Page 13 of Rancher's Healing

“Hey, what’s up?” I asked as I took a spoonful of ice cream.

“Step-mothers are mean. That’s what Jodie Perkins said.” Sky looked worried, and Tayla shifted her chair back from the table. Kneeling beside my youngest daughter, Tayla took her hands.

“Sky, I will answer to whatever you want to call me. There will be times that I have to be the adult, but I promise I will always have your best interest at heart, and I will always keep you safe.” She smiled at Sky and waited.

“Could I tell people you’re my extra mom?”

“I like how that sounds.” Tayla nodded, and they hugged. “Just so you know, you’ll always just be my daughters.” She looked over at Libby, who was smiling through her tears as she nodded.

They’d been hurt by their mom moving on with Jason and his family, and I vowed it would never happen in this house. I knew Tayla felt the same because she wanted to pummel Hattie every other week. It hurt her how much the girls were being neglected by their mom, but she never showed it to the girls. Whenever they saw Hattie, Tayla was her same wonderful self, and I didn’t have any reservations about our life together.

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With the kitchen finally clean, and the girls exhausted from today, they had gone to bed without complaining tonight. Taylacame out of the kitchen with a beer in each hand. “So, fiancé, how are you feeling?” She handed me the drink and sat on my lap, leaning back on the armrest of the couch.

“I feel like my life is perfect,” I told her before kissing her again.

“Me too.” She said between passionate kisses. She pulled away from me and smiled. “When do you want to get married?”

“Tomorrow?” I asked, and she laughed before taking a drink. “Really, any time is good with me, but I’d prefer sooner than later. I’ve waited my entire life to find my soulmate, and I don’t want to go another day without you.”

“You’ll never spend another day without me, marriage license or not. I’m yours forever, doc.” I liked sitting here with her, but I wanted her under me or on me. It didn’t matter. I just wanted her. “Take me to bed,” she whispered, and I stood as she wrapped her legs around me.

“I thought you’d never ask.”

“I didn’t ask, I told.” She ground her hips against me as I walked to our room.

“Is this how married life will be? You bossing me around, telling me what to do?” I asked, before dropping her onto the bed. Her laughter filled the room that had been lonely and quiet for too many years.

“Make love to me,” she whispered as I ran my hand over her body.

“I always do, sunshine,” I replied before I slipped my hand under her shirt. “But you are wearing far too many clothes.” She stood, and I watched raptly as each piece of clothing ended up on the floor.

“It’s your turn, doc.” She grinned as she slid back onto the bed. My clothes quickly landed in the pile with hers.

“Not here. I have a change of plans. Grab that blanket.” Barefoot with only my boxers on, I pointed to the end of the bed,grabbed her hand, and pulled her back to standing. I wrapped the blanket tight and together, we tiptoed through the dark house and through the front door. The lights were off in the house, and I quietly opened the front door.

“Jake, where are we going?” Pulling her behind me, we ran across the yard, and I opened the small door on the barn.

“I made love to you for the first time in this barn, so I think it’s only right for our first time as an engaged couple to be back here.” Flicking the light on, we walked to the stairs, Tayla clutching the blanket close to her, staving off the chill in the air.

Flipping the blanket onto the floor of the hayloft, I laid down and waited for her to join me. “It wasn’t just our first time that night,” she said as she stood in front of me.

“I know.” Smiling, I let my gaze travel down her amazing body. “I didn’t know if we’d have another opportunity after that night, and I wanted it to be memorable and perfect for you.”

Her eyes softened, and she shivered. “Jake…”

“Now we’ll have every night for the rest of our lives together. But tonight, I want it to be memorable and perfect again. On your knees, sunshine.” Her eyes grew dark, and she knelt before me as her lips widened into a smile.

“Now I want you to crawl to me.” There wasn’t a question or hesitation, she just did it. She moved across the floor like a cougar stalking its prey. I was the prey, and I didn’t even care.

Our eyes were locked on one another, and she moved right over the top of my rock hard cock. The muscles in her arms flexed as she lowered and licked the head of my dick. Letting my eyes fall closed, I groaned at the movement. I looked at her just as she wrapped her lips around me. “Fuck, Tayla.” The bubble of her laughter vibrated through me, and I pushed deeper into her throat.

Gripping the base of my shaft, she pulled me all the way out of her mouth, licking her lips and smirking at me. “As fun as this is, I need you.” She whispered as she moved to kiss me.

I slithered under her, grabbing her hips where she knelt and maneuvering her until my mouth found that delicious pink center. She cried out and her hands fell forward to land in the hay. The angle pushed her further into my mouth, and I moved one hand around her ass to slide first one, then two fingers inside her.

God, she was already soaked, but I had a primal need to feel her come apart in my hands. Soon her legs were shaking and her thighs squeezed my head even as her slick pussy clenched my fingers with her orgasm.

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