After a quick kiss to the top of my head, Mav leaves me and heads across the hall. It only takes a few minutes for me to unpack my bags and get situated, so when I finish, I take out my laptop and open up our emails from the last two weeks. I already knew how I felt before I came, and even though I know we should take it slow, I still go through each and every email from Mav, looking for some kind of clue to help me with the plan forming in my mind. The plan to seduce my would-be husband.
Chapter Five
~Maverick~
The first dinner with my family went a lot smoother than I thought it would. The meal Georgie made was delicious as always, though hearing the soft moans coming from Violet as she enjoyed the homemade chicken pot pie had me shifting in my seat on more than one occasion. I swear my dick has been hard since the moment I laid eyes on her curvy body. My hands still twitch with the need to grip her hips and drive my cock into her over and over until I’m sure she has my baby in her belly. If the look in her eyes all through dinner is anything to go by, she’s just as interested in moving things along as I am.
My head is telling me to take things slow, but my heart and my body don’t give a damn, wanting her in our bed tonight so that I can make love to her over and over again until she’s so boneless she’ll never be able to leave. After an internal debate that lasted a good long while, I decided to take things slow.
A woman like Violet is too amazing to risk losing by moving too quickly. Luckily, I had my family as a distraction throughout the meal. My brothers were on their best behavior, sharing only a few embarrassing stories from when I was young, thoughWyatt shared more than most, probably because he doesn’t have a woman of his own to get distracted with.Yet.
After dinner, we enjoyed a dessert of apple crumble. I watched Violet with rapt attention every time her fork would disappear into her mouth. Staring at her plump lips as they came together was enough to have me wanting to toss her over my shoulder and head upstairs for a little one on one time, but what really pushed me to the edge was when two month old Albie was squirming and Violet asked if she could hold him.
Hannah handed him over, and seeing Violet look so sweet and maternal as she cooed at the little guy had me wanting her round with my baby as soon as possible. Reminding myself to take things slow, I pushed my lust aside and agreed to hang with the family a little longer.
We adjourned to the family room for a few rounds of Never Have I Ever, though we kept it PG, much to the despair of our sister Scarlett. We figured it was best to spare her from hearing anything she shouldn’t or vice versa. Lord help the man that tries to date my little sister because the four of us are overprotective as hell and any whiff of impropriety on his part will earn his a four way ass kicking.
The game was fun, and we all learned a little bit more about one another, but when Violet admitted to never having ridden a horse, I stared at her with my mouth agape, promising myself right then and there that one of the first things we would do together would be a romantic horseback ride.
“I still can’t believe you’ve never ridden a horse,” I say to Violet as I walk her to her room upstairs. It’s just across the hall from mine and I can already tell it’s going to take a huge amountof willpower to keep myself from sneaking into her room to worship her sweet curves later.
Violet turns to me, her sundress swishing around her body as she does. “There’s a lot of things I haven’t done,” she purrs at me, stepping into my space and smiling mischievously. “Maybe we can explore them together.”
She presses her hands to my chest and moves them around to the back of my neck, playing with the hair on my nape. Her full breasts are pressed against me, and if she gets any closer she’s going to feel just how badly I want to explore certain things with her. My hands go to her hips automatically, and I give them a squeeze as I hold her steady.Take it slow, she’s too important to lose.
The reminder isn’t nearly enough to quell my desire for this woman, but it is enough to have me being able to stow it for the time being. After a deep breath, I look into Violet’s eyes that have gone from purple to indigo. “I want to explore a lot of things with you, little flower, but you’re too important to me already to risk rushing into things.” Violet lip shoots out in a small pout, and I smirk at her impudence. “You need a little something to hold you over?”
“I need more than a little something, but I’ll take what I can get,” she says, smirking herself.
“Fair enough.” I lean down and place my mouth over hers. The kiss was supposed to be brief and gentle, but as soon as I get a taste of Violet, my mind forgets all about going slow and I slip into overdrive. I pull that plump lower lip into my mouth andsuck on it, enjoying the sweet flavor of my girl before I give it a little nip.
Violet gasps, so I take the opportunity to dive into her mouth, sliding our tongues together in a dance that’s as old as time. My hands want to badly to move over the hills and valleys of her body, but I manage to hold them steady, knowing that the moment I start exploring her body is the moment my restraint snaps like a dry twig.
The same cannot be said for Violet’s hands which have moved from my neck down to my ass and are gripping me like she’ll die if she’s not palming my cheeks. She slides one towards the front of my jeans, but before she can touch me I pull back.
Our breath comes out in harsh pants as we stare at one another. Violet’s pupils are blown wide and I almost say screw it and go back for more, but I want to marry this woman and that means I need to wine and dine her, show her that I know how to treat her right in more ways that just sex.
“Did I go too far?” She asks, looking a little self-conscious. “I’m sorry if forced something...” She glances down at the floor, but I don’t let that fly.
Tucking a finger under her chin, I raise her gaze to mine so she can see the seriousness there. “You didn’t force a damn thing, little flower. I wanted every bit of that, and more.” She doesn’t look quite convinced, so I kiss her briefly one more time on the lips. “You’re important to me. I don’t want to mess things up by moving too fast.”
She smiles at me. “Is it too fast if I want it too?”
I chuckle and pull her into my arms, swaying her from side to side. “Maybe not, but I need to prove to myself that I can be the kind of man you deserve.” Emotion clogs my throat as I admit to this next part. “It’s been a long while since I was with anyone. I’m not sure I’ll be good for you.”
Violet’s head tips back, but instead of the pity I expected to see, her eyes are filled with nothing but conviction. “You’re already good for me, Maverick Landry. But if you need to prove it to yourself, I can respect that.” She leans up on her tiptoes and kisses my scarred cheek. “Sleep well, cowboy.”
With that, she turns and heads into her room, smiling at me the entire time she’s shutting the door. My fingers reach up and touch the cheek she just kissed. I never expected a woman to be able to look at me again let alone kiss my puckered flesh. Violet is a rare gift, and she just proved that it will be worth waiting on moving forward physically so I can take her out like she deserves. I turn and walk over to my room, a little stiffer than normal since I’ve got a steel pipe in my jeans, but the smile on my face and ghost of Violet’s kiss on my cheek is a nice reminder that good things come with time.
***
When I went to bed last night, I figured that I might get a few hours less than normal from all the excitement of the day. What I did not expect was to barely get a wink in because the memory of Violet’s hot little body against mine had me hard all night long. Even after taking myself into my hands, three times I might add, I wasn’t able to get more than a few hours. I surehope today’s horse ride goes well because I’m not sure I can hold out much longer.
Thinking about how twisted up I was all night has me adjusting myself again as I saddle two horses for Violet and me. The horse I’m currently working on, Butterscotch, gives a whinny and I look over to see my little flower coming towards me looking like all my dreams come true.
Her tight jeans show off her shapely hips and plump ass nicely, and the thin shirt she’s wearing molds to her gorgeous tits and is cut just low enough to give me a peak at the two globes I’ve been dying to get my hands on since I laid eyes on her. My mouth goes dry at the sight of her, and my eyes can’t help but follow along to the swaying of her hips as she glides towards me.
“Hey there, cowboy,” she says before leaning up and kissing my cheek again. Her eyes rake up and down my body hungrily and damn if this woman isn’t be best confidence boost I’ve ever had. “You look real good today.”
