by Ashlee Price
“Glory.”
“I don’t think I remember him. Is he new?”
“Yea, they picked him up last week.”
“Who tried training him?”
“No one that I know of.”
It was strange because Bella usually got them as a last resort. Her mother was up to something and she wished she knew what it was or why he was there. For the last year, it had always gone as before. Pick up and drop off every third month. She liked to keep things orderly and scheduled. Peeking her head through the slots, Bella could see that the horse was anxious.
“Well, let’s get him out and fed so you can get out of here. I know it is a long ride back.”
Jake’s face fell. “I thought I was supposed to stay for a couple of weeks. Betsy said she wanted me to get comfortable down her because I might be here full time.”
“What?”
Her plan was becoming clear and Bella wondered if her mother knew what would happen between them. She doubted it, Jake not looking like the sort of man that would boast. Sighing, she held open the back of the trailer. He was in the process of telling her to be careful when she jumped in the back. Touching the horses head, she talked to him in a breathless tone that drove the man wild and the animal docile. He had personally been bit twice and he couldn’t believe the difference.
“Your mom said you had the magic touch. I have to agree with her.”
“Yes I have been always been able to tame wild beasts.”
Chapter 5
“I know now why you left.”
“Oh?”
“You are married right?”
“I was.”
“So you are not anymore?” There was something akin to glee in his voice and it made her look back at him sharply.
“My husband died, so no, not anymore.”
All mirth left his face. “Look, I am really sorry. I didn’t know.”
“Why should you?”
She turned her back to him and patted the horse on the head. It calmed her as much as it calmed the animal. Grabbing the reins in her free hand, she led him out and into the nearby corral. She took her time feeding him and getting him settled into the barn eventually. Jake was sent on small chores away from the barn, away from her. It was not what she had anticipated for the day and she was starving by the time she had run out of ways to stall.
“Are you hungry Jake?”
He nodded his head, changing with her mood. It was clear to him that he wasn’t supposed to be there and more importantly, he didn’t think that he was exactly wanted there at all. It had been a shock when Betsy had asked him to go down there. Jake had asked Trent a little about her, trying not to seem too desperate, but as the weeks had gone by, there was nothing else he could think about. Now she was there walking a few feet in front of him and it was not going like he had seen it going in his head.
“So is it just you out here?”
“There is a ranch hand that comes out a couple a times a week for the dirtier jobs, but the rest of the time it’s just me. Horses do better with one handler instead of several. For the harder ones, you bring them out here, bond with them and they will do whatever you want.”
“You make it sound so easy.”
“It is.”
She handed him a plate and she cut her own sandwich.
“Are we really not going to talk about what happened?”
“What is there to talk about?”
Jake was dumbfounded, his pride and ego damaged with her offhanded approach to the best few moments of his life. Was it that routine for her?
“I don’t know. I’ve never been with someone like that and then not talked to them again.”
“You’ve never had a one-night stand?”
“No.”
“You are at least 30.”
“31, but what does that matter?”
“It’s just kind of old to never have had one before is all.”
“I like to get to know the person I am romantically involved with.”
She stopped the comeback and took a bite of her sandwich to still her mouth. Bella took a drink and then a nervous glance to bide her time. “It was one time and I just woke up horny, you were hard and it just happened.”
“Never to happen again?”
There was a hesitation before she said no. When she looked back up into his eyes, she wanted to change her answer to probably not or maybe. Looking away, she got up and put the dish in the sink.
“Are you always this antsy?”
“Do you always ask so many questions?”
“I just told you that I wanted to get to know you.”
“And I told you that we are not romantically involved.
***
Jake was incorrigible at best and he seemed to have a hard time letting it go or respecting what she wanted. He wanted her and that was all he was focused on. By the end of the day as the sun went down, she was exhausted just trying to keep him busy so she didn’t have to see his hot, sweaty body. When he took his shirt off, she steered clear of him all together. Then he came in shirtless and she was forced to look at his hard lines and rippled abs.
Biting her lip, she moved to the back of the house and checked on the spare bedroom. Going back to the living room where he was still standing, she invited him back to show him where he would be sleeping.
“I was hoping to bunk with you tonight.”
“There’s no need Jake. There are five bedrooms here.”
Her tone didn’t have him pressing anymore. He had to fight the urge to touch her, to pull her to him every moment they were together. He had seen her looking and saw the look in her eyes. But it was gone as quickly as it came and she was back to business. It just left Jake frustrated as he followed her back down the hallway. Passing one door, his was all the way at the end. The light was on and she moved back to let him in. “Shower is down the hall, towels are under the sink.”
“Thanks Bella.”
She looked up to meet his gaze for a moment before she turned around and walked back out. The attraction was there, giving him a small sense of hope.
Chapter 6
Jake stayed for two weeks and then he finally left. Bella was a mixed of emotions, which she seemed to be having more of than normal. For some reason, she couldn’t stop thinking about him, whether he was there or not, but it was much harder to deny her feelings for him when she ended up getting to know him. He was as sweet as he was handsome and she had forgotten how lonely she had been since her husband passed. Her heart was still delicate though and she worried about those feelings. She had promised herself that she would never love again, but it was hard not to care for Jake.
She tried to forget about him and was soon given something else to worry about. The last few days since he’d gone, Bella had been feeling drained and getting sick in the mornings. It wasn’t like her and she chalked it up to a nervous stomach. By the fourth morning, she was starting to think that it was something else. When she looked at her calendar and the quotations for each month, she knew it was something else.
“Shit.”
Bella sat there for a long time, thinking about what that meant. It was bittersweet to find out. It was something she had wanted since she’s gotten married, but never like that. She had expected it to be with Carlos. Not a one night stand.
But Jake wasn’t really a one night stand anymore. They hadn’t had sex again, though they did share a few kisses. She had gotten to know him though and the more she had been around him, the more she had started to like him more. But like and good sex was not enough to raise a child with a person, someone that she wasn’t even dating. He might freak out.
She didn’t know how she was going to tell him, but she knew she had to, eventually.
***
Eventually didn’t come until her hand was forced. It was time for her quarterly pickup and she had 4 horses to bring back. Thunder was staying behind with her, but the rest would all be off to new owners. She had a few to pick up, more than usu
al. When she complained about the extra two horses, Betsy had dropped another bombshell.
“Oh, well Jake is coming down with another trailer.”
“Okay that is better than having to make a second trip.”
“He’s going there to stay.”
Bella knew that she had told her over the phone instead of in person, because maybe she would have had more objection grounds. “I don’t need any help down here mom.”
“He’s really good Bella. He can do more there and you can teach him, but he has the gift.”
“I know it’s just, I like it out here by myself.”
“You shouldn’t. That big old house has to get lonely.”
“You are just full of surprises today aren’t you? I have one of my own.”
“What is it?”
“You’ll see.”
She left it at that and Bella was almost home before she got a call from Betsy again. Her mother liked to be in control and the one thing she hated was a surprise. If something was brought to her at the last minute, she did not have time to plan.
“So what is the surprise? Am I going to like it?”
“I’m driving. I will see you in a bit.”
“Okay, but are you bringing anyone with you?”
“In a way.”
Bella hung up again, enjoying her discomfort a bit too much. She forgot that she hadn’t told Jake yet and she sobered up thinking about it. There was nothing she could do though, the bump was already visible on her short frame and all of her clothes were getting tighter as she grew. Her anxiety grew as well, the closer she got back home.
About twenty miles from her destination, one of the trailer tires blew and she was left on the side of the road with no spare. She called Betsy back to get one of the spare tires at the ranch. Betsy said she would send one down in a few minutes, thirty minutes later it was Jake that showed up. Looking down at her stomach, she pulled her loose jacket over herself and smiled at him.
Jake stopped with the look, so different than how she had looked at him before. There was a vulnerability and desire that she had always kept hidden from him. He wanted to kiss her, but was afraid to break the sudden spell that she had over him.
“Thanks for coming Jake. I don’t know why I took that tire out. I think it was for a load of feed and I just never put it back in.”
“I’m just glad I could be here to help.”
“You are pretty helpful, aren’t you?”
He turned around and moved closer suddenly.
“Any help you need at any time.”
“Like on call?”
He pulled back and had an embarrassed look on his face. She had gone from hot to not in just minutes. He never knew where he stood with her, but he knew that soon they would be around each other all the time and she would not be able to brush him off so easily. It would be different if she didn’t desire him as much as she did. He could see it in her eyes sometime, still remembering the raw moment when he first arrived. It is what gave him hope.
Chapter 7
Jake followed her back to make sure she didn’t need have any more problems. He insisted and like most things, wouldn’t take no for an answer. Bella was even more nervous and was thinking that maybe she didn’t need to tell anyone. She was chickening out and debating it the rest of the way home.
He helped her with the horses, getting them back in stalls and fed. “Thanks Jake. I seem to be saying that a lot.”
“I wish you would say other things.”
“Like?”
“Please, more, it’s too sensitive.”
Bella’s quim throbbed with his words and she shivered for a second before looking down. It had been far too long.
“Please Jake, bring in more hay. My hands are too sensitive. How’s that?”
Her eyes smiled at him, a bare grin on her lips but he didn’t seem amused. When she looked back up he was standing in front of her close. Touching her face, he pulled her in for a kiss, pressing her against him. Bella moaned softly from his touch, their lips meeting and he was so gentle she felt like glass. Bella had thought to pull away, but when he touched her like that, she couldn’t.
Jake was not missing the moment and pressed her against the wood bannister. His mouth kept hers occupied so she couldn’t say no. His fingers moved over her jeans and unbuttoned them, pushing them down as soon as they were opened. Moving to her panties, he rubbed softly on her wetness as she jumped underneath him. The jeans were at her knees, making it hard to move, but plenty of room for his hand to slide in.
Bella’s inside wept with need and she whimpered when his free hand cupped one of her breasts. They were so sensitive lately. He turned her around, pushing her over the bannister. Bella braced herself against it, her ass going out, seeking his length.
He didn’t know what had changed and didn’t care. Jake was out and pulling his shirt up to watch his fat cock slide into her tightness. He growled as she moaned, her ass pushing back to take him fully. Cursing, Bella felt like she was going to explode instantly. It was what she had needed for so long, his hardness stretching her insides like before. Gasping, she thrust back against him, close to her end so quickly.
Pulling out slowly, Bella tried to push him back in. Jake was holding off though, just barely staying inside as she only was able to get his cockhead inside of her. His shallow thrusts drove her wild, but it wasn’t enough to give her what she truly needed. She needed to come so badly, aching for it with every fiber of her being.
“Please Jake.”
She heard a chuckle behind him, but was rewarded with another inch as he moved closer. Bella gripped him with her insides, moaning as she fucked herself back against him. The extra was filling, but she still needed more. Bella needed more than anything to feel him bottom out, stretching her to the point that she would explode. “Please Jake.”
Jake smiled to himself. He had her right where he wanted her, though her efforts were not lost on him. His teeth had been gritted for quick some time, trying to hold back his need. But he had to hear it, what she said in her dreams at night. Looking down between their bodies, his thrust became shallower. “What do you need Bella?”
“I need more Jake, all of it, please!”
Her tits bounced. The sensitive tips full of blood. As he pushed in fully, she was pinned against the bannister. Each time he thrust in deep and slow, her nipples scraped against the rough wood. It just added to her pleasure, her eyes closed as the pleasure built. With no sight, all Bella could do was feel and her moans got louder as she came closer to her peak. He moved forward, pulling himself deeper as he grabbed her tits from underneath. Pulling on the hardness, Bella’s insides started to quiver around his shaft. With each push, he twisted them and pulled. Her wetness was the first indication of her orgasm, then her scream.
The sound pushed him over the edge, slamming into her as hard as he could, unable to control himself any longer. Pushing as deep and as hard as he could, he groaned low and moved his hand to her quim. Rubbing quickly, he felt the essence pour out of her as she came again. He was still waiting for the magical words, the ones that she had had enough and couldn’t take anymore.
His cock had grown as she thrashed underneath him, her insides contracting with each wave of pleasure. Starting to rut back in and out, her cries got louder, higher pitched and drowned out the sounds of the barns inhabitants. Jake drilled her as he played with her clit. It wasn’t long before he finally heard what he wanted.
“Please Jake, I can’t. It’s too sensitive.”
Jake fucked harder and then pushed deep one last time. His repeated her name, over and over again as he filled her again with his hot man seed. He pulled back and stared down at the steam coming off his cock. She was soaked, her pants damp, as well as his own.
Taking his shirt off, he moved to wipe her quivering thighs and then her heat, he rubbed more than he needed to, winding her up. Turning her around, he started to repeat the process. Bella’s eyes were closed, concentrating on his soft
touches. She didn’t notice the way his hand stopped on her stomach or the sharp intake of breath when he noticed the difference. It was only when he finally said something that she realized her mistake in a moment of passion.
“You’re pregnant.”
It wasn’t a question, but a statement. His hand and damp shirt moved. Pulling her shirt up, it was clear her bump that was starting. “Is it, is it mine?”
Bella looked down, grabbed her pants and started to pull her jeans up.
The wetness didn’t help the snug fit. “Yes it’s yours.”
“When were you going to tell me?”
“Well I was going to eventually. Can’t really keep it a secret could I?”
Jake just stood there for a moment while she got dressed and took away his view. His cock was still out, yet far less excited. He was overwhelmed and she was irritated. “So now you know and I got to go get changed.”
***
He had not handled it well. Jake knew that, but it was not what he had been expecting. She never was. Bella left pretty abruptly after that. She had stayed in the main house most of the day and he was left stewing about it all. It was later in the evening when she finally came by his room.
“Can we talk?”
Jake moved back to let her in. The small room looked different then the last time she had been in there. “I’m surprised to see you here.”
“Well if we are going to be working together, we might as well get it all out in the opening. By the way you reacted, it doesn’t…”
“Wait, I know I didn’t take that well. It was just a shock really.”
“Well don’t worry about it, it’s not like I am going to push anything on you. I mean, it’s not like I want you to marry me or something.”
“What if I asked?”
Bella stopped for a minute and looked back at him. “I would think you were crazy.”
“So is that a no?”
“Yes.”
Jake wasn’t sure what she meant. Nothing was easy with her. He sat down on the bed and ran his hand through his hair. “I want us to be married, do it proper.”