Page 30 of A Cowboy's Heart

“I have no idea. I’ll just have to remind myself that you’ll be leaving, and nothing can come of it. Same as you, but I’m not going to put up with you running hot and cold. You have to make up your mind.” He pushed to his feet and leaned against the tree.

Willa followed him to her feet and he watched her push at the dried pine needles with the toe of her boot.

“Easier said than done, Callahan.” She looked up at him. “Iwillleave here. Nothing will keep me here.”

“I get it. You’re so fucking hung up on the age difference, I know I don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell even if I wanted one, or I could getmyheart broken.” Clenching his jaw and tightening his fists, he did everything he could not to touch her.

Willa laughed humorlessly. “It’s notyourheart I’m worried about.”

“You think you couldn’t break my heart? How about every time you push me away becauseyou’re nine years older? I don’t give a rat’s ass about the age difference, but it’s all you think about. Every time you push me away, it digs a little deeper.”

Willa stared at him. “It is not all I think about. I think about the fact that I am leaving here,” she said through clenched teeth.

Devin turned to face her. “And you wouldn’t think of leaving here if you didn’t care about the age difference. Who knows? Maybe we’d have more to this relationship than just sex.”

Willa shook her head and backed away from him. “I am definitely not looking for that. I’ve been there. I won’t get in a situation again where the man I’m in love decides he wants a younger woman.”

“So that’s what this is about. You think I would eventually leave you for a younger woman? Let me tell you something, sweetheart… I am not your ex-husband, and he was an idiot to fuck around on you. No matter if she was younger or not. You are hot as hell in bed.He’sthe one who had the problem.”

“Devin—”

“Maybe he wanted a younger woman because he thought she wouldn’t realize how bad he was in the sack. Tell me, did he get you off?”

“I don’t see where that’s any of your business.”

Devin smirked as he advanced toward her even as she stepped back. “Did he ever bring you to orgasm? Did he make you scream his name like you scream mine? Did he make you wet just by kissing you?”

Reaching out, he grasped her arms and pulled her to him then put his lips close to hers. “Did he?”

When she moaned, he lowered his lips to hers and moved his tongue into her mouth. Her arms wrapped around his neck. Picking her up, he carried her deeper into the woods then laid her down on a bed of pine needles without taking his mouth from hers. Her fingers combed through his hair, knocking his hat off.

“Devin, I need you. Please…”

“Yes, baby.” He unsnapped her jeans and lowered the zipper. Then he pushed them down her legs and pulled her boots off. Squatting at her feet, he tugged on her jeans and panties until he had them off. He stood and unzipped his jeans and pushed them and his boxer briefs down as he stared down at her. “Are you going to tell me no?”

Her head moved back and forth, as she raised her arms. “Please come here.”

Devin dropped to his knees then lowered his head to move his tongue through her curls making her moan. Then he kissed her stomach.

“I’m not sure I can wait…” His words came on a groan as he lifted up and stared down at her.

“I can’t wait, I can’t. Please, I need you inside me. Now, Devin, now.”

Reaching for his wallet, he pulled out a condom and quickly rolled it onto his hard cock then he spread her legs and moved them over his shoulders as he inched into her while staying on his knees. The pine needles were digging into his skin, but he didn’t care. He had to take her hardand fast. Wrapping his arms around her legs, he pounded into her and about lost it when she raised her hands over her head and dug her nails into the dirt. Her nipples hardened beneath her shirt and he could feel her clenching around his cock as she came. She threw her hands over her mouth to muffle her scream, and there was no way he could hold out any longer. Slamming into her several more times, a deep guttural groan tore from his throat as he came. He let her legs down then fell to the ground beside her and tried to catch his breath. She was breathing just as hard. Raising his head, he turned to look at her to see her staring at him. She smiled at him, and it took the breath away he’d just managed to get back. Leaning over, he kissed her.

“Damn, that was good. Willa, you are so beautiful. Can’t we just see where this goes?”

He watched the smile fade from her face as she pushed away from him and picked up her jeans and panties. After brushing pine needles and leaves from her, she pulled her clothes on then her boots, and looked down at him. He didn’t care that he was lying there with his jeans and boxer briefs around his knees.

“I told you before it can’t go anywhere. I’ll be leaving here with very little chance of ever returning.” She walked away through the woods.

“You’re beating a dead horse,” he muttered, but he knew Willa heard him because she faltered in her step.

Slowly getting to his feet, he removed the condom and tied it in a knot to dispose of later then pulled his pants up, zipped, and snappedthem. She was so fucking hardheaded. And he knew right then, he was in love with her.Fuck! Not possible!

Blowing out a breath, he knew it was totally possible. It was the Callahan blood running through his veins. The Callahans always fell fast, and they fell hard.

Chapter Seven

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