Mountain Man's Proposal

by Lauren Wood

  I checked her out as I shut my motorcycle off and watched as she lifted her head slightly from the basking chair she was laying in.

  Her blonde hair was put up in a ponytail and she looked as if she had headphones in her ears but she had a slight smile on her face. I was pretty sure her name was Amanda but I wouldn’t have bet money on it.

  Taking off my motorcycle helmet and welcoming the cool breeze that picked up, I was hot in the leather motorcycle outfit I decided to wear, even my feet were soaked with sweat inside my motorcycle boots.

  “Nice day isn’t it?” I called over to her, seeing her nod her head and take one of her earbuds out of her ear.

  “What’s that?” She called back, she hadn’t heard me but at least she acknowledged that I was talking to her.

  “I said nice day, isn’t it?” Repeating myself which I didn’t like to do.

  “It is.” She nodded her head, her smile growing wider across her face.

  “My names Dean.” I thought I should at least introduce myself and hope that she would do the same.

  “Shelly.” She replied. It was a good thing that I didn’t put money on it I would’ve lost but money isn’t anything if you have a lot of it.

  “Nice to meet you,” I stated, wanting the conversation to continue but I had to get out of the leather that was surely going to be had to get off my sweaty body.

  I left my motorcycle in the driveway and as I reached the steps to the front door it opened and my driver Jake came out.

  “Would you like me to move that to the garage for you?” He asked he was a balding man with brown hair and light brown eyes.

  “That would be good, thank you. Wash it down so that it looks new.” I grinned at him.

  The motorcycle was my favorite thing to drive. I always made sure after each ride it got a scrub down. Not by me of course, that was the reason why I had so much help. So I wouldn’t have to do it myself.

  I hoped that she was going to be outside when I got done taking a shower. Maybe I would invite her over for a drink or two, or to go swimming on this hot day that threatened to get hotter.

  Chapter 2

  His name was Dean, I had watched him since I moved into the mansion that my father had given me in his will. I stuck to myself mostly and thought about my father and the things that he had done to help me out. I was no stranger to the loneliness. The only people to keep me company was the help that decided to stay on because my father had taken care of their pay as well.

  I watched him walk into his house and saw the way he walked he had a lot of confidence, the way he talked to the man that came out of the house I would’ve probably told him to wash his bike himself but that’s just me. I could see that he was kind of a bad boy but I would never let him treat me like that even if I was his help, it didn’t matter how much he was paying me.

  My father had taught me to give the same respect that I would expect from others and I always had.

  A smile lingered on my face when I thought about being on the back of the motorcycle with him, I had never been on the back of one and it looked thrilling, he looked like a bad boy when he pulled into the driveway. I wasn’t stupid. I knew that he was checking me out and taking his time getting off his bike before he decided to talk to me.

  I picked up the spray bottle beside me that had water in it and I spritzed myself with it, the sweat was getting to me and the day was getting hotter. I wanted to get into the pool but it was being cleaned for the start of the summer.

  “Is there anything you would like me to get you?” I heard a soft voice behind me.

  It was my maid Jenna, she was short with brown hair and dark brown eyes. I didn’t make her wear a uniform. I knew how hot it was outside and I wasn’t going to make her sweat in a uniform that my father had designed for the help.

  She was wearing a pair of shorts and a white tank top with flip flops on her feet.

  “An ice water would be good.” I smiled up at her, keeping my white framed mirrored sunglasses on.

  “I’m sorry about the pool, it will be another day before you can get into it.” She told me.

  I nodded my head but it wasn’t something I wanted to hear. There was no use in complaining, it would change the news that I heard. It would just complicate things.

  “Thank you for not getting upset with me.” She smiled, getting ready to turn away.

  “There’s no point in it, life’s too short,” I muttered, shaking my head.

  “Your father didn’t see it that way. I wish he had the personality like you have.” Jenna told me.

  I watched her walk away, I felt bad for her. The morals that my father had taught me he didn’t abide by himself, he just taught me what he thought was right. Though it was I wished that the help had more good things to say about him than bad.

  My mind drifted back to Dean when I watched him take off his helmet and I saw his sweat black hair that was recently cut I wanted to run my hands through it. I didn’t care if he was sweaty or not, I was betting that he was enjoying the coolness of the shower he was probably taking the second he got inside the house.

  I closed my eyes imagining him in the shower, cooling his heated body down and I bit down on my lip. A slight moan came out of my mouth but I wasn’t worried about it, no one was around me, or at least I thought no one was.

  Chapter 3

  I stood by the rose bushes that separated our yard and looked at her, hearing her moan made my heart race as I stood watching her with just a pair of swimming trunks on. It was too hot for a shirt and I didn’t bother putting on any sandals.

  “You must be having a good dream.” I chuckled, watching her jump at the sound of my voice.

  “And what are you doing sneaking up on me like this?” She grinned at me, her recovery of being jumped was impressive.

  “I wasn’t sneaking up on you, I was going to ask if you wanted to take a dip in the pool with me. I noticed that yours was down for repairs.” I gave it right back to her.

  I was beginning to like Shelly more and more. The quick wittiness that she had when most women wouldn’t be able to handle the sarcasm that I dished out she was ready for it and with the snap of her tongue threw out just as much sarcasm.

  I watched her lift her sunglasses and I was right, she had light blue eyes, blue eyes that took my breath away but I wasn’t going to let her know that.

  “Are you seriously asking me if I want to go for a swim with you?” She sat up, she couldn’t tell if I was serious or not.

  “Yes, I wouldn’t be standing here in this heat just to gawk at you in your bathing suit. Though I’m sure that’s what you’re thinking.” I grinned, taking my hands off my hips.

  Her bikini was soaked with sweat but that didn’t turn me off. She looked sexy in the blue bikini that she was wearing.

  “That would be great, oh and for the record, I don’t know if men look at me or not. I don’t concentrate on things that are usually a waste of my time.” She raised one eyebrow and made a face at me.

  “You might want to hurry before I change my mind on the invite.” I threw my head back and laughed.

  She laughed with me, she got my sense of humor and the biggest turn on for me, more of a turn on than the sexy moan I heard escape her mouth just a few minutes ago.

  Shelly got up from her chair and just in time for her maid to come out. She was holding an ice water and handed it over to Shelly.

  “Thank you, why don’t you take the rest of the day off. If you need me for anything I’ll be at Dean’s house right over here outback in the pool.” Shelly explained to her.

  Looking at my watch I saw that it wasn’t even noon time yet. I could see that she had a sensitive, considerate side to her. I would never allow my help to take the rest of the day off. I was too secure with them, whenever I needed something they were right there. But it made me feel a little guilty about the way I acted because I barely said thank you while she did everything she could to make sure that her maid knew that she was grateful. />
  The maid smiled at her and nodded her head before she turned away, I couldn’t find anything sarcastic to say to her, knowing she would get me back and the statement that she would probably sting me.

  “Ready?” I cleared my throat, I was already sweating and I just got out of the shower.

  “Ready.” She nodded her head, instead of walking around to get to the driveway she found a small space between the bushes and walked right over without thinking about it.

  I nodded my head and grinned at her, I turned my back and walked towards the backyard with her by my side. I was getting what I wanted, I told myself that I would get to know her better, it was a goal of mine. I wanted to talk with her and get to know her since the first day she moved in but it didn’t look like the right time, I could tell something was bothering her but never asked her because it wasn’t my business. If she wanted to talk she had a mouth and I had ears so I would be a good listening tool.

  The back deck made a path down to the pool and when I saw her eyes I could tell she was impressed. They grew wide when she noticed just how big the pool was, not to mention I had a mini bar attached to the deck so that I wouldn’t have to go inside. I spoil myself a lot and that’s one of the things that I had built because I was too lazy to step inside for a drink when it was gorgeous outside and today was one of those days.

  Chapter 4

  It was nice to be able to joke around with Dean, to show him I wasn’t the average woman to sit there and stay quiet when he threw comments at me. I noticed the shocked look on his face, the way I had talked to Jenna. It was the way I’d always talked to her.

  But his pool…his pool was ten times bigger than mine. It covered most of the backyard and I had to say that I was impressed with the mini bar that he had on the back deck. He had a tanned, scrawny, man working behind the bar washing glasses and making sure the bar was stocked with every drink that I could imagine.

  I wasn’t all that surprised when he came over to invite me to go swimming with him, I was slightly embarrassed that he had caught me moaning, I didn’t dare tell him it was because I was thinking of him but when I opened my eyes I saw his hard, tanned, chest. The sweat rolling down it made me fight the urge to run my fingertips down his hard chest and go further down, wondering how big his cock was inside his trunks.

  “You’re staring at me.” Dean pointed out, catching me and seeing I was lost in thought.

  “Yeah? You’ve got a lot to stare at.” I winked at him, feeling my heart flutter with the comeback I just made to him.

  “Would you like a drink?” He asked, I saw his face flush and I knew it wasn’t because of the heat. I had either embarrassed him or he wasn’t ready for what came out of my mouth.

  “I thought you invited me to come over and swim with you?” I grinned, my blue eyes trained on his dark blue eyes.

  “That was just a way to get you over here, we don’t have to necessarily go swimming if you don’t want to. If you want the truth I didn’t know if you would even bother answering me when I invited you over. I told myself to take the time to get to know you. That was my goal.” I could see that Dean wasn’t looking at me, it was hard for him to come out and say what he was feeling but hearing the words come out of his mouth made my knees grow weak.

  For the first time I was at a loss for words, I licked my lips and felt my mouth grow dry. He made it easy for me to get to know him, I could read his face like a book. I took a sip of my ice water and stood closer to him as he looked out over the pool.

  “That’s the nicest thing I’ve heard you say today,” I smirked, feeling silly, I could’ve come up with a better comeback.

  He laughed and took my free hand as if he had done it numerous times before and led me to the bar. We sat down and ordered bartender of two beers. I would just sip at mine, I wasn’t going to tell him that I didn’t have a taste for beer.

  “Thank you.” He stated, nodding his head as he handed me mine and I took a small sip of it before putting it on the bar.

  I was impressed with him, he was nicer to the bartender than he had been with the man who washed his bike for him.

  “I think I’m rubbing off on you already.” I laughed, nudging him.

  “What do you mean?” He asked, giving me a confused look.

  “The way you talked to the man who took care of your bike opposed to the bartender. Your thank you with the man who met you outside was harsh, even though you did say thank you. It was sincere.” I pointed out the difference to him.

  “So you were listening in on my conversation.” He laughed again and I could see that he was being playful but serious at the same time.

  I felt my face flush and he laughed again putting his arm around my shoulders. Not once did it feel strange, it felt good enjoying each other’s company.

  I tilted my head a little and that’s when it happened. I had been thinking about him since I moved in and wondered what kind of man he was. Wondered how soft his lips were and now I had my answer.

  He pressed his lips against mine and I concentrated on his lips. They were soft, I closed my eyes and felt myself kissing him back, right there in front of the bartender!

  Chapter 5

  She was right, she was rubbing off on me. I didn’t realize how nice I was to the bartender. A simple thank you that came from my lips and it was a real thank you. Her lips were nice and soft against mine, in the summer heat I could feel taste the sweat on her lips and I’m sure she could taste it on mine.

  I don’t know what had come over me, I just kissed her as if it was the most natural thing in the world. As if we had known each other for years. It was the second hurdle that I had jumped. I wanted to see her happy, unlike when she had first moved in and she looked like a cold, bitter, woman. I wanted to show her that there could be happier times than sad times if she let it happen.

  Hearing her moan against my mouth made me want to take it further but I didn’t dare to. I didn’t want to scare her off when normally I didn’t care about the woman’s feelings I only cared about what I wanted and that was it, looking out for number one.

  “How about we cool off?” She murmured against my mouth before she broke the kiss and got off the bar stool.

  My heart was racing, I couldn’t find the words to speak so I nodded my head and watched her step off the deck. I watched her body as she moved and saw the way the sun was kissing it, her pale skin was going to be tanned before the end of the summer.

  I continued to watch her as if I was in a trance. She went to the deep end of the pool and climbed up the ladder to the diving board. My eyes looked up, up, up, until she was standing on the board. She bounced a few times and I enjoyed the way her tits bounced inside her tight bikini top. They were eager to be let out and I was hoping that they would when she dove into the pool.

  I watched her dive into the pool, hands out in front of her, head down and watched her long legs. It was a picture that I would never forget. She looked gorgeous and when she splashed into the pool I watched her touch the bottom of the pool before coming up with a big smile on her face.

  Her hair tie had come out of her hair and was at the bottom of the pool. She went down to get it and when she came back up again I loved how she looked with her hair wet and cascading down her back.

  “You are coming? It feels so good!” She called out to me and without even thinking I had a good come back.

  “I know something else that would feel good!” I shouted, winking at her as I got off the bar stool and jumped off the side of the deep end to join her in the middle of the pool.

  I splashed her the second I got the chance to, and before I knew it we were having a splashing contest with me coming out on top. She swam away from me and went under the water and I chased her for another kiss.

  I opened my eyes and wrapped my arms around her, seeing her blurred figure it was a clumsy kiss but once our lips met and I felt her arms and legs wrap around me I could tell just how happy she was to be with me.

  She clung to
me under the water or maybe I just imagined it, feeling dizzy from the kiss that we shared.

  When we came up for air the warmth of the sun felt good with the mix of the cool water that was surrounding us.

  “I’ve never done that before!” She cried out, laughing as she swam away from me and made it to the other side of the pool before I even moved from where I was.

  I couldn’t keep a smile off my face, I couldn’t wait to hold her. I had the vibe that she wanted me as much as I wanted her and not in the pool. The more I thought of her naked body on mine the more I found it hard to breathe.

  One way or another I was going to get her in my bed and not just because I wanted the sex. Because I wanted to see how compatible we were in the bedroom. As it stood we were great for each other, I thought that we fit like a hand and a glove.

  “Are you coming over here or not?” She asked me, laughing again and I dove under the water, swimming towards her. I didn’t come up for air until I was right in front of her.

  “Is this close enough?” I whispered to her, staring into her eyes as I pressed my body against hers.

  “Could be closer.” She whispered, staring into my eyes and it felt like we were in a freeze frame moment. A moment that I didn’t want to end, she was changing me within the few hours that we had spent together.

  She made me feel as if she was the only woman in the world and I would die without her kiss, without her touch, as if I was a prince who would turn back into a toad if I didn’t accomplish what I set out to do that night.

  “Dinner?” I asked, raising my eyebrows.

  “Your place or mine?” She shot back.

  “Mine,” I answered quickly, grinning at her and knew at that moment that we would get closer and closer in time.

  Chapter 6

  The day was going better than I expected it to. The way he flirted, the way he looked at me I could see myself in Dean’s bed that night, we were both thinking about it. I knew he was from the invitations that he was sending out to me. I would be a fool not to notice that he wanted to sleep with me, my breath caught in my throat when he invited me to dinner because even though he wanted to spend more time with me I knew it wasn’t going to be just a make out session that evening and I was wanting it as much as he was.