by Becca Van
The fit of Bruce’s finger got tighter and it took her a moment to realize he’d pressed two fingers into her pussy. She’d seen how long and thick his fingers were and just imagining what they looked like pumping in and out of her vagina sent the fire inside her burning hotter. The pressure on her clit and inside her got more intense when Bruce caged her clit between his teeth and then suckled continuously. She writhed beneath their pleasurable ministrations but couldn’t move much with the hands holding her down.
She’d never felt anything like this before. It felt like her insides were being wound up tighter and tighter, like a spring was being primed and the added friction of those big fingers moving in and out of her was too much. Her legs trembled and then she screamed Bruce’s name as the coil broke. Her body convulsed, fire consumed her and her pussy clenched down hard on the fingers still moving in and out of her sheath. Fluid dripped from her pussy and waves of pure rapture washed over her again and again. Her mind became fuzzy and she gasped for breath and then her head banged down onto the table when she slumped.
Cash hadn’t even realized she’d lifted her head until it connected with the wood again but she was still so wrapped up in awe and wonderment that she didn’t feel any pain. A chair scraped and she realized her eyes were closed. When she opened them she saw three sets of hungry eyes looked at her with what she could only describe as reverence.
“You are so fucking sexy, Cash. I can’t wait to make love to you. Will you let us, sweet cheeks?”
Chapter Eight
Bruce held his breath while he waited for Cash to answer him. Her face was still flushed from her orgasm. Her long wavy hair was a dark halo around her beautiful face and he wondered which of his brothers had released it from its ponytail. If he had to hazard a guess he would guess Cain. Even though all of them loved long hair on women, Cain was more obsessed than he and Danny.
He was about to ask Cash his question again but she nodded and then looked away from him when her face turned an even pinker hue. He rose to his feet, placed his hands on the table on either side of her chest and was leaning down to kiss her when a hard knock on the front door froze him. He moved quickly when another knock landed on the wood door.
“Just a minute,” Bruce yelled and lifted Cash from the table. Between him and his brothers they had her dressed in moments and then he passed her over to Cain and headed to answer the door. He looked back over his shoulder to see Cain had Cash seated and Danny was walking over to the coffee pot. There was no way in hell Bruce was letting any but him and his brothers see their woman naked. He was just glad that the kitchen window had tinted UV film over it and no one could see in. He hadn’t even thought about the windows when he’d let his lust take over.
When he opened the front door to find Harry and David on the doorstep he wanted to tell them to take a hike, but he couldn’t do that. David was ranch foreman and if something was wrong he and his brothers needed to know about it.
“What’s up?”
“Can we come in?” Harry glanced to David and then back to him. He looked kind of nervous and angry, which was unusual for Harry.
Bruce stepped back and swept out a welcoming arm and after closing the door led the way to the kitchen. When Harry spotted Cash he rushed over and pulled her from her chair and into his arms. If he hadn’t known there wasn’t anything sexual in the act Harry would have had his knuckles in his mouth by now.
“You’re looking so much better, honey. The week off has done wonders for you.” Harry finally released Cash and kissed her on the head.
“Geez, thanks. I think.”
“He’s right.” David hugged her and then nudged her chin up. “The tension lines around your mouth and eyes are gone. In fact you look like you’re glowing.”
Cash’s cheeks turned red and she sat back down and wrapped her hands around the coffee mug Danny placed in front of her. When everyone else had drinks and were seated Bruce decided to get the ball rolling.
“What’s the problem?”
Harry glanced at David, then to Cash, back to him and down to his mug. He could see the other man was trying to decide if he should voice what he wanted to in front of Cash, but then he sighed and then he met his gaze again.
“Some of the tack has been tampered with. One of the hands went for a ride yesterday and almost came off with the cinch broke. When he investigated it looked like it had been cut along the underside of the strap, not all the way through so that it would be noticed but a blade of some kind was definitely used on the leather. Joe came back and showed me and David so we went and checked everything that was still in the tack room. All of it needs to be replaced.”
“Fuck,” Cain yelled and slammed his mug onto the table. “Who the hell would want to do something like that? Someone could get seriously injured or even killed.”
“Any idea if someone has a grudge against my cousins or any of the hands?” Bruce asked.
“Not that I’m aware of,” Harry replied. “Everyone has worked here for years and there has never been a problem. Except for when Tara was first on the scene. The boss’s ex-girlfriend took exception to their interest in their wife, but Celia’s long gone.”
“Hmm.” Danny rubbed a hand over his chin. “So let’s assume that Clay and Johnny don’t have any enemies. That would mean someone doesn’t like having us around.”
Bruce sat up straighter in his chair. “I think you’re onto something, Dan. Someone is out to make trouble for us but who?”
“What about that guy who assaulted me at the hotel?” Cash asked.
“Nah, I don’t think so, sugar,” Danny answered. “He was a coward and after the beating Cain gave him I don’t think he’ll be back. Besides he’s still waiting for his court hearing and Luke and Damon have been keeping an eye on him.”
“Alert everyone you have complete trust in to keep an eye out for any suspicious behavior,” Bruce said. “You know the men better than we do. And send someone to get some new tack.”
David and Harry rose to their feet. Harry walked closer to Cash, leaned down and whispered something in her ear. Bruce watched her face turn red and wanted to know what Harry had said, but he didn’t think either one of them would tell him. Cain saw the two men out and was back a few moments later.
“Any ideas why someone would have it in for us?” Cain asked as he sat down again.
“Not a clue,” Danny answered.
Bruce had an idea but wasn’t about to voice it in front of Cash. If he was right, knowing what he did about her, she would blame herself. He had a feeling that someone didn’t like the way he and his brothers were getting close to her. He’d seen a couple of the hands staring at Cash’s body. She had of course been totally oblivious since she wasn’t a femme fatale and had no clue at how appealingly sexy she was. He was going to have to word his brothers as well as Harry and David up, to keep an eye in her. The last thing he wanted was some other guy making moves on her. As far as he was concerned, she was theirs. She just didn’t know it yet.
* * * *
Danny was so damned horny he didn’t think he could stand it much longer. He still had the image of Cash spread out on the table naked, the way she looked and sounded when she came. Even though he was glad Harry and David had come to them with the problem, he cursed their timing. He wanted to pick her up, carry her to the bedroom, strip her naked, and bury his cock into that tight wet pussy. His dick had gone down to half-mast, thank God, but just smelling her delectable scent when she moved made it come roaring back to life.
If he was sure of her reaction, the minute Harry and David had left he would have scooped her up and made a run for it. But since they had gone Cash had kept her head down and not met any of their gazes. He would have loved to have known what was going through her head but he knew she wasn’t ready to open up with them right now. And from the astonished look on his brother’s face when Bruce had had his fingers inside that pretty little cunt, he had a feeling that Cash was still a virgin. He wouldn’t be able
to clarify that until he and his brothers had a chance to talk without prying ears around.
“When can I go back to work?” Cash asked, drawing Danny from his introspection.
“Not until you get the all clear from the doc,” Bruce answered.
Cash stood up and practically stomped over to the phone. She dialed and then she was talking.
“Hi, it’s Cashmere Woodall. I’d like to make an appointment to see the doctor as soon as possible please.”
Danny bit back a grin. Their little woman could be so damn feisty. He loved that about her. Shit! Love? Surely…Oh geez, no wonder I want her so bad.
“Half an hour is fine. Thanks, see you then.” Cash hung up the phone and turned to face him and his brothers and arched a brow. “Satisfied?”
“Nowhere close,” Danny muttered and then glanced at his brothers when they snickered. He looked up to see a confused look on Cash’s face and knew she hadn’t heard him. Thank God.
“Let me drive you.” Bruce rose to his feet.
“No, there’s no need. I can drive myself or get a lift with whoever’s going to town for new tack.”
Bruce gave her a stare that would normally set grown men to quivering, but not their little Cash. No. She stood there with a determined glare of her own and when Bruce gave a slight nod Danny saw the relief in her eyes. Looked like he and his brothers had gotten to her and now she was going to try and keep them at arm’s length again.
Not happening, sugar. We’ve only just begun.
* * * *
Cash gave a sigh of relief as she walked out of the doctor’s office. She’d been given the all clear and was hankering to get back to work. She made her way toward the supply store where Harry was getting new tack and as she walked along she glanced into the shop windows. When she spied a red dress on a mannequin she stopped to admire it. She didn’t own any dresses and the sight of it called to her. After glancing around to make sure no one was watching her she entered the store.
Looking in the mirror of the dressing room, Cash eyed the stranger staring back at her. She looked pretty even without any makeup or heels on, and the material was so soft and made her feel sexy as it slid over her skin when she moved. Having no idea whether she would get a chance to wear the dress didn’t really matter. There was a yearning inside her to have that dress. Would Bruce, Cain and Danny like it? Would they think she looked sexy with it on? What did it matter? She had no intention of getting with them again. She’d made a huge mistake letting them make love to her the way they had. Cash was only setting herself up for a fall.
She took the dress off with every intention of placing it back on the rack, but minutes later she left the store with the red dress and matching shoes in a shopping bag and went to meet Harry.
He was just coming out of the store when she got to his truck.
“All set?”
“Yeah.”
“So what did you buy?” Harry asked and glanced from the road toward her, nodding at the bag on her lap.
“Nothing.”
“You don’t have to hide from me, Cash. I know you care for them.”
“I don’t.”
“You keep telling yourself that honey and you may eventually wind up believing it.”
“I can’t, Harry.”
Harry slowed the truck and then pulled over onto the shoulder of the road and turned the truck off.
“Everyone has scars, Cash. You can’t let the past stop you from living. We all get hurt at one time or another but you can’t live your life on what-ifs.”
“They are so domineering and arrogant.”
“Yeah, but they’re hot,” Harry said. “Imagine what it’d be like to have those three sexy hunks at your beck and call, three men to touch and love you. What if they are the loves of your life and you throw that away because you’re scared?”
“But…”
“I never figured you to be a coward, honey.”
Cash looked out the front window of the truck. Is Harry right? Am I a coward?
“They love you, Cash. I can see it in their eyes.”
“But what if you’re wrong?”
“What if I’m not?” Harry reached over and gripped her chin, making her meet his eyes. “Are you willing to throw away something that could be special because you’re afraid of getting hurt?”
Harry released her chin and shifted so he was facing her. “I was so damn scared of telling my family I was gay, Cash. I knew if my father found out he wouldn’t accept that part of me but I had to be true to myself. So, one day I finally gathered up the courage to tell him.” Harry sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. “My mom already knew but we’d kept it a secret. I couldn’t go on living like that anymore. I felt like I was betraying my dad, so I manned up and told him. Well, you should have seen the disgust in his eyes. He never once looked at me again. He told me to pack up my stuff and get out. It cut me to the quick knowing I would never see my mom and dad again, but do you know what?”
Cash shook her head.
“I felt like a huge weight had been lifted from my shoulders. Telling my dad was freeing. It let me accept who I was deep inside. It didn’t matter what he thought, it didn’t change who I was inside. I left without a backward glance and traveled until I wound up here and here is where I met the love of my life. I still keep in touch with my mom by phone and email and hopefully one day my dad will see the light and accept me, but David is the most important person in my world and I wouldn’t change a damn thing.”
He snatched the shopping bag off her lap and peered inside. Then he reached in and pulled the dress out and held it up. After whistling through his teeth he put the dress back into the bag and handed it back to her. Harry shifted around until he faced the front again and then started the truck. Neither of them said anything until they were almost home.
“So, when are you going to get into that sexy dress you bought?”
“I’m not sure,” Cash replied.
“But will you wear it?” Cash knew that Harry was asking so much more than that simple question. He wanted to know if she had the courage to go and get what she wanted.
“Yes, I’ll wear it, eventually.”
“Good girl.”
Harry dropped her off outside her cabin and she raced inside to hang up her new dress. There was no need for the three Morten cousins to know she had been thinking about them. She was looking forward to getting back into a normal work routine. The hard work aided her ability to think clearly. Now that she knew she was going to give Bruce, Cain, and Danny a chance she had to figure out a way to go about it. She had no women friends she could call on for advice, and although she was sure David and Harry would be delighted to help, she wanted to do this on her own. Just thinking about trying to seduce them made her shiver and caused goose bumps to erupt all over her body. She’d had a taste of their love making and wasn’t sure she’d survive the real deal, but it was going to be a hell of a lot of fun trying. Those three men packed one hell of a wallop and the thought of them making love to her all at the same time got her juices flowing, but now wasn’t the time to be thinking about such things. She had work to do.
Cash froze when she saw the flower on her pillow. Someone had been in her home. She glanced around but didn’t see anything out of place until her eyes snagged on a partially open dresser drawer. She pulled it open and covered her hand with her mouth. Nestled on top of her bras and panties was a white sheet of paper which had letters pasted onto it.
YOU’RE MINE
IF YOU DON’T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO THEM
STAY AWAY
A shudder of fear worked up her spine and she felt violated, almost dirty, knowing that someone had seen and probably touched her underwear. Bile rose in her throat but she swallowed convulsively until the sick feeling left. Her first thought was to pick up the paper and show her men, but then she wondered if she did that if she would be putting them in more danger. Grabbing a pair of panties to use so she wouldn’t put any finger
prints on the paper, she picked it up and carried it into the kitchen and placed it in an empty drawer and then slammed it shut.
Racing back to the bedroom she scooped up all her underwear and took it to the small washing machine off the kitchen. After loading the washing and turning it on, she pressed start. Cash didn’t really want to wear any of that stuff again, but she didn’t have much money and there was no way she could afford to go out and buy all new stuff, especially after her splurge on that dress.
Grabbing the key from the nail beside the front door she locked up before heading out to work for the rest of the afternoon. She thought about taking the dress and the shoes back to the store for a refund but quickly vetoed that idea. She’d never owned anything sexy and there was no way she was letting some asshole play with her mind. Anger consumed her and she vowed no one was going to stop her now that she’d made up her mind.
Chapter Nine
Cain was working with one of the colts in the corral near the barn, and when he caught Cash storming toward him, he couldn’t help watching the way her breasts jiggled beneath her T-shirt, or the way her hips and ass swayed as she walked. When she was closer and he got a glimpse of her face she looked mad. He wondered if the doctor had given her the all clear. Being careful not to spook the young horse he moved closer to the rail of corral.
“Cash, did doc give you the all clear?” he asked loud enough for her to hear but not frighten his current charge.
“Yes, sir,” she snapped, giving him a glare. Then she saluted him.
If Cain had been alone he would have vaulted over the fence rail, slung her over his shoulder and carried her back to the house where he could pull her jeans down and spank her ass for her attitude. But he wasn’t alone and several of the hands were looking at her as if she’d lost her mind. And she may well have since she was goading him. He wondered if she was doing it on purpose so she would end up between him and his brothers in the bedroom, but quickly rejected that idea. Cash wasn’t like any other woman he’d ever met and he knew she wasn’t into using feminine wiles to get what she wanted. She was too direct and honest. So what the hell was she all so fired up over?
