Stand By Your Man: A Bad Boy Rancher Love Story (The Dawson Brothers Book 5)

by Ali Parker

  Moaning as he got on the bed beside me, he kissed me on the lips, but did not stop there. His kisses trailed down my chin and onto my neck. They were so light I got goosebumps all over my body. I could feel his lips sliding down over my breasts, kissing and licking them. He kissed the sides of my body, and then over my belly. He licked and kissed my skin in a soft way that was making me so wet. He kept going.

  Soft kisses moved down my hips from one side to another, worshiping me. “Mm, Madison,” he moaned.

  He continued on his mission, and kissed over my sweet center and down to my thighs. Alternating between kissing and licking me, he trailed over my knees and onto my calves. Tanner wasn’t kidding when he said he was going to cover me with kisses. His hands wrapped around my ankles as he kissed all the way down to my toes.

  He stopped and took a deep breath. I looked down my naked body at him and saw that he was smiling proudly. I bit my lower lip.

  “Don’t you move. I’m not done,” he said. He placed his body between my thighs and pushed his face on my sweet center. I moaned wildly. His lips kissed my sensitive spot. His tongue moved up and down my folds, licking me. I was wild and wiggling underneath him, and on the verge already.

  Tanner’s tongue moved higher over my clit where his tongue pressed and moved from side to side.

  “Oh yes! Yes! Don’t stop, please,” I begged him for more.

  “I love hearing you say that,” he moaned. Then I felt the pulsing beats between my thighs grow more intense. I felt heated and knew I was going to release all my pent up desire.

  “That’s it. I’m coming! Tanner, I’m coming!” I shouted.

  He groaned as he licked up my juices. I sank into the bed feeling like my body was heavy as tremors moved through me. I was in a state of blissful orgasm.

  “I need to be inside of you now. I can’t wait any longer,” he said, as he stood up. I watched my gorgeous cowboy as he undressed. He tugged on his shirt and all the snaps came open at once. He pulled it off. I loved looking at his tanned body. Those six-pack abs had been haunting my imagination, and his rippled sides made my mouth water. He kicked off his cowboy boots and pulled off his Wrangler jeans.

  Now, he stood naked in front of me. I bit my lip as I looked at his perfectly naked body. He was like a Greek God in all his glory. Toned, fit, and sexy as hell. His cock was hard and obviously happy to see me.

  “Make love to me, Tanner,” I whispered.

  “Yes ma’am,” he groaned before climbed on the bed and hovering over me. He kissed my mouth with passion and longing. I wrapped my arms around him, feeling down his strong back and every muscle rippling there.

  The tip of his cock was pressing at my center. I opened my thighs, letting him in. He pushed in—slowly.

  “Fuck,” he growled. “I’ve been waiting to feel that—”

  “Me too,” I said, breathlessly, enjoying the pressure of him working his way inside of me. My body put up a fight, but it wasn’t much of one.

  His thick cock filled me as he slowly pushed in one inch after another, until he was completely inside of me. Then he stopped and kissed me some more. “Hold my hand Madison.”

  “Yes,” I said. Opening my hand, he entwined his fingers in mine. We held hands and he smiled down at me and placed a soft kiss on my lips. Then he began to move again. His cock slid in and out of me—slowly. Taking our time savoring every feeling as he moved inside me.

  We continued to make love like this. It was slow and passionate, and I couldn’t get enough of him, but then I felt the familiar feeling once more. He rocked against me, loving me with every part of him. It wasn’t something I’d ever experienced, but I knew I wanted it again – forever.

  “I’m almost there. I’m almost—I’m coming,” I whispered.

  “Good. I want to make you come Madison. I want to give you everything,” he whispered, as he started to move faster and faster.

  I released in pleasurable vibrations that penetrated through my entire being. I moaned and wiggled under him, trying to grab onto him as I convulsed and pressed my face into his strong chest.

  He groaned and grunted, and I felt him tense up as well. “You’re so wet, baby,” he said. “I love you, Madison.” He let out a long sound of pleasure and bucked against me as he lost himself in our love making.

  A few moments later, we lay side by side. Tanner placed soft kisses on my stomach. I knew he was thinking about the child inside of me, and so was I. Tanner Dawson was the man that I needed in my life. I felt complete for the first time since coming to Georgia, and I knew now more than ever that he was what I had been missing all along.

  33

  Tanner

  I felt her warm body in my arms. The sunlight was hitting my face as it was shining through the window. It felt good. Opening my eyes, I looked at Madison, who was sleeping on top of my chest. I remembered just how reluctant she had been to let me stay over in the beginning. Now, not only had we confessed our love for each other, we were also going to have a baby. The thought hit me once again and brought a shock to me. However, it also filled me with such happiness. I moved my hand down her back, caressing her. She stirred slightly.

  This was what I wanted. I hadn’t felt this good in the mornings in a month. At the ranch I hadn’t even got out of my bed because I didn’t want to face the day without her. Abi had been right, I was depressed, because now I felt excited for the day ahead. This was what I had needed in my life to feel like a human again. Madison Dryer. Not only did I now have her in my arms, but she had a pleasant surprise for me. We had made a child together. If it had been any other woman I would feel hesitant, but not this woman. I was happy and ready to be a father and her partner in this. I was excited to figure out how we were going to be together. I would do anything for her and our child. I would give them anything and everything.

  She stirred again and let out a sleepy moan, a satisfied moan. After the night we’d had, I would think she would be plenty satisfied. Madison’s eyes fluttered open. The dark blue color was always stunning to look at. She smiled at me and let out another moan as she snuggled on my chest.

  “There’s a happy face,” I said to her.

  “I am a happy girl,” she said.

  “And you have made me a happy man, Madison,” I said, moving my hands up and down her body as though I was trying to warm her up on a cold day. My hands could never get enough of touching her.

  Her smile grew bigger. “I’m a hungry girl, Tanner Dawson,” she said, sleepily teasing.

  “Well, you are eating for two now. I think we should make breakfast together, what do you think?”

  “I think that would be great. But you might have to do most of the cooking, I tried to cook sausage the other day and the smell made me nauseous. It was strange because I love sausage, but I didn’t know that I was pregnant yet.”

  “It would be my honor to make you breakfast, mother of my child,” I said.

  “Honor? I think I like the sound of that,” she said, laughing at me.

  “Are you teasing me?”

  “Well, you are just so easy to tease,” she said.

  “Yeah, and just for that, I’m going to require several kisses as repentance for picking on me,” I said, leaning over and pressing my lips against hers. I knew in that moment I wanted to spend the rest of my life waking up next to her like this. It brought such joy and happiness to me.

  “Now, let’s go feed you and our baby,” I said, finally pulling away from her. We rolled out of bed, ready to take on the day in Georgia.

  I pulled on my jeans and buttoned them as I watched Madison’s gorgeous naked body move across the room. She picked up my button snap shirt and put it on. I moaned.

  “I’ve missed seeing you in my shirts. It always looks so hot on you, so damn sexy.”

  “I’ve missed wearing them,” she said.

  “Now, let’s see what we can rustle up for breakfast,” I said, grabbing her hand and leading her to the kitchen.

  “I am in the
mood for pancakes. Cinnamon pancakes,” she said, gently putting her hand on my arm.

  “Well, you happen to be in luck because you are looking at a pancake expert. Tell me cowgirl, are you a fluffy pancake type or it is thin and crispy for you?” I said, with a big smile.

  She started laughing hard, remembering our past pancake conversation.

  “I like them a little bit thin with crispy edges,” she said, as she moved to the pantry and pulled out a box of pancake mix and a large glass bowl.

  “Alright then, that is what you shall have. I, on the other hand, like them thick—thick and fluffy.”

  “Fluffy? That’s a tough word,” she said, winking at me.

  “Yes it is. Now have a seat, I got this,” I said, pulling out the stool from the kitchen counter for her. She sat down. I grabbed two glasses and pulled the orange juice from the refrigerator, pouring some for both of us. “Do you think our child will be a thin and crispy pancake kid or a fluffy pancake kid?” I asked, in a most serious manner.

  She laughed, “Maybe somewhere in between.”

  “I think you’re probably right.”

  Mixing the pancake batter, I added cinnamon just as she requested. I liked being the one making us breakfast. Pouring the batter into the sizzling buttered skillet, I started to make a nice pile of pancakes while we talked.

  We caught up on everything we had missed in the last month by not talking to each other. I told her about the crops and how well they had responded to the neem oil, looking now as if nothing had ever happened. I wasn’t going to tell her about Victor though. She didn’t need that kind of stress and that was something to keep between my brothers and I. But she was happy to know that the majority of the crops in town had been cured by her miraculous neem oil treatment, and the rest were well on their way.

  As we talked and ate, I realized that I felt right at home, which was weird because I was in another state. I wasn’t in Texas at all, but I realized that I felt at home wherever Madison was. That was a good feeling. Apparently, she was my home now.

  “Those were perfect pancakes, Tanner Dawson,” she said playfully to me as she ran her finger through the maple syrup on the plate and put it in her mouth. “Yum.”

  “And you are a perfect woman,” I gave her a kiss on the cheek. “Should we sit outside for a bit?”

  “Yes, I’ll just grab another glass of orange juice,” she said. “It’s humid out there, just so you know.”

  “Yes, I do know. I noticed the minute my plane landed,” I said, pouring myself another cup of coffee.

  Moving outside, we sat out on the small balcony. I drank the cup of coffee and she had another glass of juice. I liked sitting with her, and relaxing. It reminded me of sitting with my father on the porch after breakfast. I could do that, I could do that with her, this beautiful woman and the mother of my child. I wanted us to live together and sit on the porch after breakfast just like this. But we hadn’t talked about that yet. We hadn’t talked about what was next. I was apprehensive to know what she would say.

  “Madison, I think we need to talk about what’s next. How are we going to do this? You’re here in Georgia and I have my responsibilities on the ranch. I can move here if that is what is necessary. We can figure it out, but I don’t want to be living without you. We need to be together.”

  “Or, I could come back to Texas,” she said.

  I turned to her with my eyebrows raised, surprised. “But what about your job? You just started it. You can’t turn away from that. I won’t let this ruin your career. We can figure something out.”

  “No, the thing is, I wasn’t exactly honest about the job when you asked me yesterday. It’s good, that’s true. But I actually find it very boring. It’s a lot of paperwork. I spend most of my time in the office and not in the lab at all. I am a researcher, Tanner. That’s what I do. I’m not the one that sits behind the desk unless it’s to write my report,” she said.

  “Really? Are you sure? You’ve only been at the job a month, maybe it will change and you’ll regret the decision to leave it. I just really want you to think about it,” I said.

  “I have been thinking about it, Tanner. I’ve been thinking about it this entire month. I miss Texas. It’s not just because I missed you, I miss my life there. I miss my best friend Jenna, I miss being able to work in the lab at the college, it’s a much better one than this by the way. And I also worry about my father, not being able to just go check on him on the weekend. He’s not in a good way and that scares me. The way I left things with him, it’s not right. He, Jenna, you—you are my family. My family is in Texas, so Texas is where I belong.”

  “You belong with me. If you want to move back to Texas, I would be thrilled. My life is there too, as you have already seen back on the ranch. I just really want you to think about what you’re giving up here with this job. I don’t want you to ever resent me,” I said.

  “I could never resent you, Tanner. I love you. I’ve been thinking about this a while now, and now I have even more reason to go back. I’ve actually been talking to Mr. Phillips and he said that I could transition back to a job there in the research center if I wanted. It wouldn’t be as much money as I’m getting now, and it would be a step down from lab manager, but the responsibilities would be so much better. I would actually be doing research again, not paperwork.”

  “That sounds perfect for you. If you’re sure it’s truly what you want.”

  “It definitely is what I want. I want to go home.”

  “Well, I know of an apartment for rent.”

  She laughed. “I would take my own apartment back in a heartbeat. I really liked it there.”

  “Yes, and there’s room for both of us. Lord knows there’s no privacy on the ranch, so that apartment would be perfect for now, just to get you settled back into Safety.

  “I like the sound of that,” she said.

  “So, it’s settled then. You’re coming back? You’re coming home?”

  “Yep.”

  Standing up from the chair, I gave her a big hug. This was just what I needed to hear. I was so happy that she truly wanted to come back home. It would make everything easier for both of us, but I really didn’t want to be the man taking his woman away from her career. It needed to be her decision, not mine.

  “I’m so happy to hear it. I’ll help you here. I will stay here and help you pack and we can drive back together. Whatever it takes. I’m here for you, Madison,” I said, grabbing her hand.

  She sighed, “I knew that I shouldn’t have unpacked. It just didn’t feel right.”

  I laughed and squeezed her hand. I was so happy that I had come to Georgia. My sister had been right, and I was glad that she had pushed me. I’d needed it. I wouldn’t be here having this conversation and bringing Madison back home with my child if it weren’t for my sister pushing me to take action. I would have to thank her later, even though she would be very smug about it.

  I looked at Madison, gazing out onto the Georgia streets. Just looking at her made me smile, I was the luckiest man in the world. Now I would be bringing the love of my life home, back to Texas.

  “Take me home, Tanner,” she whispered.

  “With pleasure, Madison,” I said back to her.

  Leaning down, I pressed my mouth to hers. She moaned and put her hands on my legs. This was the start of a new beginning and I was excited for what was to come.

  Over the next few days, Madison turned in her resignation and packed up her office. I stayed home packing up the items in her apartment. Georgia was an interesting place and we treated it like we were on vacation. We went out to dinners and saw a few sights here and there, but most of the time was spent packing, renting a U-Haul trailer, and getting ready for the drive back to Texas.

  “Our first road trip,” she said, as we put the last few items in the trailer.

  “Yes, it will be fun,” I said giving her a kiss.

  “As long as I don’t get car sick,” she said.

  My eyes g
rew wide. She just laughed.

  “I hope that doesn’t happen,” I said.

  “We’ll just stop and get a lot of ginger ale. It helps.”

  Then we were off on our first road trip heading from Georgia back to East Texas and our home, Safety.

  34

  Madison

  Safety, Texas

  Underneath my fingers were the strong muscular six-pack abs of Tanner Dawson. I was barely waking up, but feeling him underneath my hand was such a reassurance. I couldn’t help but to smile before my eyes even opened. I loved having him in my bed. Why had I been so opposed to having him sleep over in the first place when we first started hanging out together? It was just the question of intimacy, and my background of seeing the impacts of the failed relationship between my mother and father. Now, I couldn’t sleep without Tanner. I needed him at my side every night, and to wake up with him in my arms every morning.

  “Good morning, you look radiant today,” Tanner said, in a sleepy voice as he stirred next to me. His large muscular hand moved down my back and I could feel the calluses on his hand from working hard on the ranch, it was damn sexy.

  “Good morning Tanner Dawson, it feels good to lie here next to you and that makes me radiant,” I said.

  “Yeah, Saturday morning. It’s good to be able to just lay here after moving you back into the great state of Texas. You know, we could just stay in bed all day.”

  A frown came over my face. I knew that I couldn’t do that. We’d only been back in town for two days and had spent all of that moving back into my old apartment and getting everything situated. I wasn’t completely unpacked yet, but doing basic things like setting up the bed, unpacking kitchen items, and talking with Mr. Phillips had taken every moment so I hadn’t had time to do what I really needed to do. Today I would have to do it.