Pregnant with the Rancher's Baby: Reclaimed by the Rancher

But apparently Jessie had other ideas. She toyed with the tab of his zipper a moment before she abandoned it in favor of running her index finger down the metal teeth and back up over his arousal.

He groaned. “You’re trying to make me crazy, aren’t you?”

“Is it working?” she asked, her smile promising.

Unable to get his vocal cords to work, he nodded.

“You seem to have a problem,” she commented as she eased the zipper down a fraction of an inch. “Do you want me to check it out for you?”

Nate forced himself to breathe. “If you don’t, I’ll be crawling the walls in another minute or two.”

Her delightful laughter was like a balm to his soul. “I certainly don’t want to be the cause of that,” she said, taking the zipper down a little farther. By the time she finally lowered it completely, Nate felt as if every bit of air had been sucked from the room.

But if he had thought she was finished teasing him, he was dead wrong. When she shoved his jeans down his legs and he stepped out of them, instead of taking off his boxer briefs right away, Jessie ran her finger along the top of the elastic waistband, then down the seams of the fly.

Closing his eyes, Nate let his head fall back as he tried to draw in enough oxygen. He wanted to let her take her time and have her fun, but he wasn’t sure how much more he could stand.

“Jessie...don’t get me wrong...I’m loving everything you’re doing to me,” he managed to get out as he opened his eyes and his gaze met hers. “But...if you keep that up much longer...I’m going to disappoint both of us.”

“Then I suppose I’d better get you out of these,” she said, slipping her fingers beneath the elastic band.

Just the feel of her fingertips on his skin was like a lightning strike to his system. In all of his thirty-three years he could never remember being hotter or harder than he was at that moment. His engine was definitely revved and firing on all cylinders. Much more and he was going to explode.

“I really don’t know how much more of this I can take,” he said, feeling perspiration pop out on his forehead and upper lip.

When she carefully freed him from the black cotton boxer briefs, Nate had had enough. He’d kept his end of the bargain and allowed her to take off his clothes. Now it was time for him to take control.

“Playtime is over, darlin’,” he said, whisking her maternity top over her head in one smooth motion. Dropping it on top of his clothes, he unfastened her bra with one flick of his fingers.

“How do you do that?” she asked, sounding as breathless as he did.

“Do what?” he asked, adding the scrap of lace to the pile, then helping her out of her jeans and panties.

“It takes me longer to fasten my bra than it takes you to unfasten it,” she said, bracing her hands on his chest as she stepped out of the rest of her clothes.

“Talent, darlin’.” He laughed, releasing some of the tension gripping him. “I have a lot of hidden talents.”

She glanced down at his aroused body and smiled. “And some that are hard to hide.”

Taking her in his arms, he grinned. “Well, you got the hard part right. And no, I don’t intend to hide how much I want you.” He kissed her as he picked her up. “I don’t even want to try. Now, put your legs around my waist, Jessie. We’re going to do something you suggested.”

She rested her forehead against his as he carried her over to the bed. “We’re going to be a little creative?”

He nodded as he sat on the edge of the mattress and settled her on his lap. “This way I get to be closer to you. I can kiss you and hold you to me.”

Nate lifted her and felt like he might pass out from the mind-blowing feel of her body consuming his. It was always this way with Jessie. When she held his body inside hers, he felt like he was part of everything that would ever matter to him.

Once she was completely settled over him, he placed his hands on her hips and helped her set a slow, gentle pace. Sooner than he wanted, his focus began to narrow and a red haze clouded his mind. He needed to complete the act of loving her, needed to once again leave a part of himself in her safekeeping. But not without assuring her pleasure before his own.

When he felt her body tighten around him, Nate knew that Jessie was close to finding her satisfaction, and sliding his hand between them, touched the tiny hidden nub of intense sensations. Her feminine muscles immediately began to gently caress him as she found her release. Only then did he give in to his own need and, tightening his arms around her, found the fulfillment of loving her.