After she was safely married to him.
Travis wasted another few minutes waiting for Selena to finish her bath. He wanted to talk to her before morning. He started hearing noises from her room and knew she was finished. He walked down the short hallway, tapped on her door and opened it.
What he saw almost gave him a heart attack. Selena stood next to the chest of drawers, dressed only in a tiny pair of pink bikini panties and nothing else. Her hair flowed down her back in loose, wet curls, and she had automatically turned toward the sound of the door opening. She crossed her arms over her naked breasts and her breathing became erratic when she saw him standing in the open doorway, staring at her.
Travis studied the slim, white body in front of him. He already knew she was tiny, but the lack of clothes underlined the fact. Only a few inches above five feet, her legs were slim, her hips narrow and slightly flared below a waist so small he thought he might be able to encircle it with his hands. The breasts he had only caught a glimpse of before she covered herself were small, white globes with perfect pink nipples.
He studied her slim hips and felt his erection swell, in anticipation of sliding into her small, wet channel. She was so tiny. She was going to be so tight. Sweat broke out on his brow.
Selena stood completely frozen, like a deer caught in headlights. If she was perfectly still, and made not one move, maybe the predator would go away.
Travis stood in the doorway, fighting himself. He fisted his hands at his sides, and dark slashes of red slashed his cheekbones as he felt himself swell even bigger and press against his jeans. He took deep breaths of oxygen to calm himself down, but somewhere deep inside his brain a temptation took hold of him that told him he could handle just a few kisses.
His mind fought to turn and leave; his body fought to take the few steps toward her.
His body won.
He took two steps toward her.
Selena sucked in a breath and started frantically shaking her head. "T-Travis, please, no. You have to w-wait one m-more day."
He kept prowling toward her. "I know, Angel." He kept his words soothing and low, so she wouldn't bolt. "I'm going to wait. It'll be okay. I just need something to get me through the night. Just a touch. Just a kiss. I promise."
Selena held herself still in front of the chest of drawers, her arms covering her breasts. He reached her and stood an inch in front of her, looking down into her eyes. Their gazes held, their breathing roughened, and Travis reached out and put his hands on her naked waist.
Selena gasped. The small sound jerked through Travis, but didn't stop him. He held her gaze, while his hands moved and firmly took her hands in his. Selena closed her eyes and held her breath as Travis slowly pulled her arms away from her chest. She opened her eyes and he was still looking at her face.
Travis fisted her wrists in his hands and held them away from her body. She trembled as he slowly lowered his eyes to her chest.
Selena felt the reverberations go through his body. The hands that held hers tightened. A low growl sounded from his diaphragm, and he took a step closer, the one that had his body touching hers.
He lowered his mouth to hers, and opened her lips with his. His tongue went deep as he started stroking her, mimicking the sex act. His erection pressed against her stomach. He put her arms around his neck and lowered his hands until he had a breast captured in each one. He squeezed slightly, his thumbs rasping over her nipples.
Lightning speared through her.
His mouth continued to drink from hers for long endless moments. He lifted his lips from hers, and dropped his head to her breast. He licked a nipple, and fierce excitement screamed through her body. He moved his mouth away from her nipple to the soft, white flesh of the breast he had captured and began to suck there, his thumbs still rubbing her nipples.
Selena felt the fire slide from her nipples down to the softness between her thighs.
She began to rotate her hips against him.
He lifted his head from her breast and put his mouth to her ear, as one hand continued to stoke her nipple, and his other hand slid to her thighs. He cupped her through her panties and pressed against her, and her mind completely closed down.
He growled softly in her ear, "You're mine. Just mine. I'm never going to share, and I'm never going to let you go."
At the deep, sensual threat, Selena shattered into a thousand pieces in his arms.
****
Travis glanced at Selena once again before pinning his eyes back to the road. She sat demurely in her seat, the buckle strapping her in. She twisted the new rings on her finger, back and forth. Her foot tapped a nervous little beat, and her eyes were glued out the window. She was deep in thought and looked troubled about something as well as nervous.
The ceremony in Laredo had only taken about twenty minutes, start to finish.
The drive back to the ranch was taking forever. It was only about two in the afternoon, but Travis knew he wasn't going to be able to wait to take her to bed. It had taken every bit of patience he had to sit through lunch in a restaurant while she picked at her food and nervously watched him through her eyelashes.
He gripped the steering wheel tightly. The night before was coming back to haunt him. He still couldn't believe she came in his arms from a few light caresses. He thought he had died and gone to heaven. She was so responsive. He was ready for more. Past ready.
He slid his eyes to her once again.