Wanted

After the dishes were cleaned up we all went outside to sit on the porch. Even though it was damn near close to 100 degrees during the day the nights were wonderful out at the ranch! The breeze that blew was just enough to cool you off, that and a glass of Emma’s sweet tea. Good god she made the best damn sweet tea I had ever had. Jefferson and Garrett seemed to be in a deep conversation as I noticed Gu

“Pe

I laughed. “I don’t think you really want me to talk about my thoughts out loud Mr. Mathews!”

Gu

“I love you too.” I would never get tired of saying it to him or hearing it from him.

“Ellie are we going too fast sweetheart? I’ll slow things down if this is moving too fast for you. The last thing I want to do is spook you.”

I hugged him closer to me and leaned up to kiss him. “I love that you worry about me but trust me to let you know if I think we are moving too fast okay.”

“Okay….but really all I want to do it sneak away and go up to your room for a little bit and make out with you!” Gu

I let out a giggle and slapped his arm. “Behave Drew Mathews!”

He leaned down and the heat from his breath against my skin was pure torture. “Fuck it turns me on when you say my name….”

Oh….there went that ache between my legs. I desperately wanted to ease it now that I had a taste of what an orgasm felt like. I made sure to give Ari an earful first thing this morning when we woke up and I told her what happened with Gu

Gu

“Gu

“Will you come with me?”

“Ahh no…..”

“Can I come lay down with you then?” Gu

“NO!”

Then I noticed Jefferson stand up and shake Garrett’s hand. He leaned down and kissed Emma goodnight and gave Ari a head nod with a faint goodnight. He walked up to me and kissed me good night has he slapped Gu

Then it was like dominos. They all started dropping. Garrett and Emma excused themselves and said they were retiring to their room. Drake said he was going to kick his son Dewey’s ass…Gu

In my mind I imagined we were married and there was a little girl with curly hair ru

What would life be like for him if he worked here full time? Would he always be so tired? God he even looked handsome when he was dead tired. Oh how I loved him.

Gu

“Ellie…….” That was all he said to me but it meant so much more. I could feel it in my heart. I smiled at him and I instantly got lost in his eyes. It was like he was trying to memorize every bit of me to take with him.

He leaned down and gave me a kiss that he pulled away from too damn quick. He turned and headed to his room.

I opened the door and stepped inside and as I closed it I leaned back against the door. My heart was beating so fast I could hear it in my ears…….This man has bewitched me…….I will forever be his…..God I hope he doesn’t get tired of me or fall for someone else. I would be devastated.  This felt too perfect, too right….I was just waiting for the floor to fall out from underneath me. It was bound to happen…I just wish I knew when.

You will never be wanted by anyone……

CHAPTER FORTY FOUR

J eff……

Fuck! I could not sleep at all. All I could think about was Ari…..Ari in her bikini…Ari out of her bikini……Ari riding on that damn horse and racing with me….Ari smiling as she was just letting go while riding. It was clear to me she loved being on a horse and she was a damn good rider. We argued most of the damn day and I blamed myself for that. I just couldn’t help it. She was so fucking cute when she was mad. Even though we fought most of the day….the normal conversation we had while we sat along the river letting our horses cool down was probably the best damn twenty minutes of my life. We didn’t fight, didn’t call each other names…we just talked. She told me she wanted to live in the country, on a place not as big as the ranch but with plenty of land for horses. My heart soared. I pla

On the trip back from the stables I decided I was going to talk to Ari. I needed to see if we could make a go at being something more than friends. Especially now that I knew she wanted the same life I did. I pla

That was until I saw her bouncing downstairs right before di

I tried to clear my thoughts so I could get to sleep. After tossing and turning damn near all night the clock read 4:30am when my eyes finally closed.

The next morning I woke up to find Garrett and Ari sitting in the kitchen drinking coffee. Where the hell was everyone else?

“Where is everyone?” I asked as I poured a cup of coffee and sat down at the table.

“Emma ran into town to attend a church meeting, Gu

I had to let out a chuckle at Ari’s reference to Gu

“What fence needs fixin’ Garrett? I can head out and fix it for you.” I said as Ari quickly shot her head up and looked at me.