Page 73 of The Cowgirl's Secret Love
He broke them apart only to look into her eyes. “Time to take this inside.”
“Your leg—” Karen paused. Her expression firmed. “I’m not going to be a pushover, even though I’m now second-guessing every one of my comments. I want to be with you, which means I want you to hold me. And I want to hold you, but I donotwant you to hurt yourself.”
“You plan on hogging the entire bed or pushing me onto the floor in the middle of the night?” He lifted her in the right direction for her feet to hit the ground.
“Only if you deserve it,” she said with barely a hint of amusement in her tone. He accepted her outstretched hand, making it to his feet in one moderately smooth motion.
He gestured her toward the house. “Inside. We have unfinished business.”
She’d been livingin the cottage for over a month, sharing it with Finn for over two weeks, and this was the first time she’d felt awkward. At least until he crowded behind her, pressed his lips to the side of her neck, and nuzzled softly.
“Need to turn off that busy brain of yours,” he whispered. “Anything dire you need to take care of tonight?”
There were messages from her sisters on her phone, considering she hadn’t told any of them she wasn’t coming to girls’ night out. She considered the possibility of continuing to ignore them but decided that wasn’t a smart idea. “Give me a minute to head my sisters off at the pass before they all show up here.”
“You want to pick up Dandy?”
She had her phone out, opening a group message instead of responding to everyone individually. “I still can’t believe you’re encouraging me to get a pet.”
He leaned around and got in her face. “I figure he picked you. We can go grab him, no problem.”
Her thumbs moved over the keypad even as she shook her head. “I doubt Silver Stone security would enjoy finding us the barn in the middle of the night trying to track down an errant kitten.”
She double checked her message then hit send. Hopefully it was enough to keep her sisters at bay.
Had a rough day, but I’m okay. Hitting the sack—I’ll see you all tomorrow. XOX
She stabbed the send button then laid the phone aside, twisting on the spot to cup Finn’s face in her hands. “Tomorrow we will go and get Dandy, because as awkward as it feels to admit it, I really want him around.”
“Then you get to have him.” Finn kissed her softly. The corner of her mouth. Her cheek. A long slow tease along her jaw until he reached her ear. “Tonight, I get you.”
A shiver struck.
“Is that a yes?” His hands moved to her hips, busily untucking her shirt.
“I think so,” Karen answered. “You don’t plan to just cuddle, do you?”
His lips tugged on her ear briefly before his mouth latched onto the tender spot on her neck that always drove her wild. He sucked lightly, his tongue doing dangerous things to her blood pressure.
His fingers slipped beneath her shirt, calloused fingertips skimming gently over her skin before one heated palm pressed against her lower back. He tugged her toward him, and their torsos met. His firm muscles rubbed her shirt, which in turn teased skin that was far too sensitive.
“We might have to get creative,” Finn warned her. “But I don’t mind starting with a repeat of where I finished last time.”
“Where was that?”
“Between your thighs with my tongue on your pussy.”
“Oh. There.” It wasn’t that she didn’t remember, but that words were beginning to lose all meaning. “Okay.”
Finn chuckled, scooping his hand between her shoulder blades. He hummed happily. “No bra.”
“Woman home alone, having a pity party? Trust me. No bra.”
His amusement rippled over her skin along with the goose bumps formed because his hand slid forward and he cupped her. Her breast rested in the palm of his hand, and his thumb teased circles over her nipple.
“Are we doing this here?” she asked.
“Doing what?” Finn murmured.
