“I want you inside me,” she told him.

For a moment, Stanley froze. Then she felt him moving again. The clink of a belt buckle and rustle of jeans being tugged down were music to her ears. She kept her gaze on him as he removed his boxer shorts.

His erection sprang free, long and hard and throbbing. Allison had only a second to gasp before he positioned himself against her, his cock pulsating against her wetness. Without really thinking, she reached for him, taking him in her hand and stroking him gently. Stanley’s body went rigid again, but only momentarily.

She might have ended up stroking him to near completion if he hadn’t suddenly pushed her hand away. His broad chest heaving, he parted her legs wider, the head of his cock teasing her folds.

“Do it,” she told him. “I want you.”

His gaze intensified in that single moment. “And you’ll have me.”

With that, he slid into her in a single, fluid stroke. She gasped as he filled her, her eyes widening as he buried himself deep into her. God, she’d almost forgotten how amazing it felt to take him into her. He shifted slightly, and a moan rose from her lips.

Stanley brought his face to hers, kissing her again. “I love you, Allison.”

Before she could respond, he began to move, his strokes gentle yet powerful. Her body shuddered with a mix of desire and ecstasy with each thrust. She threw her arms around his neck, wrapping her legs around his waist.

“You feel so good, Allison,” he murmured. “So ... so amazing.”

She wanted to tell him that he felt even more amazing, that she never wanted this to be over, but just then, he quickened his thrusts, forcing cries of pleasure from her lips. With each thrust, he filled her, taking her closer and closer to ecstasy. A sheenof sweat appeared on his forehead, and his body soon became difficult to cling to.

“Oh, yes, baby,” he breathed. “I know you want to come for me again. Don’t hold back. Let go.”

She bit her lip, and a tear leaked from her eye as the sensations became impossible to bear any longer. Her cries were slowly rising to screams, and by now, she was certain everyone on Reyes Ranch knew what was going on in the kitchen.

“You’re so beautiful,” Stanley said.

That was all it took to drive her over the edge yet again. A roar filled her ears as she erupted, another tremor wracking her body. Whether she was crying out or not, she was too lost in her ecstasy to know or care. Stanley’s thrusts quickened as she spasmed, and soon, he, too, began to shudder as he found his release.

“Oh, Allison!” he grunted in her ear as he spilled himself into her.

With a final thrust, he sank against her. They lay together, the table supporting their combined weight, until he Stanley finally pulled himself to his feet. He lifted her into his arms and took his seat, propping her back onto his lap as his cock turned limp against her.

He planted a kiss just above her breasts, below her collarbone. “I hope nobody heard us.”

She couldn’t resist a chuckle. “What does it matter? It’s our home.”

“Yes,” he said, and a smile tugged at his lips. “Ours.”

Chapter Ten

An Unexpected Visitor

“So let me get this straight,” Celine said. “You decided to let him into the house to tell you this crazy story of his about where he’s been the past four years, and not only did you believe him, but you alsosleptwith him?”

Allison was silent for a moment. “Yes.”

“Tell me I’m hearing things.”

It was a day after the incident on the ranch—and in the kitchen with Stanley. Allison sat alone in the bedroom, curled up on the bed, her phone pressed to her ear, trying not to feel too silly as her friend spoke to her. She’d just finished telling Celine everything that had happened yesterday, from Stanley’s unexpected appearance in the kitchen to their eventual bout of lovemaking on the kitchen table. Allison was starting to wonder if she’d said too much.

“Look, I know it all sounds absurd—”

“Sounds?”

“—but I believe him. In a way, his story makes sense.”

Not to mention, talking to Penny was convincing as well.