I brushed my thumb over her warm skin. “Believe it, firecracker. I’m not leaving.” I leaned my head down to murmur in her ear. “But I’d like to leave with you.”
Her eyes heated. “Let’s go. Wynter can close up.”
“Your family’s here.”
She twined her fingers in mine. “They won’t want to see what comes next.”
I laughed as she grabbed her coat and dragged me out the door. We left on a wave of hoots and hollers.
“Here.” I handed her the keys. “We’ll come back for your car tomorrow. I want to see your land. You might as well drive.”
“It’s dark out.”
“We’ll go again when it’s light out.”
“The road out there is probably blocked.”
She was missing the point. I needed her to know that I was invested in us. I also needed her. We reached the driver’s door and I tugged her toward me. Her coat collar puffed around her neck and her hair was a red halo around her face.
She was my very own snow angel. “You know where there’s a good place to stop so you can crawl over to my side and get on top of me.”
Her eyes widened. “Oh.” She snatched the keys out of my hand. “Load up.”
The moon was high and there were very few clouds. Still, it was dark on the Baileys’ property. I couldn’t makeout much more than a white landscape with brown grass poking through. We were on a gravel road in the middle of nowhere.
She stopped by a stretch that looked like it could be a turnoff to a long driveway or a narrow road if it was plowed. After she backed in so we were firmly off the road, she killed the lights. “This is the access road. The guys use it for hunting and there’s a fishing nook on the edges we sometimes use. I can’t wait for you to see it in the spring.” She gnawed at her lower lip and gazed into the rearview mirror that showed nothing but darkness. Something was bothering her.
“You can talk to me.”
Her expression softened. “I love the simple beauty. It’s such an outdoor oasis, I never planned to build a house on it.”
“Then we won’t.”
She peered at me. “As simple as that?”
“As simple as that.”
Her lips curved into a smile and she unzipped her coat. “You say all the right things.”
“Not enough, but I will. I promise.” I shrugged out of my coat and tossed it in the back seat with hers. I had brought very few of my things. I’d get all new stuff. “Now get over here.”
My erection was getting uncomfortable. Watching her wiggle out of her winter coat was a personal striptease.
I helped her clamber over the console and I leaned the seat back as far as it’d go. Finally, her weight rested on me. Neither of us moved. Her hands were on my shoulders and her hair hung down.
I drank her in. “You’re so fucking beautiful.” I cupped her cheek. “I don’t deserve you.”
“Gideon.” She turned her face into my hand. My heartbeat hammered in my cock but I wanted to savor her. She was mine for eternity, but I had to have her now.
“I was a shell before you.” I thumbed a puffy ball on her sweater. She was cute in the sexiest way. “Without you, I was an ass no one wanted to be around.”
I lifted her sweater enough to expose the creamy mounds of her breasts. The dashboard lights created a halo around her. I palmed each of them. This road probably didn’t see much traffic but I wouldn’t undress her all the way, just in case. “I can’t wait to peel every inch of clothing off you, but right now, I just want to be inside of you.”
“Good thing I wore a skirt tonight.”
I leaned forward to tongue her nipples through the thin fabric of her bra. Her tight little buds teased me. I’d give them more attention later. “I’m not going to last much longer.” I slid my hand up her boots. She could keep those on later too. When I got to her underwear, I slid my fingers underneath. “I don’t want to take the time to get these off.”
The heat coming off her seared my fingers. I pushed through her wet seam and pushed inside. Her walls clamped around me. She arched her back and rocked into me.
