Page 95 of The Cowgirl's Secret Love
She gasped. “Language.”
He shifted as much as possible in his seat, turning toward her and playing with a strand of hair that had fallen loose from her ponytail. “I can’t wait to get you home and strip you naked. After I use my mouth and fingers to make you scream a couple of times, we’ll move on to something totally wild.”
“Really? And that would be?” The question came out a little breathless.
He leaned forward to get in her line of sight. “Missionary position.”
As hoped, he got a loud laugh, but the twinkle in her eyes said she was just as eager to mix it up.
Having her in his arms each night had been a bit of a miracle. Yet since rolling over required his full concentration and the equivalent of a damn workout, their sex life had remained limited.
The doctor took pity on him, pushing through the X-ray results quickly, which put him back in the waiting room in double-quick time. Being stared down by that minuscule woman with the attitude of an Amazon would’ve been highly amusing if there wasn’t so much on the line.
“You’ve healed well,” Dr. Jerimiah told him. “Congratulations. You graduate to walking on two legs.”
Finn grinned over the doctor’s shoulder at Karen. “Ready to go dancing,ma chérie?”
“Good idea,” the doctor told him. “In moderation. You need to build up your strength again. I’ll give you a set of exercises and a prescription for physiotherapy if you need it. I have a feeling your biggest issue will be not overdoing it.” She glanced over her shoulder at Karen. “Keep him off his feet when you can.”
“She already promised to.” Finn caught Karen’s gaze, and when he spoke again, his voice had gone lower. Needy, full of anticipation. “Frequently and enthusiastically.”
That might’ve come out a little dirtier than he intended. In front of the doc and all.
The young woman laughed. “That’s pretty much what I figured. If you have any troubles, come back and see me. Otherwise, stay out of collapsing buildings, and I hope the rest of your summer goes well.”
He pumped her hand with real gratitude. “Thanks.”
Finn and Karen took a slow stroll to the parking lot, but when he pulled open the passenger door for her, she shook her head and pointed at the seat. “One last time as passenger. I insist. You have presents to open.”
It wasn’t worth grumbling about because—damn. Without the cast, he felt fifty pounds lighter and yet slightly out of kilter. “Okay. But tomorrow I drive.”
She hadn’t been kidding about the presents. A pile of them rested on the seat.
He waited until she’d pulled out of the hospital parking lot and had them on the highway headed home to Heart Falls. “What’s all this?”
“Everybody wanted to celebrate your getting-out-of-jail moment.” She pointed to random packages. “Zach, Cody, Josiah. Those two are from Tamara and Lisa. Tansy sent over a black forest cheesecake, and Julia and the crew at the fire hall picked up some ribeye steaks for us to enjoy sometime this week.”
A strange knot developed in his throat. He stared at the boxes, all brightly wrapped, and wondered at the weird sensation in his belly.
Karen glanced over. “Finn? You okay?”
He picked up one of the packages, opening the tag on it to see it was from his brother Levi and family. “I’m a little choked up right now, to tell the truth.”
“Because people are happy you’re feeling better?”
He shrugged. “Hell. I figured they would be happy knowing I won’t be begging favours anymore. I’m just not used to— I don’t know.”
She threaded their fingers together. “Not used to having visible signs that people appreciate you show up on your doorstep? Or in this case, truck seat?”
He nodded. “Pretty much, yeah.”
“Well, they do appreciate you. And they’re happy for you, and I need you to start opening presents because I’m dying of curiosity.”
Even as he worked the wrapping paper on the one in his hands, he lowered his tone a notch. “Thank you for what you got me. It’s exactly what I wanted.”
She snickered. “My present isn’t even here.”
“Oh. I was talking about your promise to sex me to death.”
