12-Alarm Cowboys

by Cora Seton

  But she didn’t lose consciousness. Instead, she climbed the slope to another orgasm, one she knew would be better than anything she had ever experienced in her life, when Jax suddenly rolled over, smoothly bringing her around on top of him. The move was so unexpected that all she could do was gasp as she sat there straddling his hips. Then she realized how good it felt to have him inside this way, and she placed her hands on his chest and began riding up and down on his shaft.

  Jax cupped her breasts, pinching and rolling her nipples between his fingers until she was sure she would scream. She gyrated on his cock, pressing her clit against him, and moaning and groaning as her climax approached.

  The wave arrived in a rush, catching her by surprise. One second it was building higher and higher, the next she was collapsing forward onto his chest and screaming in his ear.

  Jax slid his hands down to grab her ass, pulling her onto his hard cock over and over as she closed her eyes and let go of everything holding her down to the ground.

  Somewhere in the back of her mind Skye realized Jax was coming with her, but it was impossible to focus on anything right then. She was coming too hard. All she could do was ride out the pleasure.

  Afterward, she could only lie there gasping for air against his strong chest, berating herself for not coming back home to Dallas sooner so she and Jax could have been together like this long before now. But as he wrapped his warm, muscular arms around her, she quickly pushed those thoughts away. She was with him now, and that was all that mattered.

  *

  “You sure you don’t want me to saddle up another horse for you?” Jax asked Skye the next morning. “I have some that are calm enough for you not to have to worry about them trying to buck you off.”

  Skye shook her head as he helped her up into the saddle in front of him. “No thanks. I prefer to ride with you if you don’t mind.”

  He settled her beautiful ass tightly against his crotch, already feeling his cock harden. “I certainly don’t mind, as long as you don’t have a problem with something poking you in the bottom.”

  She flashed him a sexy smile over her shoulder as he trotted Ghost out of the barn and pointed him toward the open pasture. “Why do you think I wanted to ride this way?”

  He laughed, a sound quickly cut off by a groan as her butt began to bounce against him, making him even harder. If he didn’t know better, he’d think Skye was deliberately pressing back against him in such a way so that her ass was rubbing directly on his cock. Then again, maybe she was doing it on purpose.

  After spending his days off with Skye, it was going to be tough going back to work tomorrow. He couldn’t remember simply hanging out with a woman for so long and enjoying himself so much. Like last night. They’d spent half of it talking about cupcakes and teenage crushes, not to mention making love several more times. And even though it had only been a couple hours since they’d fallen into an exhausted slumber, she seemed like she was ready for more.

  Not that he was complaining. Skye was freaking amazing. No woman had ever mesmerized or aroused him like she did, and he counted his lucky stars she’d gotten tired of New York and the high-paying job she’d had and decided to move back to Dallas. If he had his way, Skye was never going to get out of his bed again.

  “Do you think it’s going to cause problems at work when Dane realizes we’re having a relationship?” she asked, leaning back against his chest.

  Jax wrapped an arm around her and discovered she’d decided to leave her bra behind in his bedroom. He could tell because her breasts were bouncing sweetly against his forearm as he held her. His cock throbbed a little more in his jeans.

  “Dane won’t be happy about us being involved, and on a friendship level, it will probably take him a while to get over it,” Jax told her. “But from a professional point of view, we’ll be fine. He would never let anything affect the way he does the job. He’s a good firefighter.”

  Skye nodded, but didn’t say anything. She might be relieved to hear it wouldn’t affect their working relationship, but Jax got the feeling she was still worried about what it would do to his friendship with Dane in the long run. Jax would try to repair whatever damage had been done, but he wasn’t going to stop seeing Skye simply because her brother didn’t like it.

  They went for a longer ride today and at a more leisurely pace since they didn’t have to go shopping. Jax was extremely grateful for that, especially since he was horny as hell and hard as a rock by the time they got back to the barn.

  He dismounted and helped Skye down, but didn’t take his hands off her waist right away. The look on her face told him she’d gotten just as turned on from the ride as he had. If he didn’t have to unsaddle Ghost and give him a rubdown, he would have swung Skye up in his arms and carried her into the house all the way to his bedroom. But he did have to take care of Ghost.

  He gave her a quick kiss on the lips. “I have to give Ghost a rubdown. You can go back to the house if you want. I won’t be long.”

  She smiled. “I’d rather wait here.”

  While Jax stripped the saddle and tack from Ghost, Skye wandered over to visit with Big Joe, Lulu, and Star. He smiled as he listened to her have an entire conversation with the pregnant mare about whether Lulu had considered baby names yet. He had an ex-girlfriend who’d caught him talking to his horses once and actually laughed, saying she thought the idea of having a conversation with any animal was the most stupid thing she’d ever heard. They hadn’t dated very long after that.

  Jax rubbed Ghost down as quickly as he could, then gave the stallion some fresh hay before latching the stall door. He turned to ask Skye if she was ready to head into the house, but she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him before he could. He buried his hand in her hair and kissed her back. He’d never been one to complain about a woman letting him know what she wanted.

  Only he didn’t know exactly what Skye wanted until she took his hand and led him over to an empty stall. Giving him a naughty smile, she unlatched the door and backed inside, taking him with her. Apparently she couldn’t wait until they got to the house. Fine with him.

  “Your ranch hands aren’t coming today, are they?” she asked.

  “They only work when I’m at my day job,” he said.

  Her smile broadened. “Good.”

  She undid the buttons on his shirt and pushed it off his shoulders even as he yanked her tank top over her head, exposing her exquisite breasts. He would have pulled her into his arms, but she stopped him, reaching down to undo the buckle on his belt, then the buttons on his 501s. She shoved his jeans down to his thighs before deciding he could handle the rest. While he was taking care of that, she unbuttoned hers and shimmied out of them with more wiggle than any man could ever resist.

  He helped her with her panties, sliding them slowly down her thighs, groaning when he saw how wet they were. If she got this excited going horseback riding with him, he’d damn well take her on a ride every morning for the rest of their lives. It wasn’t until he stood up and saw her standing completely and gloriously naked before him that he remembered what exactly had gotten her so excited during the ride—his cock rubbing against her ass.

  Reaching out, Jax tugged her close for a long, hard kiss, then spun her around and bent her over. Skye took the hint, placing her hands on a bale of hay and stuck her ass out. And God, what an ass it was. Tight, curvy, and so tasty looking it took everything he had not to drop to his knees and start nibbling. Not that he didn’t want to nibble, but right then, he had something else in mind. Something he was sure Skye would enjoy.

  Placing one hand on her lower back, he lightly trailed his fingers curves of her beautiful, heart-shaped bottom. Goose bumps immediately followed wherever he went, and she let out a long, soft moan. He didn’t think he’d ever heard a sexier sound.

  He trailed his fingers from one cheek to the other, then slightly down into the cleft between them before repeating the move. “Your ass is really sensitive, isn’t it?”
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  She wiggled her ass, trying to keep up with his finger. “I never knew it was, but now that you’re touching me, I guess it is.”

  Jax chuckled softly. He could have some serious fun with an ass as perfect as hers.

  But right now wasn’t the time for leisurely fun. They were both too excited for that. So he stopped teasing her and cupped one of her ass cheeks in his hand, giving it a firm squeeze.

  Skye moaned louder, arching her back and pressing her ass against his hand, silently begging for more. Not wanting to disappoint her, he slipped his other hand between her legs and down to her pussy while he kept massaging her bottom.

  She was so wet that his fingers slipped right in, making her jerk and cry out. He thrust with his fingers at the same time he squeezed her bottom, moving in and out with a slow, rhythmic motion. The combination must have really done it for her because she screamed and exploded in orgasm. Damn, she really liked having her ass played with. He’d have to definitely remember that.

  He scooped up his jeans from where they lay in the hay, digging through the pockets until he found the condom he slipped in there before they’d come out for a ride. He hadn’t been sure they’d have sex anywhere but in the house, but like the former Boy Scout he was, he liked to be prepared.

  Skye was still leaning against the wall of the stall, her legs quivering as she gasped for breath. Jax rolled on the condom and stepped up behind her. She reared up with a gasp as he grabbed her hips and plunged all the way in with a single hard thrust.

  “God yes,” she breathed. “Just like that.”

  He placed his hand on the middle of her back, applying a little pressure and encouraging her to lean over again. She got the message, sticking out her ass and getting a good grip on the bale of hay as he began to pump into her. She was so hot and wet! It was like heaven on earth.

  Jax gripped her hips again and thrust faster, his thighs smacking into her ass over and over with a delicious sound. Skye whimpered, shoving her ass back toward him. He lifted his hand and smacked her right cheek.

  Skye craned her neck to look at him over her shoulder. “Spank me again.”

  He complied, bringing his hand down on her left cheek this time. Her ass turned a pretty shade of rose as he spanked her, and the sight of it nearly brought him to his knees.

  She arched her back, crying out so loudly that it echoed around the barn. Her pussy tightened and spasmed around his shaft, sending him over the edge. He stopped spanking and gripped her red-hot ass, burying himself all the way inside her and coming so hard his legs practically gave out. The feeling of them both orgasming together, and so perfectly in synch, was unlike anything he’d ever experienced.

  When the last of his climax tapered off and he was steady enough to stand, he slid out of Skye’s warmth, albeit reluctantly, and pulled her in for a long and lingering kiss. Damn, this was one woman he could really get used to being with.

  Chapter Seven

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  Jax pulled his motorcycle into the parking lot of the station house, working hard to wipe what he knew was a silly ass grin off his face. But damn, it was tough. He couldn’t remember being this happy in a long time. He only wished there was some way he could have taken today off and spent it with Skye, but he couldn’t. The station work schedule had been screwed up enough the last few days.

  After that practically transcendent experience in the horse barn followed by a quickie in the shower, he and Skye had gone into the city for her meeting with the loan officer at the bank. While he swigged coffee at the Starbucks next door sweating bullets worrying about whether she’d get the loan, she’d walked in cool as a cucumber and knocked them dead. The bank had been very receptive to her business plan and was working up a contract for her to look at later in the week.

  Afterward, he’d taken her out to dinner to celebrate, then they’d gone back to the ranch to hang out. When Skye had changed out of her suit and into a skimpy pair of shorts and a tank top, he’d been all set to strip them off her, but she’d talked him into helping her make cupcakes instead. Jax wasn’t an expert when it came to baking, but he’d helped out as much as he could. He’d made more of a mess than anything else, but Skye didn’t seem to mind, especially when he covered her nipples in frosting and licked it off.

  He stifled a groan as he parked his bike and cut the engine. Now that image would have him hard all day.

  Jax did his best to act like it was just like any other day at work, except for the part where he avoided Dane as much as he could. He was surprisingly successful, mostly since it seemed Dane was trying to do the same thing. They rolled on two traffic accidents and a Dumpster fire, all without saying a word to each other. They even handled the post-response equipment clean-up without any trouble, then dinner later in the day.

  But the station was too small to tiptoe around each other forever and after they’d finished eating, Dane cornered him upstairs in the sleeping area, asking him what the hell was going on between Jax and his sister.

  Jax clenched his jaw as he stared at the wall above the bed. He thought about lying for a moment, then said screw it. This needed to come out, and now was as good a time as any.

  He turned and faced his friend, looking him squarely in the eye. “If you’re asking if we’re romantically involved, then yeah, we’re seeing each other.”

  Dane’s fist clenched at his side, and Jax tensed, ready if his friend started throwing haymakers. But after a long time, Dane just shook his head.

  “Dammit Jax, she’s my sister.”

  “I’m well aware of that fact, believe me,” Jax said. “But she’s also a grown woman who can made decisions for herself.”

  Dane swore under his breath. “If you hurt her—”

  “That’s not going to happen,” Jax cut him off. “I care about Skye too damn much to ever do something that would hurt her. And you should know that. Shit Dane, we’ve been friends since we were five years old.”

  “I know! It’s just that…”

  Just what? But Dane didn’t finish. He didn’t try to take a swing at Jax, though, so that was progress at least.

  Shaking his head, Dane turned and stomped down the stairs. While their discussion hadn’t turned into a fight, Jax didn’t feel like lying in bed staring up at the ceiling. And he was too keyed up to read.

  He headed back downstairs, but skipped going into the TV room with the rest of the guys, figuring that was where Dane would be. Instead, he slipped outside and called Skye. They’d only slept together two nights and he was already missing her.

  “Hey girl,” he said as soon as she picked up. “What are you up to?”

  “Jax! Hey!” she said, and all the tension from dealing with Dane’s crap disappeared at the sound. “Nothing. I just had something to eat, then went for a walk with Rodeo, and now I’m getting ready for bed.”

  He wanted to ask if she was wearing one of his dress shirts again, but didn’t. He wasn’t sure his cock could handle it. He leaned back against the brick wall and steered the conversation toward more work-safe territory. “So, what’d you do today?”

  “I spent most of it on the phone, looking for baking shops that would be willing to enter into a long-term lease for use of their equipment. I found two that sound really promising, so I’m going over in the morning to take a look.”

  At the restaurant last night, they’d talked about what kind of facilities she was looking for, and what she thought it might cost to lease them. But when she told him the kind of money the bakeries were asking, Jax was shocked at how much it cost to rent someone else’s mixers, ovens, and bowls.

  “Can you still make a profit paying those kind of overhead costs?” he asked.

  “It’s going to be hard, but I don’t really have much of a choice,” she admitted. “It’s not like I can make hundreds of cupcakes in your kitchen. It’s just not big enough.”

  “I could install a second oven if it’d help,” he offered.

  “I appreciate that.” He could almost hea
r her smiling over the phone. “But I don’t want to completely take over your life with my baking business. How was your day? Dane wasn’t being too much of a pain in the butt, was he?”

  “Nah. We actually had a civil conversation a little while ago.” He heard a noise in the background that sounded suspiciously like the mattress dipping. “Did you just climb into bed?”

  “Yeah. You wore me out last night. I figured I’d go to bed early and catch up on some sleep.” Her voice lowered to a throaty purr. “I’d sleep better if you were here, though. It sucks that you have to work twenty-four hour shifts.”

  “I’m not too thrilled about it either, babe, but you’re going to have to get used to it. This is the life of a firefighter—twenty-four hours on, forty-eight off.”

  “I know, I know.” She sighed. “But lying here in bed naked isn’t the same without you in it with me.”

  His cock stirred inside his uniform pants. “You’re naked?”

  “Yeah.” She let out a sexy laugh. “You didn’t expect me to put something on just because you’re not here, did you?”

  Actually, he hadn’t thought about it. But now that he was thinking about it, he was rapidly getting hard. “I’m going to have a very difficult time falling asleep tonight, you know that, right?”

  She giggled. “Don’t you mean you’ll have a hard time falling asleep?”

  Jax groaned and reached down to reposition his hard-on before he hurt himself. “That’s exactly what I mean. Good night, Skye.”

  He stood there waiting for his erection to ease long after she whispered good night in that soft, husky voice of hers and hung up. He seriously doubted he’d be able to fall asleep now, not with thoughts of Skye naked in his bed back at the ranch, but he should at least try. He didn’t want to be exhausted when he got off work tomorrow. He had plans for Skye that didn’t include sleeping.