Ash: A Beckett Brothers Novel Book 2 (The Beckett Brothers)

by Susan Fisher-Davis

  Once he finished shaving, he wiped the excess shaving cream off his face and unwrapped the towel from his waist and hung it on the rack then walked into the room and pulled a pair of sweatpants out of his duffle bag and tugged them on along with a clean T-shirt. Picking up the remote, he flopped down on the bed and pointed it at the TV to turn it on. The movie he’d started watching with Cassidy was still on. Tossing the remote onto the bed, he piled the pillows behind him, leaned back, and crossed his arms behind his head.

  He jerked in surprise when someone knocked on his door. He hoped the woman in the elevator hadn’t found him. Getting off the bed, he walked to the door and peered out the peephole. Stepping back, he blew out a breath and opened the door.

  “What are you doing here?”

  “Usually when a man gives a woman chocolate, he doesn’t take off like a bat out of hell,” Cassidy said as she pushed past him, entered the room then spun around and tossed the chocolate bar at him, which he caught by instinct.

  Ash shook his head and pushed the door closed. “I didn’t want to do something I’d regret.”

  “You’d regret it?”

  “You know what I mean, Cassidy.”

  “No, I don’t think I do.”

  “You just went through a divorce.”

  “And?”

  “Even if you’re ready for something new, I don’t want to start something then have you go back––”

  “Oh, hell no! I will never go back to Ross. I told you that.”

  “Divorce leaves some raw wounds so you don’t know that for sure, Cassidy. Some people can get past whatever their ex did. Sure, you may think you won’t now but once the hurt wears off––”

  “Listen, cowboy, that hurt will never wear off because it’s not the first time for him. He’s screwed around on me three times. Three! Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. What the hell would fool me three times make me? Do you think me that much of an idiot?”

  “Three times?” Ash didn’t know what else to say.

  “Three times that I know of. Could have been more,” Cassidy said shrugging, her chest heaving from the adrenaline rush her anger had given her.

  Ash couldn’t take his eyes off her. She was exquisite, especially when fired up. Maybe he was old-fashioned, but he thought marriage vows should mean something. He stepped toward her then stopped. If she wanted him, she needed to let him know.

  She did come here with the chocolate, Beckett! Then again, that doesn’t mean she wants you.

  Ash stared at her then narrowed his eyes as he watched a slow, sexy smile lift those lips he wanted so badly to taste again.

  “You’re going to be difficult, aren’t you? It took me a while to decide whether I should do this but for every reason I thought not to do it, I had at least twenty reasons why I should. I’m not going to lie to you, Ash. I want you but I’m really wondering why you took off. Can you tell me that?” she asked him as she tilted her head.

  “I don’t know what you want,” he murmured.

  Cassidy laughed. “Sure, you do.” She took a deep breath. “Ash, I told you I’ve only been with two men in my life, one I married, and that wasn’t exactly a success. To be honest, I’ve never wanted another man this much until I saw you. If you want me to go, tell me.”

  Ash reached her in two strides and cupped her face in his hands. “Hell no, I don’t want you to go but I want you to be sure because if you’re staying, I won’t let you leave until tomorrow morning. Understand?”

  She stared up at him and smiled. “Yes, I understand. I want this. I really want this.”

  Ash stared into her eyes and saw she was telling him the truth. “And I want you. I have since you walked into the barn with your mom.” He started to lower his head then pulled back. “You’re absolutely sure?”

  “Would you just kiss me, Ashford Beckett?” Cassidy growled.

  Grinning, he lowered his lips toward hers. “Yes, ma’am.”

  When his lips touched hers, they both groaned. Cassidy’s hands moved up his chest to around his neck and into his damp hair at the nape of his neck sending shivers over his skin. He moved his tongue into her mouth and then jerked her against him when she touched hers to his. His hands squeezed her ass as he pushed against her. He raised his mouth from hers within a breath’s space away.

  “Do you feel what you do to me?” he asked as he pressed his hard cock against her.

  Cassidy groaned and arched her hips against his. “Yes. Ash, I want you so much. I’ve never felt this way before.”

  “Good,” he said then picked her up and carried her to the bed. Placing her in the center, he stared down at her then pulled his T-shirt off over his head.

  “You have an amazing body,” she told him as she pushed up onto her elbows.

  Ash lay down beside her. He kissed her hard and deep while pushing her back onto the bed. Her arms wrapped around him to pull him close. Her moans were setting him on fire, and he needed to feel her hands on him. All over him.

  “Touch me,” he whispered against her lips then almost shot off the bed when her hand snaked inside his sweatpants and wrapped around him. She pulled back and stared up at him.

  “As I said, you have an amazing body.”

  Ash groaned when she squeezed his dick.

  “Honest to God, Cassidy, it’s going to be over before it begins if you don’t stop squeezing my dick.”

  Her eyes widened and then she burst out laughing. “Well, say what you think, Beckett.”

  Ash chuckled. “I tend to do that.” He lowered his lips to hers. “I’m so hard I ache.”

  He moved his hand under her T-shirt up to her bra and cupped her breast making her moan. Then slid it slowly down her flat stomach to the bottom of her shirt and lifted it up off over her head. Looking down at her breasts popping out of the top of her black demi-cup bra almost had him coming undone. Her fingers sifted through his hair. Looking into her eyes, he unclasped the bra, and her breasts fell free. Ash leaned in to kiss her lips then moved his mouth down her chin to her neck. He ran his tongue across her shoulder, then down her chest, took a nipple into his mouth, and sucked hard.

  Her hands clutched fistfuls of his hair. He didn’t care if she pulled it out by the roots. He wasn’t stopping unless she told him to. He rubbed the pad of his thumb against the other nipple making it stiffen into a peak. When he pulled at the one with his teeth, she gasped and pulled him closer. If he didn’t slow down, he was going to embarrass himself. Slowly lowering the zipper on her jeans, he pushed them down and almost came when he saw the black lace bikini panties. Moving to the bottom of the bed, he pulled her boots and socks off then her jeans. She lay before him in nothing but her panties. He was sure he was salivating as he looked down at her. She looked up at him, and a grin split his lips when she crooked her finger at him. He crawled up her body and kissed her.

  Chapter Seven

  Cassie was sure she was going insane. She’d never felt anything like this in her entire life. Ross had never made her ache with as much need as Ash was causing. She wanted him so much, she was whimpering. Whimpering! She’d never done that in her life. Ash kissed her with so much passion she knew she’d never feel it with any other man.

  “Ash,” she begged.

  “Soon, darlin’. Soon,” he said against her stomach.

  She hissed in a breath when he kissed her above her panties then pulled at them with his teeth. Hooking his fingers in them, he pulled them down her legs and tossed them. He moved back up her legs and kissed her curls. Ross never did this. No man had. She was twenty-nine and had never experienced oral sex. Oh, she wrote about it, but never had experienced it.

  Dear God! His tongue flicked against her clitoris, and she almost screamed with the pleasure. Holding her breath, she tried to anticipate it but when he did it again, she moaned long and low in her throat and clutched his hair tighter, making him chuckle. He kissed the inside of her thigh then slid his tongue along her slit to her clitoris again.
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  “Ash,” she hissed his name on a deep inhalation.

  “What? I’m busy here, sweetheart. Hold on,” he said against her, making her smile.

  The more he ran his tongue over her clitoris, the more she pulled at his hair. When he inserted a finger and moved it in and out of her, she jerked but spread her legs wider for him. Her belly began to clench, and she couldn’t seem to catch her breath as her orgasm hit her hard. She saw stars and cried his name out. It was incredible. She’d never had anything like that with Ross either.

  As she lay there trying to calm her breathing after having a mind-blowing orgasm, he moved up her body and kissed her lips. Her essence on his lips was such a turn-on that she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back hard. He pulled back from her and reached for his wallet on the nightstand beside the bed, and removed a condom.

  Cassie pushed his sweatpants down and when she saw his hard cock jutting out, she couldn’t help but lick her lips. She wanted to taste him but he rolled the condom on and started to inch into her. Suddenly, he stopped. She looked up at him and wondered if he’d changed his mind.

  “Ash?”

  “Are you sure about this, Cassidy?”

  “Oh, my God, yes! Yes, I need you, Ash.”

  He groaned and slid into her as far as he could, then stilled when she gasped.

  “Give me a minute,” he said.

  Cassie didn’t want to give him a minute. She arched her hips against him making him growl.

  “Damn it, Cassidy. It’ll be over too soon if you keep doing that.”

  She laughed. “Come on, Beckett. I’m still coming down from my orgasm. It’s your turn.”

  It seemed he didn’t need more permission for Ash slammed his lips down on hers and started pumping in and out of her. She wrapped her legs around his waist. He held his weight off her by his elbows, and when Cassie moved her hips in rhythm with his, he picked up the pace. The more he pushed against her, the deeper he seemed to go.

  Cassie couldn’t believe it when her belly started to flutter, and she knew she was going to come again. It shocked the hell out of her. Pulling her mouth from his, she moved her head back and forth on the pillow as her orgasm rushed over her. Leaning up, she lightly bit his shoulder then moaned against him as she came hard. Ash growled out her name as he came too. She could feel him throbbing inside her. He kept moving against her until he collapsed on top of her then kissed her neck where he had buried his face.

  Cassie took deep breaths to try to float down to earth so she could think again. Ash breathed heavily against her neck then he raised his head and looked down into her eyes.

  “Are you all right?”

  “I’m wonderful,” she said between breaths.

  Ash chuckled. “Yes, you are. Damn, that was good.”

  “Ash, it’s never been like that for me before—ever. Ross never—”

  “Never what?”

  “Brought me to orgasm,” she said, and the heat poured into her face.

  “I told you he wasn’t doing his job if you weren’t satisfied, Cassidy.” He rolled onto his back and pulled her against him. She placed her head on his chest and her arm across his stomach.

  “I certainly believe that now. Where do you get these muscles, Ash?”

  “Working the ranch.”

  “This six-pack is so sexy,” she murmured and kissed his chest.

  “Everything about you is, Cassidy. I thought so the first time I saw you.” He tugged on her braid. “I want to see this down.”

  Sitting up, she smiled. “Let’s take a shower. I write about shower sex all the time, but have never done it.”

  “What’s that blush for?”

  “Well, I’d never had oral sex before either,” she whispered.

  Ash sat up and stared at her in disbelief. “What kind of fool were you married to?”

  “A bumbling one, apparently.” She rolled away from him, swung her legs over the bed, and stood. “I’m taking a shower. Feel free to join me.” She walked to the bathroom and closed the door behind her.

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  “Shit,” Ash said as he swung his legs over the bed and stood. He disposed of the condom then picked up his wallet to get another one and walked to the bathroom. He heard the shower running as he pushed the door open.

  “About time,” she called out.

  “Damn, you’re impatient. It’s been less than a minute.”

  “A minute too long. Come on in, the water’s fine.” She laughed.

  Ash shook his head as his dick twitched. That sure as hell never happened before. Usually, he needed a nap afterward. He pulled the shower curtain open, handed her the foil packet, and stepped inside.

  “I should tell you, that’s my last condom.”

  “Really? Well, then you’ll need to go get more.”

  “Hell, are you trying to kill me?”

  Cassidy laughed. “Why would I want to do that? You’ve just awakened me to some great sex. I write about it but have never experienced it.”

  “How do you write about it then?”

  “Because I know what I’d want.”

  Ash took the soap from her and lathered it up between his palms then moved his hands over her back. “You have a great ass. A great body, really.”

  “Thanks, but I’m sure you’ve seen better.”

  “Nope.”

  She spun around and looked up at him. “Are you just saying that to get in my pants?”

  “You’re not wearing pants, and no, I don’t lie.” He leaned down and pressed his lips to hers. “I love how you taste. All over.” He pulled back and looked at her. “I can’t believe how you blush. You were married for almost eight years.”

  “Yes, but you’re a very different man.”

  “Thank God for that,” he murmured as he leaned down to kiss her again.

  “Yes.” She grinned up at him.

  Later as they lay in bed, Cassidy ran the tip of her finger over his pecs, down his stomach and back up.

  “What type of feed do you grow?”

  “Just about all types of grain, along with alfalfa hay, regular and organic, flax seed, and black oil Sunflower seed.”

  “Do you grow all of that on your land? I mean that sounds like a lot.”

  “I use almost four hundred acres of my land and I lease about a thousand acres from Bonner Gentry in Clifton for the organic alfalfa and flax seed, and another four hundred acres from Cord Maddox for the sunflower seeds.”

  “Is leasing easier for you? Why didn’t you just buy more land?”

  Ash chucked. “My land connects to Grayson and Gage’s, and I didn’t want to ask them to use their land for me. If I’d known when I first bought my land that growing feed would take off the way it did, I would have purchased more but by leasing land, I can help people keep their ranches too. A lot of ranches have gone under because of the economy or whatever and this helps keep them going. The ranches I lease from have great pastureland and they grow great product.”

  “You’re a good man, Ash Beckett.”

  “Shhh…don’t tell anyone.” His arms tightened around her.

  “Were you ever in love, Ash?”

  “Yes, when I was twenty-two. She was twenty.”

  “What happened? Did you want to marry her?”

  “I did, but she got tired of me traveling and gave me an ultimatum.”

  “Tell me,” she whispered.

  Ash blew out a breath. He hadn’t talked about this in a long time and only with his brothers.

  “Angie and I met at a rodeo. I was a bull rider––”

  “Really?”

  “Yes.”

  “Wow. I can’t believe you did that. Okay, go on, please.”

  “I’d been doing it since I was eighteen and was getting to the point where I was winning a lot when I met her. I was twenty-one then. She came up to me and started flirting. I thought she was a buckle bunny at first, but found out she was just a fan. We started dating and fell in love. Well, I did
anyway. Now I wonder if she did at all. For a year, she’d travel with me but then she got tired of it, and she started staying home. I think she began to doubt that I was faithful. Hell, there are a lot of women on the circuit, and those buckle bunnies have trouble taking no for an answer, but I never cheated on Angie. I loved her. Anyway, one night I went home, and she told me she wanted me to quit. I told her I would, but I was too close to being a champion again and I wanted it. She said she’d give me a year.” Ash blew out a laugh. “It’s not that simple. A lot can happen in a year. I could have gotten hurt and had to recoup, hell, anything but I told her I’d try for her. A year later I wasn’t even in the running, so I told her I wasn’t quitting yet. She told me it was her or the rodeo. I practically begged her to stick with me. I knew I could do it. She didn’t believe in me. She left me the next day.”

  “I’m sorry. Did you become champion again?”

  “A year later…when I turned twenty-three. Funny thing is she came to see me after I won. She knew I had made a lot of money with the win and all the endorsements, but I was done with her. She didn’t stick with me when I needed her to. I retired later that year when a concussion did me in. No way was I going to risk another head injury. I decided to use the money I inherited from my grandfather to buy some land and build a ranch. I had an idea for organic feed and started growing it. It took off like wildfire. I have no idea where Angie is now or what she’s doing, and I don’t care. Even though it’s been a long time, it still bothers me how she just up and left. If she knew how well I do with my feed, she’d be sorry she left.”

  “You do well with the training too. Even though, Trick is better.” She laughed then squealed when he rolled on top of her.