It was a mistake.
In an instant, Shane stood before her. She had enough space to get around him if she wanted to, but her feet stayed rooted to the ground. God, he looked so hot staring down at her like that. Such desire in his eyes—solely directed at her. She didn’t want to walk away.
“So much for just one night, eh?” she said.
“I never actually agreed to that part.”
No, he hadn’t, and she’d obviously been kidding herself too.
“It’s an hour’s walk back to camp,” she said. Which was plenty of time for this Rocky Mountain heat between them to cool off.
“I was a Scout, remember?” Shane tapped his pocket. “I came prepared.”
“What? You want to do it out here! In the open? But anyone can walk by.”
“We haven’t seen another person since we left the Moose Head yesterday.”
Krista looked around her, as if she were expecting to see throngs of people to prove him wrong, but there were only trees and boulders, and they were quite secluded from the main trail. “What about the bears?”
“We’ll keep the noise down so they don’t get curious. And believe me, I’m so hard for you right now, it won’t be an endurance race.”
Krista’s gaze dipped to the impressive bulge in Shane’s shorts.
But, but...
Oh to hell with it.
She licked her lips. “What are you waiting for, McDermit?”
At that, his mouth was on hers. Hot and sweet and greedy, easing off only to fumble with the zipper of her shorts. His fingers tugged and pulled and yanked, frustration lacing every groan as he continued to kiss her.
“Next time we go hiking, wear a dress,” he growled.
“Got it.”
“And no underwear. Underwear is strictly forbidden.”
“Whatever you say.” She eventually slipped off her shorts and panties, and Shane slipped on a condom. With his shorts halfway down his hips, he stood to attention between the zipper. She parted her legs, wanting him so damn bad—which just went to prove how feral she’d gone in this wilderness! And Shane? He was her own private mountain man, on hand to see to her needs. “Get inside me now.”
He thrust into her, anddamn—he felt so freaking amazing. She groaned out, and when he pushed deeper, Krista wrapped her legs around his waist and tugged his mouth down to hers again. He lifted her up, his large hands cupping her bare butt, squeezing her tight against him.
“I never knew you were this hot, Krista.”
Well, neither did she!
“So hot,” Shane gasped as he pumped harder and faster. Like hers, his breathing was heavy, but he held on to her as if she weighed nothing. Sensations gathered heat and pace inside her, building and building and—
“Oh, Shane!” Krista came hard, and a split second later, Shane ground out his release as he held her in his arms.
Birdsong mixed with the sound of trees swaying in the breeze and the river gushing below. When Krista finally raised her head off Shane’s chest, he was gazing down at her, looking as stunned and dazed as she felt by the intensity of what had just happened between them.
And they still hadn’t seen each other naked.
