Always Mine (Love in Eden 1)

I ground tied both horses and then reached for Brooks's hand. I never got over the little flush of color that would take up residence on his cheeks when I did stuff like that. It made me wish that it was something I could do all the time. But Eden was still Eden and our bubble was still our bubble.

Brooks took my hand and followed me along a narrow trail. The sound of the roaring water started to grow louder and louder and I could hear Brooks asking me where we were. But this time I didn't answer him. Instead, when I broke through the trees, I turned to look at him so I could take in his expression. His eyes went wide at the sight of the waterfall and the small body of water it fell into. The water was beautifully clear and crisp, and the area was surrounded by lush trees, brush, and wildflowers.

"Oh my God," Brooks said as he dropped my hand and stepped forward to take in the sight. I’d had that same reaction when I’d stumbled upon the little haven shortly after I’d started working at the ranch. Some of the other ranch hands knew about it, but I still considered it a safe place.

Brooks looked at me, his eyes bright.

"You said you wanted to go swimming in a lake, right? Like my friends and I did when we were kids?" I said.

He seemed overcome and didn't actually answer with words. Instead he walked into my arms and put his face against my neck. I held him for the longest time, doing nothing more than rubbing his back and giving him a place where he could collect his thoughts.

When he pulled back, his eyes were damp. He wiped at them and said, "I didn't bring my swimsuit." The humor in his voice had me smiling.

"I think we can figure something out."

Brooks cocked his head like he was thinking about it, then he turned to look at the lake. Then, before I knew it, he was sprinting toward the water and yelling, "Last one in has to give the other a blowjob!"

"Hey! That's cheating," I shouted as I took off after him. He reached the water before me. I dove in and came up next to him. I grabbed him from beneath the water and dunked him. When he came up for air, I repeated, "You cheated."

Brooks laughed… really laughed. "If you had any idea how good your blowjobs are, you would've cheated too," he said, and then he started swimming toward the waterfall. We still had our clothes on so as we swam, we began to pull them off and tossed them on the rocks by the shore. We ended up having to help each other get out of the jeans. That resulted in more touching and kissing than anything else, and by the time we reached the waterfall, we were all over each other.

The shower from the waterfall was cold against our skin but the pressure of it hitting us just tightened the sensation as we pleasured each other with hands and mouths. There was a small outcropping of rocks behind the waterfall, so I drew Brooks there to give him his prize. I blew him until he was ready to go over the edge, then I took my mouth off of him. He complained loudly until I turned him around and began feasting on his ass instead. Again, I took him to the edge, and right before I sensed him going over, I pulled back.

"Xavier," Brooks whimpered. I turned him back around so he was facing me and lifted him so his back was braced against a particularly large boulder. His legs automatically went around me and he angled his hips so his entrance was lined up with the head of my cock. I lifted us enough so I could spit in my hand and swipe the liquid on my dick. It wasn't the first time we’d been caught without lube, but I knew it would just heighten Brooks's pleasure… and mine.

I began to push into him and as soon as my crown got past the tight outer ring of muscle, I lowered us back down into the water. Brooks wrapped his arms around me so he was flush against my chest. I leaned him back against the rock so I could get the angle right as I shoved into him. He cried out as my balls slapped against his ass. I gave him a moment to adjust to the sensation of being filled, and then I fucked him hard and fast. The water slapped between us as the roar of the waterfall muffled the sounds that rose from our throats. I loved taking Brooks from the front because I could see and feel so much more. I loved how he clung to me, like he would never let go. He always made himself so vulnerable to me, trusting me to take care of him. We hadn't yet talked about whether or not he was interested in fucking me, but I knew it was something I was open to, even though I'd never done that with anyone else. Like Brooks trusted me, I trusted him.