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Jacque slid off her back, cupping her pussy as he dismounted. “You’re so wet, princess.” He exclaimed. She turned to smile at him and watched as he took his hard cock in his hand and rubbed it up and down the crack of her ass. “I need to fuck you some more, don’t I?”
Gretchen nodded and moaned. Jacque grabbed her ample hips and thrust into her primed pussy. He fucked her until they fell, entangled with one another on the mat, unable to move.
Sunlight was streaming through the window when Gretchen opened her eyes the following morning. She lay there for a moment, remembering the events of the previous day. It didn’t seem possible that anyone could so completely fit the description she had formed in her mind over the years of her perfect match. It didn’t seem possible the previous day had happened at all. She was afraid to turn her head, scared it had all been a dream, until a stirring sound next to her allayed her fears. She rolled onto her side to gaze at Jacque. She felt overwhelmed with love and desire as she watched him sleep. Gretchen’s life had taken on a whole new meaning, filled with the prospects of wonderful times to come and fantasies to fulfill.
Riding in the New Year
Sierra Brave
Chapter One
Scarlett rolled her suitcase in through the front door of the quaint, one-story house she rented from her great-aunt Sonya. After closing the door behind her and trekking the fifteen paces to her couch, she collapsed on top of its micro-suede cushions and puffed out a long breath. She was exhausted. In her rush to run away from her problems, she had hardly noticed how long and arduous the drive up to the mountains had been, but on the way home, she had been burdened by every twist, turn and bump in the road. Her time up on Horse Mountain had been so magical, she hadn’t wanted to leave.
Staring at her walls—painted pale yellow up top and Williamsburg blue just below the chair rail separating the two hues—she tried to pull her thoughts together. Davis…he was first and foremost in her mind. Scarlett still found it difficult to believe everything that had happened over the past few days. When she left home just before Christmas, she had been a heartbroken, jilted woman, but she had returned as…what? She’d certainly met the man of her dreams, a rugged, sexy cowboy with a heart as beautiful as his gorgeous face, and miracle of all miracles, he was into big girls.
Long brown hair, sea-green eyes and a body carved by the hand of God…how could she resist? She couldn’t. She hadn’t… A grin spread across her face as she remembered how cute Davis had been as he’d shyly released the beast in his pants. A quiver ran down her spine just thinking about it. On the other hand, Davis’s long, thick cock hadn’t been the only animal he’d been hiding.
Her heart rate increased as she recalled Davis’s big secret. Amazingly, he had felt strongly enough about her to share… He was a shifter! She had fallen for a man who could transform into a horse. For that matter, so could most of his family. How was this supposed to work? Every minute of her long drive home had been a roller coaster of emotions, cycling from joy to niggling doubts, to fear and then to a big headache, requiring a stop at a gas station for aspirin and a slushy. Could she and Davis really make it as a couple?
The ring of her landline pulled Scarlett out of her own head. She reached back over the arm of the couch and felt around the side table until she touched the receiver. While picking up, she sat upright and brought the receiver to her head. “Hello.”
“Scarlett?” said the familiar voice on the other end, sending her mood into a downward spiral. She frowned, not even wanting to reply to Robert, the asshole who had made her waste years of her life on him, only for him to cheat on her right before the Christmas he had promised to give her an engagement ring.
“What do you want?” she replied in anger.
“I’ve been calling for days! Where have you been?” he asked, sounding exasperated. He had some nerve to take that tone with her after what he had done.
“How is that any of your business anymore?” she snapped.
“Aw, don’t be like that, honey. I’ve been worried sick about you! I called your mama’s house and she didn’t even know exactly where you were. I went to your place, and it was dead silent.”
“Too bad you weren’t so concerned about me when you fucked that bitch,” Scarlett said, adding a cynical laugh.
He huffed in annoyance. “I made a mistake. How long are you going to make me pay for it?”
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Come on, sweetie…stop this mess and take me back already.”
Scarlett’s jaw dropped and she sat in shocked silence, feeling as if someone had punched her in the gut. Is that how he always saw me…a spineless pushover he could treat any old way? “Never gonna happen.”
“I know I did wrong but you have to believe me. I didn’t set out to cheat. It was just an accident.”
Her eyes widened and she shook her head in astonishment. “An accident? I guess you slipped and your dick landed inside her?”
Robert laughed and Scarlett gritted her teeth, infuriated by his nerve. What an asshole!
“Robert, you’re a total piece of shit. You don’t deserve me.”
That comment put an end to his laughter and invoked his nasty temper. “What? Don’t go getting ahead of yourself now! You lost a little weight and are looking a lot better but don’t start acting as if you’re too cute for me now.”
Nostril’s flaring, Scarlett let him have it. “Bitch, I’ve been too cute for you for a long damn time. I just didn’t know it. Never call me again!”
Ignoring his raised voice and indignant screaming, she slammed down the receiver. She picked it back up and slammed it down again, smacking it against the base several times before jumping to her feet, her fists balled tight. Son of a bitch! Why did I ever put up with him talking to me that way?
She plopped her rear back down on the couch. He was always quick to raise his voice but even though his bark was bad, Robert’s bite was nonexistent…at least as far as she could tell. Normally, he saw reason after a short bout of venting and a cool-down period but he always insisted on having things his way. She never should have let him get away with talking to her like that.
Scarlett gritted her teeth as her cellphone started ringing. Unbelievable! Hadn’t she just told him never to call again? She’d give him a piece of her mind this time! Digging in her purse, she pulled out her iPhone with its girly, blinged-up case and answered without looking at the display. “Are you deaf or just stupid? I just said not to call me anymore!”
“Scarlett?” The voice on the end was low and had a cute, Appalachian twang.
“Oh, Davis, it’s you.” She could feel her cheeks burning with embarrassment even as an excited giddiness fluttered in her belly.
“Hey, I was thinking you probably had time to get home by now and I was getting a little worried.”
Scarlett crinkled her nose and bit down on her bottom lip. She wasn’t used to a man doting on her and hadn’t realized how inconsiderate she was being. “I’m so sorry. I should have called you as soon as I walked in the door. I haven’t been home long and I was so tired, I just kind of collapsed.”
“It’s okay. I don’t mean to crowd you. I just needed to make sure my lil’ filly got home all right. It’s a long drive and the mountains can be tough to navigate in the winter.”
“You’re not crowding me. Thanks for caring.” Her heart was pitter-pattering.
“Of course, I care. I feel a lot better now that I’ve heard your voice. Now I just wish I could put my arms around you.”
“Yeah, me too,” Scarlett replied. Closing her eyes, she could practically feel his big, strong hands clasping her hips and moving down to grab her ass. “I wish I could have brought you home with me.”
“That would have been nice,” he said softly. Even his voice was sexy and sweet. “So, are you sure you’re okay? You sounded awful riled up when you answered.”
“Oh, sorry about that…just not in the mood for telemarketers,” she fibbed. S
carlett wasn’t in a hurry to tell her new man that her old one had humiliated her so badly she had been too embarrassed to celebrate Christmas with her family. Before Davis could question her further, she changed the subject.
“So, what are you doing next week for New Year’s?” she asked.
“Well, usually, I just hang out with family, have a few beers and set off some fireworks.”
“I’m sure that’s a lot of fun but do you think you could miss out on it and come to my company’s New Year’s party with me? The big boss goes all out—good food, champagne, loud music, ridiculous games and lots of silly hats and noisemakers.”
“I’d be a fool to turn down all that but if I’m going to come all that way, you have to promise me a New Year’s kiss.”
“I think that can be arranged.” Scarlett smiled to herself, trying to still the skyrockets going off inside her.
“Then it’s a date,” he promised.
Chapter Two
It took a couple extra cups of coffee but Scarlett managed to get through her first day back at work and was actually rather productive, but the hardest part of her day was staring her right in the face. Taking a deep breath, she knocked on the back door of her parents’ two-story, Georgian-style home before opening it up and stepping into the dining area of the eat-in kitchen. “Hi,” she called out, poking her head around the kitchen cabinets.
Her mother, Kerry, stood from her perch on the apricot-colored couch in the living room, setting aside her needlepoint, and headed Scarlett’s way, while her father, Brendan, greeted her from the stove, where he was stirring his famous homemade spaghetti sauce.
“Hey, princess.” Her dad stopped what he was doing to dote on her.
“Hey, Daddy.” Scarlett offered him a smile as she answered.
Meanwhile, Kerry closed in, throwing her short arms around Scarlett’s midsection for a hug.
“Mama missed you so much,” Mom said as she squeezed Scarlett around the waist tightly.
Scarlet turned her head away and raised her neck as her mom’s blonde hair tickled her chin.
While patting her mom’s back, she replied, “I missed you too. Did you guys like the presents I dropped by before I left?”
Releasing her hold on Scarlett, her mom replied, “Yes, dear, but we would have much rather opened them with our baby right here with us. I don’t know why you felt the need to run off.”
Scarlett sighed, sitting down at her usual spot at the table and placing her napkin on her lap. It wasn’t as if she didn’t already know her mother would be booking this guilt trip, but knowing what was coming didn’t make it any more tolerable.
“Sorry, Mama, I just couldn’t face everyone who knew that I was expecting a ring. There would have been so many questions about where Robert was. I didn’t want to have to tell them what happened. I know I would have burst into tears at some point, and I didn’t want to bring everyone down and ruin Christmas.”
Her dad spoke up. “Having you here could never ruin Christmas but we understand.”
“Speak for yourself,” her mother said, adding, “I still don’t understand what’s going on with you and Robert. You two have one little fight and all of a sudden the wedding is off? Robert called here looking for you and sounding all kinds of pitiful.”
“Now, Kerry,” Dad said as he set a big plate of pasta with red sauce down in front of Scarlett. “You know she’s going through a very tough time. Don’t go putting in your two cents worth.”
Scarlett smiled. “Thanks, Daddy. I’m glad someone is on my side.”
“I’m on your side,” her mom replied, accepting her plate too.
She wiped her mouth and put her napkin back in her lap, dreading what had to come next. Her mother wouldn’t give up until Scarlett laid it all out for her in no uncertain terms. “Mama, I need you to understand that Robert and I are done.”
“But—”
Her mother looked as heartbroken as Scarlett had felt when the figurative bullet hit the bone but she had to interrupt. “No buts, Mama. Robert and I didn’t just have a spat. I caught him cheating on me. I put up with a lot from him but I won’t stand for cheating.”
Kerry frowned but nodded all the same. “I understand but are you sure he cheated? I just can’t imagine him doing such a thing. Maybe it was just a misunderstanding?”
Scarlett pursed her lips and took a deep breath. Robert had always had her mother snowed. He made a point to put his best foot forward when her parents were around. Her dad never seemed to buy into it, but Robert’s Southern gentleman act worked like a charm on her mama. I’m no better. I didn’t see through him either until I used the key he gave me to his apartment to sneak into his house to make a surprise dinner. Unfortunately, Scarlett was the one who’d gotten the surprise. She’d expected Robert would be at work…but nope. She had walked in to find him with some random Tinder pick-up bent across the arm of his couch while he rammed her from behind. And I seriously doubt that was the first time.
“Unfortunately, I didn’t have to imagine it. I walked in on them, and unless they were having a naked wrestling match, there’s no mistaking what I saw.”
Her father set his glass of iced tea down on the table loud enough to make a noise. Anger flashed in his eyes but he kept his cool. “Did you get some time to clear your head up in the mountains?”
Scarlett considered the question. She had been too busy taking in the majestic scenery, making love with Davis and swallowing down his family’s secret to do much thinking about the next steps in rebuilding a future that didn’t include Robert. In fact, her head was a bit of a muddled, mushy, lust-fueled mess. Initially, she had seen Davis as the perfect distraction from her heartbreak. She had expected a fling but had gotten so much more. Davis came on fast and strong. Scarlett had been swept away by what could only be described as an immediate connection between kindred spirits, and the sex had been intense. “Actually, yes and no…the minute I caught Robert cheating, we were through. I didn’t leave town to think about our relationship. Like I said, I was just hiding out, but while I was away, I ran into some…complications.”
“Oh?” Her mom’s gossip-loving ears perked up.
Scarlett sighed and smirked. As soon as I walk out the door, Mama will be on the phone, spreading this news to every aunt and cousin. Half the town will know before I can make the ten-minute drive back home. As disconcerting as it was to have her mother blasting her business, at least the dissemination of new information would take the sting out of everyone finding out Robert had cheated on her.
“While I was in the mountains, I met someone nice.”
As soon as the word nice left her lips, her mother’s bright smile fell and the stain of disappointment colored her expression. Reaching into her purse, Scarlett grabbed her cellphone and brought up the selfie she had snapped of her and Davis before leaving. Turning the phone’s face toward her mother, Scarlett watched as her mother’s jaw dropped.
Mom reached out and snatched the phone, asking, “Who is this?” Her eyes looked as if they were about to pop out of her head.
Scarlett smiled. “His name is Davis and he’s super sweet and a great guy!”
“Where did you meet him?” her dad asked as he put a bowl of salad down next to her plate. He sounded cautious and worried.
“He lives in the house next to the cabin where I stayed over Christmas.” Scarlett poured herself a glass of sweet tea from the pitcher in the middle of the table and gulped down a couple of big sips.
“He’s gorgeous. How did you get him to take a picture with you?” Mom asked, nearly drooling all over Scarlett’s phone.
“Gimme that!” Scarlett said, snatching her phone back and dropping it into her purse. “We took it right before I left, and for your information, it was his idea. He asked me to send him a copy as soon as my phone got back in range down the mountain.”
“How would he even get it?” her dad asked, totally missing the point.
Scarlett rolled her eyes and shook her h
ead. “Daddy, he’s not a hermit. He’s a real person with a job and stuff to do that takes him down the mountain. There’s nothing but homes and horses on Horse Mountain. He has to drive into town to go grocery shopping and…well, everything.”
“Okay, but that doesn’t explain…” Mom started but stopped midsentence and pursed her lips.
Scarlett frowned, disappointed that her mother obviously couldn’t believe a hottie like Davis would be interested in a plus-sized girl.
“Not every guy is interested in teeny, tiny women,” Scarlett said, twirling her spaghetti around the tines of her fork.
“That’s right,” her dad said, holding out the basket of garlic bread for Scarlett.
She took a slice. “Thanks, Daddy.”
He nodded. “Real men like curves. You should know that, Kerry.” He lightly poked at the side of his wife’s fleshy hip.
As her mother giggled and exchanged flirty looks with her dad, Scarlett held back the urge to retch. After swallowing her bite of garlic bread with great difficulty, she washed it down with another sip of tea.
“I never thought Robert was good enough for you anyway, princess.”
“Thanks, Dad. Unfortunately, I can’t say the same. But I never should have put up with as much as I did for as long as I did.” Scarlett frowned. “He had the nerve to call and ask when I was going to get over it and take him back.”
Her father’s jaw dropped but her mother lowered her fork, a hopeful gleam in her eyes. You’ve got to be kidding me! Disappointment gnawed at Scarlett’s tummy. Was it really so important to her mother to see her married, regardless of what kind of man she ended up marrying?