More Than Ready
Naked Bluff, Texas series
Book 4
Blurb–
After losing his brother, Kirk Pepperman planned a future with Richard’s wife, Sadie. Kirk wanted to honor his brother and take care of Sadie. She had other ideas and married another man. Now, Kirk is uncertain what he should do with his life
Mary Beth Owens knows her parents are arranging for her to marry Kirk. The problem is he’s been stuck on the wrong woman for years. Mary Beth is determined to find out if he can please her. If not, then she has no desire to marry him either.
Can these two let go of the past and move into the future?
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More Than Ready
Naked Bluff, Texas series
By Anita Philmar
Dedication
To the men in my life – True Texans with hearts of gold.
Text copyright © 2015 Anita Philmar
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Chapter One
“Kirk, where are you?”
Unhappy about the interruption, Kirk Pepperman debated not answering Mary Beth Owens’ call. He’d snuck away to the barn’s upper floor to escape his parents and to have a few moments to himself.
The view outside the open loft door showed the sun drifting steadily toward the horizon. A nice cross breeze blew inside and cooled the large space. For the last couple of weeks, he’d found he enjoyed sitting up here alone, maybe because it helped him forget.
“Kirk?” Mary Beth’s voice rang from the ladder, leading to the stalls on the ground floor.
Not bothering to turn, he leaned forward and gripped his hands over his knees. The three-legged stool, where he sat, was right in front of the center pole for the barn. The position afforded him a backrest if he should want one.
The floorboards squeaked, telling him Mary Beth stood behind him. He pictured her in his head. A petite blonde, she had small breasts and appeared much younger than him. In truth, they were around the same age.
Hoping, if he remained quiet, she’d leave. He continued to stare out across his family’s property. The last days of summer and the recent harvest had turned the parched land to dust. What did this place hold for him?
He’d never ventured outside of Naked Bluff to travel or to experience another way of life. Depression filled him at his brother dying so far away from home. Now, though, Kirk understood Richard’s desire to leave.
What future could Kirk have here?
He toyed with the idea of heading off to join the Confederate army. The latest news from the returning soldiers was the south wasn’t faring too well against the Northern armies. Maybe, if he had something to fight for, he’d feel alive again.
The familiar noise of a rope flying through the air alerted him. The lasso fell over his head and circled his chest before it tightened, pinning his arms to his side. “What the...”
With a sharp tug, he fell back against the center pole and hit his head against the solid bulk. “Mary Beth, what are you doing?”
She yanked on the rope and walked around him, winding the cord across his chest. “Just sit still. Let me get you tied up and then we’ll talk.”
“Why the hell do you need to tie me up for us to talk?” He shifted, hoping to stand or break free of the bindings, but she managed to rob him of his ability to move. Already defeated by his earlier thoughts, he watched her walk around him and waited for her to make the final trip.
Pausing behind him, she secured the end and stepped to one side. “That should hold you for a while so we can talk.”
Not thrilled with the position she’d put him in, he glared at her, taking in the soft smile on her face and the amusement in her crystal blue eyes. Anger sparked in his gut, and he nodded curtly at her. “Say your peace and leave.”
She stepped out in front of him and dropped her hands to her hips. At little over five feet tall, she didn’t possess an imposing stature. Most would say she was a sweet child. He knew better. If riled, she’d use every ounce of strength she owned to fight. Having worked on a farm all her life, she possessed more muscles than most people gave her credit for having. “Are you through pouting about your ex-sister-in-law? She’s married now, and there’s absolutely no way, she’ll ever be with you.”
He’d heard this same speech from his father several times and had no desire to hear it from Mary Beth, too. “Richard wanted...”
“Your brother was a fool.” She stepped forward, placed her hands on his knees and shoved them apart. She squatted between his legs and stared at him. “The only reason, he allowed you to watch him make love to Sadie was because he’d hope you’d learn how to please a woman.”
Kirk closed his eyes, recalling the first time he’d seen Richard and Sadie together in bed. He’d barely been sixteen, young and horny. The sight of Sadie’s creamy breasts had caused lust to pool in his loins. Even now at just the thought of seeing her naked, he felt his cock swelling with need.
“Oh, no, open your eyes.” Mary Beth lightly slapped his cheek and dropped her hand back to his thigh. “I don’t want you thinking about her. Today is about us.”
“There’s no us. Never has been.” Kirk stared into her pretty face, wondering what she hoped to gain by coming here today. The two
of them had gone to school together and even attended a few church social events, but they’d never been what anyone would call a couple.
“I hate to tell you, but that’s going to change. Your parents are currently visiting with mine. They’re arranging for us to get married.” She worked her fingers along the inside of his legs and her fingertips played over the buttons of his pants.
“Whoa, what are you doing?” He couldn’t lift his arms with the rope holding his elbows to his sides, but he retained enough movement to set his palms over his crotch.
“I’m here to teach you Sadie isn’t the only woman who can please you.” The heat in her gaze might’ve excited him if he didn’t recall how she squealed the first time, he’d accidently touched her breast after he’d kissed her.
They’d both been innocent and eager to learn what it’d be like to taste each other. Walking her home after school, he decided to kiss her. Shoving her up against a tree, he’d slowly nibbled at her lips. She’d responded until he lifted his hand to stroke her breasts.
She gasped and broke away, then proceeded to lecture him on how she wasn’t that type of girl.
Realizing she wasn’t interested, he’d avoided her after that afternoon and came to the conclusion she was too naive to bother with. He glanced at the front buttons of her dress, suddenly curious as to how far she’d take this little demonstration. “And what exactly do you know about pleasing a man?”
Chapter Two
Mary Beth cocked her head and met his gaze dead on. “I have two older sisters who are married. They’ve told me everything I need to know to make you scream for mercy.”
He grinned and remembered the pleasure of talking, teasing, and just being with her. “And after you have your wicked way with me, you hope that’ll seal the bond between us and make me agree to marry you.”
“No. This is a test. I’m not sure I want to be tied to you for the rest of my life. I refuse to be a stand in for someone else.” She unbuckled his belt and worked two buttons loose before he managed to stop her. “If you can’t give me the pleasure I require, then there’s really no reason to waste our time getting married.”
His eyes widened. He blinked several times, amazed at her assumption that he couldn’t offer her, or for that matter any woman, what she needed to make her happy.
Irritated with her, he gritted out, “Are you questioning my ability to be a good lover?”
She shoved his hands aside and dug his cock out from the opening in his pants. “I can’t say. You appear to have the right equipment but do you know how to use it?”
The soft caress of her hand had him gasping for air. He glanced down. The erotic sight of her fingers cupping his length sent his mind into a dizzying whirl. He imagined her hot, wet mouth pleasuring him. “Why don’t you untie me? And I’ll show you exactly what it’s like to be flat on your back while I pound into your twat?”
She blinked and shook her head.
He instantly understood he’d misspoke. She didn’t want the rough and dirty version of sex. She wanted the soft romantic words of seduction.
“Not this time.” She released his cock and sat back on her heels.
“Then you’re going at this all wrong. You don’t play with a man’s private parts and then back off like an innocent virgin. Men have needs.” His gaze fell to her delicate fingers, which were playing nervously with her dress’ buttons.
“And you think women don’t?” She wiped a hand across her mouth and stared at his erection. “Can you even guess how many times I’ve imagined making love to you?”
Shocked, he rocked back, hitting his head on the pole behind him. “What the hell are you talking about? The one time I tried to kiss you, you might near took off my head. You called me a brute and said you weren’t some whore who spread her legs for just any man.”
Her eyelids fluttered close, and she lowered her gaze. “I know. I, uh,...it doesn’t matter now. A week later Richard brought home Sadie and you quit talking to me.”
“I thought you didn’t want anything to do with me.” Kirk studied her face and noticed a slight tinge of pink in her cheeks. Was she trying to say she cared for him?
He and his brother had discussed possible girls for him to date. Richard had always spoken highly of Mary Beth, saying she boasted a spirit that would keep a man entertained. That was partly the reason behind Kirk’s decision to try and kiss her.
In his head, he compared her to Sadie. The two women were both petite, one with raven hair, the other a blonde. Sadie had large breasts and rounder hips, but she probably outweighed Mary Beth by at least twenty pounds. Sadie was also shy around people and completely reliant on Richard.
Kirk couldn’t imagine Mary Beth needing anyone. She might be the youngest daughter of a farmer, but everyone followed her lead in whatever she wanted. If she said jump, her family and friends bent to her will. Just look how she decided to tie him to the barn’s center post.
He stared into her blue eyes and read her desire to make love to him. Him? The idea didn’t make sense. “Why didn’t you say something to me before now?”
“Because you wouldn’t listen. Why else do you think I’d resort to tying you up?” She shifted to one side, swung her legs around, and stood. Pacing over to the open loft door, she glanced outside and then peered over her shoulder.
“Until Sadie married Logan, I never thought I’d have a chance with you. I dated a few other men in the area but...I just wasn’t interested. Hell, I decided to be an old maid. But well, then mom told me she and dad planned to talk to your parents.”
“And you think they will force us into getting married?” He speculated on his reaction to his father informing him of an impending marriage he didn’t want. Would he have refused? Taken off for parts unknown?
“Yes, but I can’t agree to such an arrangement without knowing if I...” Her gaze fell on his cock, and she licked her lips.
He struggled against the bindings, anxious suddenly to get his hands on her. His body ready for some serious action. “This is not exactly the best way to go about this.”
She turned her back to him and stared out the opening again. “Do you even know the right way?”
Chapter Three
Considering his limited experience with women, he figured she was probably correct in questioning his ability to please her. Still, anything had to be better than sitting here with his cock hanging out of his pants and unable to touch her. What advice would Richard give him?
“It might help if I at least got to kiss you,” Kirk offered hoping to convince her to come closer.
She spun around. “You’re right. I intended to do that after I unbutton your pants.”
“So you planned everything out?” His shock rang through in his incredulous tone. “You really came here to make love to me?”
Walking back to him, she paused and again kneeled between his thighs. “Yes. Even if my parents convince yours to force you into marrying me, I needed to find out if we’ll be good together before I’ll marry you.”
His shirt helped keep the rough rope from biting into his flesh. However, he didn’t like the restriction of not being able to feel her delicate skin under his hand. His youthful fantasies of pleasuring her flashed through his head. “Don’t you think you should at least allow me to touch you?”
A soft smile played across her beautiful face, and she edged closer on her knees. Lifting her hands, she cupped them around his cheeks and brushed her mouth across his. The butterfly caress had him aching for more, but he didn’t try and rush her. She’d planned her seduction, and he didn’t wanted to miss a moment.
Each time her lips touched his, she lingered a little longer. Her hands slid into his hair, and she tilted her head to deepen the kiss. Once her mouth opened under his, he dove inside with his tongue, tasting her sweet flavor and craving so much more. He nibbled and sucked at her lips then plunged inside again.
She moaned.
He swallowed the lustful sound, needing to dive even de
eper. Brushing his fingertips over her waistline, he tried to wrap his arms around her as he mimicked the primal rhythm of sex. The little sample he’d had when they were younger was nothing compared to the lush flavor now. Unexpectedly, he pondered how he could’ve overlooked this treasure. Had he turned his attention to Sadie because he’d thought he couldn’t have Mary Beth?
Tugging away from his kiss, she stared into his eyes. “Do you want me to take off my top?”
He almost swallowed his tongue and gulped for air. From the moment, he’d laid eyes on a set of breasts, he longed for a sample of a woman’s nipples. That particular pleasure had always been denied him, but now like a dream come true, Mary Beth was offering to expose herself to him. He always admired her determination to acquire whatever she desired, particularly now when she wanted him. “I’d love that, especially if you’ll let me taste them.”
A knowing smirk teased him with what she might be thinking.
“Why are you smiling?” He again questioned how much time she’d put into planning this seduction.
“Because I’ve listened in on my sisters’ conversations, they say having a man play with their breasts is almost as good as sex.” She toyed with the top button of her dress and slipped it from its mooring. Slowly, she undid each one until the upper portion lay open, exposing her white cotton camisole.
He licked his suddenly parched lips. “Unless you release me, you’ll need to stand directly in front of me or perhaps sit on my lap.”
A little smile fluttered over her mouth. She laid a hand on each of his thighs and pressed down, lifting herself to her feet. “I should probably get undress so there won’t be a need to stop halfway into the fun.”
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