Page 68 of The Cowbears of Curvy Bear Ranch

She closed her eyes and relaxed into a luxurious pace. As she reached the tip, she swirled her tongue across the head and took a breath before sliding him back into her mouth. His hands tangled in her hair as she increased tempo. Soon, his hips moved in time with her mouth. Each thrust filled her with a sense of pride. She still had the ability to drive a mancrazy.

He moaned. “Comehere.”

She yelped as he grabbed her under the shoulders and dragged her across his chest. She’d never been with anyone who could lift her up as if she weighed nothing. As a curvier woman, she’d always been self-conscious about her weight while in bed, but Mack made her feel lighter than a piece of hay. For once, she felt delicate and feminine in aman’sarms.

Her thighs spread as he pushed up to fill her with every inch of his cock. As a rush of pleasure tightened her body around his, she bit his shoulder to keep from screaming. He responded with a growl and a rough thrust. She loved the carnal depth of his voice. She could listen to him whisper sweet nothings allnight.

Not that he would be doing that. This was just sex. Meaningless, emotionally empty sex. She pressed her face into his shoulder. It didn’t matter. She didn’t need him to love her; she only needed him to prove that she was still worthy of beingtouched.

But the more she tried to block out the errant thoughts, the more her heart emptied. She gazed into his glassy-eyed face and tried to pretend that the look of lust was enough. Blood rushed through her ears, giving her something to fixate on other than herthoughts.

Stop trying to make this something more than it is, she warnedherself.

Mack slowed his pace. “Are you allright?”

“Yes.”

She groaned as he surged into her. As she clung to him, every inch of her tensed at once. For a second, she couldn’t breathe. Then the whole world exploded around her in undulating waves of release. When she fell limp against his chest, he rolled her onto her back and plunged into her again and again. She rode waves of orgasmic bliss, blotting out everything but the feel of their bodies joinedasone.

Mack thrust one last time before spilling into her. He collapsed against her with a soft growl of pleasure. The pressure of his body against hers brought back her heart’s longing for more thanjustsex.

She’d waited her whole life to love someone, but in an instant, her dreams had been shattered. The heartache had nothing to do with Mack. She couldn’t blame him for readily taking what she so easily offered.Whatamess.

After rolling onto her side, she crawled to gather up herclothes.

Mack sat up. “Where are yougoing?”

With her back to him, she steeled her heart. “I’m leaving. Did you think we’d cuddleafterward?”

“I thought you’d want to at least lie here for aminute.”

She took a breath and blew it out. If she let Mack hold her now, she’d burst into tears. She couldn’t let him think he’d hired an unstable, hysterical woman, even if it was thetruth.

“I need to start preppingdinner.”

As she pulled the sweater over her head, he stood and took her hand. “Did I misssomething?”

“No. I wanted you. You wanted me. We had sex. End ofstory.”

“Madison.”

She gave him a sharp look. “Don’t. Please, just take it for what it was—meaninglesssex.”

He frowned. “I don’t appreciate being used like astallion.”

“That’s such bullshit. You wanted me just as bad as I wanted you. But you were right about onething.”

“What?”

“We need to stop doing this,”shesaid.

“Sex?”

“Yes. I don’t understand why it’s so easy to want you, but I need this job. Sex will just messeverythingup.”

He slowly drew on his pants. “If that’s what you want, fine. But don’t pull this crap of seducing me and then pretending you didn’t want me. At least give me the courtesy of not beingaliar.”

She drew back as if he’d slapped her. “I’m notaliar.”

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