“Tell that to what’s poking into my hip.”
“Are you provoking me to get me to take you again, or are you in need of more of what I’m perfectly able to dish out no matter if I’m sixty, seventy, or eighty?”
Smiling up at him, she rested her palm along his still handsome and beloved face. “I’m teasing you, Henry. Although I love when you lose control of your passion and take me willy-nilly, I was rather looking forward to doing it again in our big, soft, comfortable bed. I’m not twenty-six, either.”
He turned his head and pressed a kiss in the center of her palm. “You know, if you want more loving, Letty, all you have to do is ask.”
“I am aware, and you’ll admit I usually do, but it’s fun to tease you, honey.”
“I love you, always, whether you’re teasing, sassy, or breaking the rules. Don’t ever forget it.”
“I know, Henry. After nearly four decades of you showing me every single day, I get that, and love you dearly for it.”
Their lips met in a kiss that started out tender, but quickly turned fiery. Henry ended it too soon when he stood and pulled her up by the hand. He then towed her along into the house. On the way up the stairs, she felt the need to admit, “In truth, I only went along to make sure they didn’t get into trouble.”
“I thought that was what George Gleason was for.”
“Yes, that’s true. Bringing him was Jenny’s idea as a show of brute force. While I appreciate his strength, I thought it best to bring along my Schofield, just in case.”
He stopped dead in the middle of the stairs, frozen in his tracks.
“Henry?” she asked when he didn’t move. “Is something wrong?”
He twisted, his fear-filled eyes blazing down on her. “Yes, there is something wrong. You can’t fire that thing without it knocking you on your behind. What on earth were you thinking?”
“Well, I couldn’t very well fit the ten-gauge in my handbag.”
“Saints be praised,” he breathed, his hands rubbing his throbbing temples. “When we get upstairs, I’m getting the strap.”
“Henry!”
“Don’t Henry me, woman. You know I don’t like you carrying that thing. Tomorrow, I’m taking that pistol and having it melted into scrap.” He turned, and like the stern pa he was, bent down and wagged a long finger in her face. “And, you’re confined to the ranch for a month, maybe two. It will take that long before I get over this day.”
Incensed, Letty took a step up onto the one where he stood, standing up on her toes for added height while crowding him as best she could with her much smaller frame. “I’m fifty-four years old, Henry Jackson. You can’t restrict me to the house like a child.”
“You said I couldn’t spank you either, however, your butt is bright red, proving that theory wrong.” He bent at the waist, this time low enough to tip her over the shoulder he dug into her belly. Then he carried her without effort up the remaining stairs. It wasn’t until he reached the landing that she recovered enough from shock to protest. “Henry, put me down. I’m too heavy.”
“Bosh, you’re as light as the day I carried you across the threshold.”
“Although that’s kind to say,” she continued, while wriggling to get free, “it’s not true and you really shouldn’t—”
His hand came down sharply on her bottom and she yelped, the swat smarting despite her many layers of skirts.
“Hold still, woman. Almost forty years and you still don’t know when to quit.” They’d reached their bedroom by this point, so he let her slide down his front to the floor. She had other ideas and wrapped her arms around his neck, holding on so that she was eye to eye with him despite her feet dangling almost a foot above the floor.
“Forty years, three wonderful sons, and a move to godforsaken Wyoming, and I never quit you, Henry,” she said, her mouth a scant inch away from his.
“I heard you tell the girls this was God’s country.”
“Now, maybe. But back then, I thought you’d cracked your nut and was ready to go home to my mother.” She smiled as she felt his arms wind around her torso, holding her up and squeezing her in a bear hug at the same time.
“You couldn’t have quit me, you loved me too damn much.”
“That I did, honey. And I still do.”
“I’m as head over heels in love with you as the day I said my vows.”
“Thank you for giving me such a glorious life, Henry.”
“I’d do it all over in a heartbeat, Leticia Mae.”
“Make love to me again, please?” she asked breathlessly.
“With pleasure, only answer me this. Do I need to fetch the strap first or are you over this Annie Oakley nonsense?”
“I’m over it. I swear.”
His lips met hers briefly as he heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s my sweet Letty girl.” He then twisted and dropped her onto the mattress. Following her down, he proceeded to demonstrate that he loved her as much now, if not more, than on their long-ago wedding day.
The End
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Sweet Surrender
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Table of Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
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p; Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Epilogue
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