laughed and looped her arms around his neck. “That might not be such a bad fate.”

  He grinned. “Just know that I don’t intend to let you go.” His expression grew more serious and she knew that he meant it when he said, “Ever.”

  Happiness like she hadn’t felt in a long time filled her, completed her. Where once she’d felt broken, now she felt whole again.

  It was a long time before they made it out of bed and back to reality.

  Chapter 15

  Cat waited at Folsom Ranch for the last couple of 4-H’ers in the horse club to arrive. One of those who hadn’t shown up yet was Demi, and Cat hoped she’d make it. She was surprised at the flutters in her belly as she prayed that the girl would be accepting of her. It was important to her in a way she didn’t fully understand.
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  It was a beautiful May Saturday with a nice breeze that smelled of dust, horses, and the scent of the oncoming summer that always started early in Arizona. Cat’s western hat shaded her eyes from the rising sun.

  The horses—Gretchen, Dolly, and Shelton—stood beside her, saddled, swatting away flies from their rumps with their long tails. Two of the 4-H’ers had ridden their own horses over.

  Cat thought about her time with Blake over the past few days. After spending Wednesday morning in bed before getting to work on the audit, they’d seen each other twice more during the week.

  Friday they’d played putt-putt golf and had laughed like teenagers and Cat had fallen into a fit of giggles when Blake had hit his ball across the course, in the wrong direction, and had made a hole-in-one at the Dutch windmill instead of in the castle that had been directly in front of them.

  Cat held back a grin as she saw Blake’s red truck when came around a bend in the road and Amy said, “Demi’s here.”

  For some reason, Brett looked like he wanted to hide as Blake brought the truck to a stop and parked.

  Both Demi and Blake climbed out of the truck and Cat’s belly fluttered for an entirely different reason than when she’d been worried about seeing Demi. Cat felt like she could never get enough of looking at him and having him close. When he reached them she was glad he didn’t kiss her in front of the kids and Demi. He just gave her a smile that sent thrills through her from the top of her head to the tips of her toes.

  Demi, on the other hand, had her arms crossed over her chest and wouldn’t meet Cat’s eyes. Cat nearly sighed. At least the girl wasn’t glaring at her.

  Blake went up to Brett who looked at him with something like fear. Blake held out his hand and Brett took it hesitantly. When they released their grip, Blake spoke quietly to the boy but Cat couldn’t hear him nor Brett’s response. But when they parted, the boy looked relieved and even smiled.

  Demi had tensed and had been watching with what had looked like concern, but she visibly relaxed when she saw Brett smile.