Wild Ride Rancher

She threw her head back, arched her spine and kicked up the rhythm she’d set. Together they moved in a rush of sensation, in a frantic need to recapture that release they’d both shared only minutes ago. He had to have it. Had to have her. Liam didn’t know how he could want so completely so quickly, but it didn’t matter. All that mattered was the next touch, the next kiss, the next taste.

His hands dropped to her hips as he steered her into an even faster rhythm. They were breathless now, and staring into each other’s eyes again. As if it meant life itself, neither of them spoke. Neither of them looked away. The only sounds in that room were their ragged breathing, the slap of two bodies coming together and the incessant slash of the rain against the windows. Thunder boomed out as an exclamation point when Chloe finally shouted his name, digging her fingernails into his shoulders.

He didn’t stop. Kept pushing on, higher, faster. Liam wanted her to come again, this time with him. And as the first eruptions in her body eased, he sensed her tightening all over again.

She shook her head, breathing hard. “Liam, I can’t...”

“Yeah. You can,” he whispered, burying his face in the curve of her neck, inhaling her scent, taking her inside him until every breath was flavored with her. “You will. Come with me, Chloe. Come again.”

Trembling, she clung to him, gasping as new need erupted inside her. He tasted her pulse, felt the rush of blood in her veins and the hammering of her heartbeat and knew she was close. So was he. Liam felt as if he’d explode if he didn’t let go, and still he maintained control. He knew if he held on only a moment longer, he’d feel their bodies shatter together. He was only half sane now, Liam thought. His mind was closing down. And it didn’t matter. Nothing mattered but the woman already screaming.

As she clutched his shoulders and helplessly rode him, Liam finally surrendered and a roar shot from his throat as his body joined hers in a tangled knot of need and release.

And in the silence following, they fell together.

* * *

They spent the night exploring each other, having a picnic of cheese, crackers and wine in bed, and finally each of them caught a couple of hours sleep near dawn. With the storm still raging, Chloe was now wrapped in a blanket in front of the fire staring at the man across from her.

A real cowboy, Liam had that look of supreme self-confidence about him, not to mention that he really was almost too gorgeous. Miles of muscled, tan flesh. Eyes that burned with passion and secrets she wished she could read. And holy hell, what he could do to her body. Chloe had never known a night like the one she’d just lived through. Never thought her body was capable of feeling so much. His passion, his tirelessness, bordered on magical.

Liam poured her another glass of wine and leaned back against the chair behind him. The lamps were burning against the storm’s darkness, and the fire sent flickering shadows into the room.

Chloe sipped at her wine, then took a bite of one of the sandwiches Liam had salvaged from the downstairs refrigerator. She really couldn’t believe everything that had happened since the day before. A simple meeting about the girls’ camp had become so much more. All because of the storm still huddling over Houston. Her gaze slipped to the window, where rain slapped the glass and flashes from the lightning made those drops shine like diamonds.

“Doesn’t look like it’s letting up anytime soon,” Liam said.

“We’re stuck here then.” Chloe looked at him. His dark brown hair was a little too long, which only gave him a dangerous look as the shadows and light of the fire danced across his features. The blanket he sat on was draped across his groin, leaving his tanned, muscled chest bare. Chloe sighed a little, remembering the feel of all that hard, hot flesh pressed against hers.

She’d never felt anything like she had with Liam. Okay, she hadn’t been with a lot of men, but she wasn’t exactly a timid virgin, either. And in her experience, Liam was...she had to admit, amazing. Instantly, her mind went back to the hours they’d spent together. Sex had always been nice. But sex with Liam was a life-changer. He made her feel so much she hadn’t been sure she could contain it all. And yet here she was, hours later, wanting more.