Her mouth fell open then a grin spread across her face. “Then am I able to claw the eyes out of all the women you’ve fucked? I mean, fair’s fair.”
“Then Brandon’s a dead man?”
She huffed and shook her head. “I want to take over his business but not that way.”
“Why the hell would you want to buy that loser out?”
“How do you know he’s a loser?” she countered.
I raised a brow and gave her a look that screamed seriously?“Any man who can’t satisfy a woman is a loser.”
She pursed her lips and considered. “Probably true.”
“Probably? So why do you want to buy him out? Start your own company.”
She toed the dirt and watched as the pebble she kicked skittered down the hillside. “I need the equipment, and it would be cheaper to buy it from him than get it all new. Besides, I’m just a guide. I don’t have the business side of it down. Sparks Outdoor Adventures has clients and connections.”
I moved close to her. “Baby, you’ve got connections. An entire town to support you.”
“People of Sparks don’t need me to take them into the woods.”
I cocked my head and studied her. I hadn’t seen her this way other than when she talked about her skills in the sack. She was unsure of herself. I didn’t like that.
“What would you do if something went wrong on a trip?” I asked.
Her blue gaze lifted to mine. “Call it in. Triage. Assess the weather. Decide if hiking out is best or hunkering down for rescue.”
“If it’s hiking out?”
“Follow the trail back. Or find water and follow it downstream.” She tipped her chin a little higher. “My brother was the SEAL, but I can survive in the wild, Ford.”
I tipped her chin up. “I know. That doesn’t mean I want you to.”
“We hiking or talking?” she countered.
“Or I can tug down those leggings and get in you again.”
A slow smile spread over her face. “Only if you catch me.”
She turned and sprinted up the trail. I watched her get a head start. Laughed. Fuck, she was incredible. And if she thought she’d ever be able to get away from me, she was fucking mistaken.
I took off after her. Enjoying the chase. As easily as I ate up the distance between us, I realized I’d been chasing her for years. Searching the world for someone to fill Indi’s spot, but I’d never found her. Because she’d always been right here. In Sparks.
Waiting.
I snagged her around the waist and lifted her off her feet. She laughed, and it caught on the breeze. I couldn’t help but smile. Her backpack was wedged between us, but I didn’t put her down. I carried her off the trail, past a large ponderosa pine and fuck, yes. To a large boulder in the bright sunshine. I set her on her feet for a moment to spin her about, then hoisted her up to sit on the large rock. Glancing back the way we came, I couldn’t see the trail, which meant if there was a hiker coming by, they wouldn’t see us either.
Indi parted her knees, and I stepped between, pushed the straps of her backpack off her shoulders and set it on the rock beside her. Then I hooked a hand behind her neck and kissed her. It had only been a few hours since I’d been inside her, but that was too long. I kissed her fiercely. Almost roughly in my need for her.
“I’m not getting naked Ford,” she said when I pulled back. Her blue eyes were hazy and her breathing ragged.
“Don’t need to do that for what I have in mind.”
Her eyes widened slightly, and her gaze dropped to my lips.
“Lean back.”
Slowly, she settled her elbows behind her, allowing me to snag my fingers into the waistband of her leggings and work them down. She lifted her hips to help, and I tugged her little thong with the stretchy fabric, so it settled around her lower thighs.
Grabbing her ankle, I pushed her legs up and back, so her knees were against her chest and her pussy was tipped up. Fuck, I couldn’t miss how wet she was on those pretty pink folds. With one hand on her thigh keeping her in place, I ducked my head and licked up her slit.
“Ford!” she cried.
“Shh, Blue. Those sounds are just for me.”
No one was around, but I wasn’t going to risk anyone overhearing us.
She was calling my name when I ate her out.
I cupped her, spread her honey all over her pussy, then slipped two fingers into her.
“This is going to be fast. You’re going to come for me, then I’m going to flip you over and fuck you good and hard, Blue.”
“Yes,” she hissed as I curled my fingers over her g-spot and sucked on her clit.