Total pages in book: 44
Estimated words: 42171 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 211(@200wpm)___ 169(@250wpm)___ 141(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 42171 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 211(@200wpm)___ 169(@250wpm)___ 141(@300wpm)
I take great care in cleaning her up even though a part of me wants to leave my mark on her. When I lie back down beside her, she’s lying on her back and struggling to pull the sheet over her body.
I hold on to it to stop her. “What are you doing?”
“I was just going to cover up a little. It is still daylight, you know.”
“Are you cold?” I ask her.
She gives me a look. “You think there’s any way I could be cold after that?”
“Okay, so you don’t need a cover. Now bring your body over here.”
She scoots closer, but it’s not enough. I wrap my arms around her and pull her until she’s lying on top of me. I wrap my arms around her, and our legs tangle together. She giggles as she rests her head on my chest. “I didn’t figure you were the type to snuggle.”
I kiss the top of her head. “I’m usually not.”
She opens her mouth to say something but must change her mind. She lies against me, and our breaths start coming in and out in a matched unison. I force myself to loosen my hold on her.
I thought I’d be able to resist her, but I was a fool, and well, now I know there’s no turning back. This wasn’t just sex, no matter how much I want to try and convince myself of it. It was way more than that. I felt a true connection with her, and I’m thinking she felt it too.
Not that I can say anything because I can’t.
Regardless of how I feel, she’s only here for a while, and she mentioned that “we could have a good time.” She’s twenty-eight, and I’m sure she’s not looking for anything permanent with a forty-two-year-old man that is tied to a peach orchard.
Her hand slides up my chest, and her finger rolls around my nipple. “What are you thinking about, Asher?”
I squeeze my arms around her. “I’m thinking about you, Maddie.”
She lifts her head and rests her chin on my chest. With a smile, she asks, “What about me?”
“How I want to have you again.”
She gasps, but I can see the delight on her face. “Again! Wow, I’m impressed.”
I chuckle. “Don’t be too impressed. I need to rest a little bit.”
She leans up and presses her lips to mine. “All right, old man. I’ll let you rest.”
She sighs contentedly as she lays her head back down on my chest.
Eventually, her breathing levels out, and I know she’s asleep. I shouldn’t, but I can’t stop myself from wondering what it would be like to have Madelyn in my arms every night.
I shouldn’t go there, I know I shouldn’t, but I can’t stop wondering what it would be like with a woman like her. I judged her in the beginning, but I was obviously wrong about her. Watching her work in the orchard and seeing the way she loves it here makes me want things I didn’t think I could ever have.
I stroke my fingers through her hair and kiss her head. She snuggles into me, and even though I told her I needed time, my cock is already starting to lengthen in anticipation.
She wants a good time, and I’ll show her one. For however long she’ll let me.
CHAPTER 11
MADELYN
I stretch my arms over my head and wince. I’m feeling pain in muscles I didn’t even know I had. The smile on my face appears as I remember why I’m feeling the sweet pain. Asher.
I roll to my side with a smile on my face, but it disappears when I see that his side of the bed is empty. I raise up to look around the room and sigh.
He’s gone.
I’m not sure what I expected, but I know I was hoping that he wouldn’t just disappear on me.
I slowly climb out of bed and make my way to the bathroom. After turning the water on to get hot, I put my hair in a bun on the top of my head and then step into the shower.
Everything replays in my head, and I try to figure out if I messed up somewhere. Did I say or do something I shouldn’t have?
I slept with my boss.
Probably not my smartest decision, but I wouldn’t take it back for anything. I thought it was amazing… but I guess he didn’t.
After I finish getting cleaned up, I know I should get dressed and go search for something to eat, but instead, I stand under the hot spray and let all the intrusive thoughts fill my head.
The hot water feels good, and I let it unknot my tense muscles.
I open my eyes when there’s a sound coming from the door. I jump when I see Asher standing in the open doorway, staring at me with a big smile on his face.