Laughing, I run forward and try to shake some of the wet rain off myself, although I am drenched and it is no use. When I look up, Noah’s eyes longingly roam over my curves.
In a rush, he grabs me, and pushes me up against the door to the barn. Hastily, he hoists my legs and wraps them around his middle. He steals my breath with an urgent kiss. I moan into his mouth as his hands run up my thighs, my waist, and he palms my breasts savagely through my shirt. His thumbs graze over my tender nipples and my heart rate quickens.
“Noah,” I gasp, as his face lowers and he sucks my neck, stopping only to nibble the tender flesh he’s just exposed.
He presses me against the wall and slowly pulls me down his torso so I can feel how hard he is against my own arousal. Desire takes over as his thickness grinds against my soft flesh. He pants my name. My hand finds his zipper. Driven with need, I don’t care who hears or sees. I need him inside me right now just as much as he needs me wrapped around him. Quickly, he pulls away from the wall and I find myself descending onto a pile of hay.
“No one can hear us,” he says as if he’s reading my mind.
In a hurry, his hands start ridding me of my clothes. I grab his belt and quickly unfasten it. Pushing his pants low, my heart races when I find him completely aroused. Straddling his hips, a sharp gasp escapes my lips as he thrusts me down on his rock hard cock.
Noah growls, “I hope you’re ready, Darlin’ because I’m about to show you how much I love you, and how I never intend to stop.”
Chapter Forty-Nine
Eva
“Well, all I can say is it is damn good to see that big of a smile on your face again,” Gwen says the next day as we walk through downtown.
The events of yesterday seem like a blur. For the first time in months, I can actually breathe again.
Stopping for a moment to let a few cars pass before we cross the street, I look over at Gwen and notice she’s also in her own little euphoric state. Smiling like I haven’t seen her smile in years, I watch as she texts someone, giggles to herself, and then puts her phone back in her purse.
“And what is all that about?” I ask. “What has you all giggly and blushing?”
Shaking her head, she doesn’t say a word and just continues to stroll along beside me as we head towards the newspaper office. I was a little surprised when I called this morning and Mary extended an invitation to meet with her this afternoon. Not that I have decided to stick around permanently or anything, but after the events of last evening, I don’t plan on leaving anytime soon.
“So, are you seriously considering this?” Gwen asks. “You know, uprooting your whole existence and moving all the way across the United States?”
“What, you don’t like Kentucky?” I ask.
Squinting, she looks around us. “No, I didn’t say that. This place has potential.” I laugh. “I’m just gut-checking you. Making sure you are sure, you know?”
“Gwen, the last time you gut-checked me, I wound up drunk, getting my boyfriend and one of my oldest friends into a fistfight, and then crashing my car into a ditch.”
She laughs. “True, my latest track record isn’t so stellar, huh?” We come to a stop in front of the newspaper office and look inside. Her stare catches my attention through the glass. “You ready for this, Eva?”
The realization that so much more awaits me on the other side of the door begins to rattle my nerves. Taking a deep breath, I exhale slowly and nod my head. “As ready as I’ll ever be. Besides, it’s just a meeting. Not like they are already shipping my bags over from California or anything.”
“Keep telling yourself that sister,” she says as she pulls me in for a big hug. “Good luck, I’ll see you in a few, okay?”
I nod and watch as she walks away. I stand at the door to the office a little bit longer before attempting to step inside.
Can I really do this?
I look to the left and my eye catches the fire station across the street. Sitting out front waiting for a call is Noah, Rex, and Cash. I catch Noah’s eye for a moment and he smiles, but then he notices where I am standing and an inquisitive look crosses his features. I hadn’t told him anything about my meeting with Mary. Last night, all I wanted to do was be with him. Just be us.
Noah fumbles with his phone before mine alerts me of a text.
Noah: I’ve got 14 hours left on shift Darlin’. Then I plan on doing nothing but you for the next 48. Be ready.
Glancing back up, I blow him a kiss.
There is no turning back, only moving forward - and the only place I ever want to be is with him. This time, when I turn back around and look straight ahead, I don’t hesitate as I pull on the door to the office and step inside.
“The pages were supposed to be at the press thirty minutes ago, Stacey. What do you mean you are still waiting on B section?” Mary says from a desk in the far corner of the room.
A few workers are spread out across the office. One looks scared as hell, the other looks pissed as Mary stands with her arms folded at the desk she’s using to call the press from. The third could care less as he sits in the corner with his feet up on his desk.
