rest of the men towards the horses. Then she stopped and looked over her shoulder. “Ryan, she’s still getting used to riding a horse. Take your time coming back.” She smiled and pulled her husband towards the horses.
He heard Nikki cough a little and looked over at her as she pretended to be busy dusting off her jeans.
He walked closer to her. “Did you catch up on your sleep okay?” He brushed a strand of her hair away from her eyes.
She nodded and stuck her hands in her pockets.
“Do you want to rest a little more before getting back in the saddle?”
She turned and watched the rest of the group start hustling the cattle towards the ranch. Looking back up at him, she nodded. “I know it’s because I haven’t been in a saddle for years, but my thighs and butt are already killing me.”
He smiled. “Mine as well. It’s been over seven years since I’ve sat in a saddle.” She sat back down in the soft grass, and he smiled when she sighed. He sat next to her and leaned back against the log.
“I remember coming here as a kid and skinny-dipping in that pond.” He nodded to the water behind them.
Her eyebrows shot up. “Really?” She smiled. “Did you ever bring girls out here?”
He laughed. “Are you kidding. With my cousins around, I never had a moment alone with a pretty girl.” He shook his head and looked off towards the group. Actually, it had always been little Haley who had been the biggest meddler. Haley had always fancied herself a matchmaker. She’d even followed him around when he’d gone out on dates to make sure everything was working out like she’d planned.
Nikki laughed. “Yes, I gathered they could be like that.” She nodded towards Lauren and he smiled.
“She doesn’t mean much by it.”
“Oh?” She leaned next to him. “As long as it delays me climbing back in that saddle, I’m okay with it.” She pulled off the oversized hat and set it next to her.
“We’ll have to get you a better fitting hat.” He brushed a long strand of hair that had come loose from the braids.
She moved her knees up closer to her. “Are we planning on staying that long?”
His eyes zeroed in on hers. “Who cares. You look good in a hat and braids.” He tugged lightly on one of her braids as she smiled. He leaned closer to her. “Actually, I think I like this outfit better than that little red number you wore the other night.”
He watched her breathing turn labored and saw her chest rise and fall. His eyes were fixed on her as he leaned closer and placed his lips on her warm lips. She tasted like spring and felt like heaven as his hands dipped into her hair, pulling the lose braids free.
Her hands wrapped around his shoulders, pulling him closer.
Chapter Eight
N ikki couldn’t stop shaking. Her fingers dug into Ryan’s skin, and she wished more than anything she could stop herself from wanting him so much. Even though they’d only officially known each other for a few days, she felt like she’d known him much longer.
Maybe it was because she’d followed him around for almost a week. Maybe it was because she’d been looking for him for over three months. Whatever the reason, now that she’d had a taste of him, she couldn’t seem to get enough.
He’d looked damn sexy in his tight, worn jeans and button-up shirt. The worn boots and hat only finished the look that turned her undercover cop into the sexy cowboy she desired.
“Put your hands on me.” She pulled back and shook her head. “I need your hands on me.” When he smiled, she pulled him back down to her, dislodging his hat as he tilted his head for a better angle.
He pulled her down further onto the soft grass. His fingers moved to the buttons on her shirt and when he finally opened it, he sighed when he saw that she wore a tank top underneath.
“Too many layers.” He shook his head. She reached up and started opening his buttons, one at a time.
“Sometimes it’s nice to move slow.” She smiled up at
He heard Nikki cough a little and looked over at her as she pretended to be busy dusting off her jeans.
He walked closer to her. “Did you catch up on your sleep okay?” He brushed a strand of her hair away from her eyes.
She nodded and stuck her hands in her pockets.
“Do you want to rest a little more before getting back in the saddle?”
She turned and watched the rest of the group start hustling the cattle towards the ranch. Looking back up at him, she nodded. “I know it’s because I haven’t been in a saddle for years, but my thighs and butt are already killing me.”
He smiled. “Mine as well. It’s been over seven years since I’ve sat in a saddle.” She sat back down in the soft grass, and he smiled when she sighed. He sat next to her and leaned back against the log.
“I remember coming here as a kid and skinny-dipping in that pond.” He nodded to the water behind them.
Her eyebrows shot up. “Really?” She smiled. “Did you ever bring girls out here?”
He laughed. “Are you kidding. With my cousins around, I never had a moment alone with a pretty girl.” He shook his head and looked off towards the group. Actually, it had always been little Haley who had been the biggest meddler. Haley had always fancied herself a matchmaker. She’d even followed him around when he’d gone out on dates to make sure everything was working out like she’d planned.
Nikki laughed. “Yes, I gathered they could be like that.” She nodded towards Lauren and he smiled.
“She doesn’t mean much by it.”
“Oh?” She leaned next to him. “As long as it delays me climbing back in that saddle, I’m okay with it.” She pulled off the oversized hat and set it next to her.
“We’ll have to get you a better fitting hat.” He brushed a long strand of hair that had come loose from the braids.
She moved her knees up closer to her. “Are we planning on staying that long?”
His eyes zeroed in on hers. “Who cares. You look good in a hat and braids.” He tugged lightly on one of her braids as she smiled. He leaned closer to her. “Actually, I think I like this outfit better than that little red number you wore the other night.”
He watched her breathing turn labored and saw her chest rise and fall. His eyes were fixed on her as he leaned closer and placed his lips on her warm lips. She tasted like spring and felt like heaven as his hands dipped into her hair, pulling the lose braids free.
Her hands wrapped around his shoulders, pulling him closer.
Chapter Eight
N ikki couldn’t stop shaking. Her fingers dug into Ryan’s skin, and she wished more than anything she could stop herself from wanting him so much. Even though they’d only officially known each other for a few days, she felt like she’d known him much longer.
Maybe it was because she’d followed him around for almost a week. Maybe it was because she’d been looking for him for over three months. Whatever the reason, now that she’d had a taste of him, she couldn’t seem to get enough.
He’d looked damn sexy in his tight, worn jeans and button-up shirt. The worn boots and hat only finished the look that turned her undercover cop into the sexy cowboy she desired.
“Put your hands on me.” She pulled back and shook her head. “I need your hands on me.” When he smiled, she pulled him back down to her, dislodging his hat as he tilted his head for a better angle.
He pulled her down further onto the soft grass. His fingers moved to the buttons on her shirt and when he finally opened it, he sighed when he saw that she wore a tank top underneath.
“Too many layers.” He shook his head. She reached up and started opening his buttons, one at a time.
“Sometimes it’s nice to move slow.” She smiled up at
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