“Your wish is my command, baby. ” I cupped her face with my hands and kissed her softly on the lips.
“You’re killing me, Layton. Killing. Me. ”
I stepped back and watched as she made her way out of the bedroom. She looked once over her shoulder to give me a wink.
“I love you!” I shouted after her.
“I love you more, baby!” she said as she rounded the corner.
After she was gone, I made my way to the shower with a smile on my face, thinking about next week.
What will her reaction be when I ask her to marry me? Will she cry?
Shit, I hope she doesn’t laugh. Shit! Shit! Shit!
Is it possible for me to miss her already? She’s only been gone two minutes.
I looked down at my growing dick. “Down, boy…she’s not even here. Christ. ”
I turned the shower on full blast and moved it over to cold. I stood under the water, thinking about Whitley.
I’ve never in my life loved someone as much as I love her. I would lay down my life for her.
At that moment, I had the strangest feeling come over me, and I remembered my dream when Mike had told me that someone needed my help.
I stepped out of the shower, dried off, and then got dressed. The whole time I was trying to shake the bad feeling I had.
As I made my way down to the barn, I kept hearing the same thing over and over in my head.
Go to her. She needs your help. She needs you to save her.
I walked into the barn and was startled to see Courtney sitting in there, reading.
“Hey, Court. I thought you and Mitch were heading to Enchanted Rock. ”
She smiled and shook her head. “I guess something happened with a cow or a calf or something. I think Reed sent you a message on your phone. They headed to the north pasture to go take care of it. So, I thought I’d get caught up on some reading, but I just can’t seem to concentrate. I’ve had the strangest feeling all day. ”
I stopped saddling up Hope, my new paint horse, and turned to look at Courtney. “What do you mean?”
She shrugged her shoulders. “It just feels like I’m being watched. I’ve felt like this for the last few days. I don’t know. Maybe I’m just worried because everything seems to be falling into place, especially for Whitley. It’s like I’m waiting for the floor to fall out from under her feet. Ya know what I mean?”
Just then, Mitch and Reed came riding back in. Reed jumped off his horse and walked straight up to me.
“Dude, there was someone on the ranch. ”
“What?”
“Mitch and I were in the north pasture, trying to get some barbed wire off a calf when I glanced up and saw a car driving on the ranch. Mitch and I got on the horses and headed over, but by the time we got there, the car was gone. A hole was cut in the fence line, and we could tell the car had driven in and out, maybe once or twice. ”
My heart started pounding. I looked at Courtney, who was now standing up.
“Whitley. Did she tel
l you that she thought she was being watched, too?” she asked.
I nodded and turned back toward Reed. “What kind of car was it?”
“Oh, um…shit, I don’t know. A sports car, wouldn’t you say, Mitch?”