RJ heated some water on the camp stove and they washed up before dressing. They ate brownies for breakfast and then he gave Kelly a proper tour of the small tower, showing her the Osborne Fire Finder and explaining how it worked.
It was late morning by the time they began the hike back to the trail head where Kelly’s car was parked.
RJ wouldn’t be off work until the following day and after spending far too much time kissing her goodbye, he finally sent her on her way and went back to the tower. He’d be back in Corbin’s Bend the following day, Sunday, and he knew Kelly would be off. Missing her on these long shifts was becoming the worst thing about this job. Never before had it bothered him to be gone for days or even a week or more. But now he couldn’t get her out of his mind and found himself daydreaming about her when he should have his mind on work.
What if she really was pregnant?
It was great that she came out for a surprise visit, but he’d made it clear that in the future they would make arrangements for him to meet her at the parking lot so she wouldn’t be hiking alone.
If she’s pregnant, I’ll marry her.
He wanted to show her every beautiful thing he found out here. He wanted to take her to the water falls, and the breathtaking cliffs. Maybe they could come out here together when they were both off work. They could camp out, do some fishing, and he could show her all the best places in the wilderness area.
Hell, I’ll marry her even if she isn’t pregnant.
He was back in the tower shortly after noon and ready for some lunch. He made himself two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and washed them down with a small bottle of apple juice while sitting in an old webbed aluminum outdoor chair on the balcony.
How long until she knows if she is pregnant? Am I hoping she is? Yeah, he kind of had a feeling he was hoping she was pregnant.
Chapter 9
Kelly picked up her buzzing phone knowing it was RJ calling to tell her he was on the way home. It was just after noon and she’d already finished all the cleaning and laundry she had to do this weekend. They would have the whole afternoon and evening together. First they were going over to her dad’s place for an afternoon BBQ that was about to get under way. Then RJ wanted to spend the night at his place; just the two of them.
“Hi, are you almost home?”
“I am home and getting ready to hop in the shower. Why don’t you come over? By the time you get here I’ll be ready.”
“Okay, I’ll call my dad and tell him we’ll be there soon.”
“Not too soon,” his voice lowered a bit. “I want at least an hour alone with you after you get here.”
“Am I in trouble that you need an hour alone with me?” Kelly asked in a teasing voice.
“You’ll find out when you get here.”
She hung up and went to get dressed. Taking a look in the mirror at her backside, she saw the red stripes from her switching were all but gone. Only a faint redness still remained. Perhaps there’d be a little redness later tonight from a fun spanking, she mused. Thinking about the possibility made her thighs squeeze together and the butterflies in her belly took flight.
Twenty minutes later, she let herself into RJ’s house and called out to let him know she was there.
“In the bedroom,” he yelled back. “Come on back.”
She went in and found him in just a pair of boxer shorts, combing his hair in front of the dresser mirror. Wrapping her arms around his waist, she kissed his back between his shoulder blades and said, “I missed you.”
“I missed you too. How’s your tush feeling?”
“Hardly a sign left of the brutal switching,” she told him. “But I can still feel it when I sit down.”
RJ turned around to face her. “Good, tell me what that’ll remind you of.”
“What a cruel HoH you are?”
He reached around and gave her a light swat. “Try again.”
“Um…that getting switched really hurts?” This time she stuck her butt out to make it easier for him to reach.
When his hand landed, she leaned into him and kissed him. “Mmm…mmm.”
“I think I know what you need,” he said as he pulled her towards the bed. He sat down and pulled her over his knee.
Flipping the skirt up over her back, she knew he was admiring her almost naked ass. The thong she had on was barely a wisp of cloth. Kneading the exposed flesh, he said, “What do you have to say for yourself, young lady?”
She loved this kind of playful spanking and squirmed on his knee, rubbing her clit on his hard thigh.
“Um…I’m a naughty girl?”
“You certainly are,” he replied as he gave each cheek a slap. “Naughty enough to deserve a spanking.”
She giggled and squirmed again. This time she could feel his cock getting hard and pressing into her hip.
“You call that a spanking?” She teasingly mocked him. “I can barely feel that.”
He gave her two harder spanks. Then several more in rapid succession. “What about now, Miss Naughty girl? Do you feel that?”
Still giggling, she wiggled and cried out, “Oh, yes sir. I feel that! Ouch!”
Grabbing the bed sheet, she pulled herself away from him, knowing he would let her go. This was a game they often played. He let her escape and then came after her, smacking her ass as he told her what a naughty girl she was.
She taunted him, “Well, what are you going to do about it?”
He grabbed her, flipped her onto her back, and said, “I’m going to whip you with my belt. But first, I’m going to eat your delicious pussy.”
RJ dived between her legs and licked her slit from one end to the other. He opened her lips with his tongue and delved into her sweet juices. She moaned and her hips bucked when he sucked on her clit and drove two long fingers inside her wet channel.
She was on the verge of coming when he stopped and flipped her over onto her stomach. Getting up, he grabbed his belt from the dresser and doubled it, holding the buckle firmly in his hand.
“Oh god, RJ. Please…I’m about to come. Please…”
The first strike of the belt made her groan into the pillow. She lifted her ass, asking for more. The second strike made her toss her head back and forth and she pleaded, “Please, make me come.”
She felt the belt come down three more times and then heard it as he let it fall to the floor. Then RJ knelt on the bed between her legs and grasped her hips in his hands. He pulled her up until she was on her hands and knees and then plunged his burgeoning cock into her slick wetness at the same time as he brought his hand down in two hard spanks, one on each cheek.
Kelly couldn’t stop the orgasm that ripped through her body. She cried out and all she could say was, “Yes, yes, yes! Oh, fucking yes!”
Her pussy contracted around RJ’s cock and she could feel him pulsing deep inside her. She was making him come with her pussy spasms and he worked to keep it going as long as possible by tweaking her clit.
They finally collapsed and RJ rolled them over so they were on their sides but facing each other. She blinked her eyes open and smiled at him when his hand caressed her face and pushed a long strand of her hair behind her ear.
They dozed off and the buzzing of her phone on vibrate mode woke her up nearly two hours later.
“Shit! It’s my dad. We are so late!”
RJ stirred and said, “Well, answer it before he and your uncle come knocking on my door looking for you.”
“Hi, Dad. What’s up?”
“When are you guys coming? Nearly everyone else is already here.”
She bit back a giggle when she thought of telling him they already came. Instead, she said, “We’re on our way. Anything you need us to pick up?”
“Yeah, now that you mention it, we could use a couple bags of ice.”
“Okay, we’ll grab them on our way. See you soon.”
RJ had buried his head under his pillow. He was almost completely covered with the sheet. Except for his ass w
hich was peeking out. She couldn’t resist. She had to do it.
Carefully sliding out of bed, she turned around and pulled back her arm. Taking a deep breath, she let it fly, smacking his butt with one hard crack of her hand.
“Time to go, lazy bones!”
Then she dashed into the bathroom before he could grab her.
“You’re gonna pay for that later, young lady!”
“Promises, promises,” she called back through the closed door.
When he heard the shower running, he joined her and whispered in her ear, “I think I’ll have to whip your ass again tonight with my belt.”
Her eyes closed and she dropped her head back on his shoulder. “Mmm…I’d like that. You know how I love the belt.”
RJ turned and took her mouth, kissing her deeply and passionately.
“Damn, I’m always so hot for you,” he swatted her backside. “Let’s get done before we get sidetracked again.”
At Jack’s house, they walked into the backyard and Josh, Jack’s partner, was the first to see them and he waved them over to where he was manning a large grill with everything from burgers, hot dogs, polish sausage, and chicken breasts.
“Finally! What the hell took you guys so long? Jack was ready to go see what the holdup was.”
Seeing Kelly’s blush, RJ answered, “I ran a little late getting home and wanted to shower before we came over. We got the ice, where do you want me to put it?”
“Check with Jack, but I think both coolers could use some. So let me know what you want to eat.” Josh swept his arm over the grill. “As you can see, I’ve got it all.”
“You sure do,” Kelly said. She touched RJ’s arm and said, “I’m gonna find my dad. I’ll be right back.”
She found Jack talking to a group of men which included her Uncle Brent, Benjamin, and a few other men. They were huddled around the brick fire pit that had a nice sized blaze keeping them warm. As soon as Jack spotted her, he stepped away from the guys.
“Hey, Kelly. It’s about time you two showed up. I expected you an hour ago.”
“Sorry, Pop. RJ had a few things to take care of when he got home. You know those crazy shifts he works. He doesn’t have much time when he’s home. Looks like your party is in full swing. But where are the women? I only see guys out here.”
“They’re inside the house. Apparently they all come from the tropics. A little chill to the air and they run inside. This’ll probably be the last BBQ we can have this year. I’m still amazed how friendly everyone is in this place. But hey, I haven’t seen you for a few weeks, how’s it going? How’s that forest ranger treating you?”
“Everything is going good. RJ is wonderful. We just don’t get to see each other as often as we’d like sometimes with his work schedule.”
“Well, from what I know of him, that might be best for you. I don’t think he’s gonna be like most of your past boyfriends and let you ride roughshod all over him.”
“Pop! When have I ever ridden roughshod over anyone?” Kelly acted surprised by such a statement, but she knew what her dad was saying. Her tendency to always try and run things was something he was very familiar with.
“Are you forgetting you’re my daughter? I know exactly how you can be,” Jack put his arm around her shoulder. “Just one piece of advice, honey. Don’t let him change you. You’re perfect just the way you are.”
She kissed him on the cheek and said, “As my father, you have to think that. But RJ thinks my driving is dangerous. Can you believe that?”
“He’s just jealous because he probably can’t drive half as well as you can. I’m gonna get back to the guests. Why don’t you mingle, go inside and get to know some of the women you haven’t met yet? And eat something. Josh makes a helluva burger.”
Kelly saw a small cluster of women through the sliding door, some of whom she’d already met, and wandered into the house.
“Kelly, it’s good to see you again.” Ange welcomed her into the group and introduced her to Debi Hunter and Venia Varner.
She talked to the women for several minutes, and then moved into the kitchen where Crystal and Carol were arranging side dishes on the table. She helped them and agreed with them that the men were nuts for standing around in the cold outdoors when there was a perfectly warm house to hang out in.
RJ was outside with the men and it looked as though he was telling them stories of his ranger escapades. She thought about what her father had said about how it might be best that they weren’t able to see more of each other.
He had a point when it came to the domestic discipline relationship RJ wanted. She had learned she wanted it too, just not quite to the same extent. Sure, she wanted to please him and make him happy, but not by changing who she was.
What had worried her from the start was that she wouldn’t be able to be everything RJ wanted. She wouldn’t/couldn’t be as submissive and/or as accepting of his word being the final word. Would it be enough for him if she was just herself, just who she was?
What Jack said made her see that RJ’s working schedule contributed a lot to their relationship working. Unless he was off on a weekend, which was rare, they usually only spent evenings together when she finished with her workday. It made it easier to be more compliant when he was home. Maybe that was the secret to making things work for them. But was that the way to a long-lasting relationship? And now there was this possible pregnancy hanging over her. She’d have to drive to Boulder to get a pregnancy kit if she didn’t want everyone to know five minutes after she bought one at the mini-mart in Corbin’s Bend. She didn’t even know if they carried pregnancy kits. The Medical Center did, but then again came the possibility of gossip. Better to go to Boulder.
Lost in her thoughts, RJ startled her when he came up to her holding two plates overflowing with hamburgers, potato salad, beans, and other fixings.
“What’s got you thinking so seriously, babe?”
“Huh? Oh…um…nothing really. Just checking things out, looking to see who all is here.” She took one of the plates from him. “Thanks for getting the food. Where do you want to sit?”
“Let’s go outside. Your dad’s got a couple patio heaters out there. He led her to a vacant bistro table in one corner of the yard and they sat down. The heater took the chill out of the corner and Kelly dived into her hamburger, but RJ wanted to talk.
“So what were you thinking about so intently?”
“Nothing much.” She didn’t want to get into a major discussion here at the party.
“I know you well enough by now to know that’s not completely true. Talk to me, Kelly.”
His voice was gentle and she knew she should tell him all her doubts, but this wasn’t the setting for that kind of talk.
“We’ll talk when we get home. There are too many people around.”
“Okay, but we will talk. I want to know what’s bothering you.”
She nodded her head in answer as Char came up to chat before she had to leave.
“Just wanted to say hi before I have to say bye. The baby is getting fussy so I’m going to take him home. Kayla wants to stay with her daddy. Actually, she wants to stay with Ben and Jonathon, but daddy will be the one bringing her home.” Char laughed as she told them how crazy Kayla was for her Uncle Benny.
“She’s so adorable,” Kelly said. “She acts so grownup when she’s ‘taking care’ of the baby.”
“I know, she loves playing the little mommy. Hey, let’s have lunch one day next week. Send me a text or an email telling me what day works best for you.”
They finished eating, mingled some more with the other guests and then they were both ready to go home. Kelly went to say goodbye to her dad and Josh, promising to stop by more often.
At RJ’s house, they turned on the television and picked out a movie to watch. Kelly made some microwave popcorn while RJ made two strong margaritas. They sat in his huge wingback armchair that was almost big enough for two people. She sat halfway on his lap, draping her legs
over the arm and resting her back on a pillow against the opposite wing. The bowl of popcorn rested in her lap, giving them both easy access.
Sitting on a man’s lap was not something she had much of in her adult life. Being taller than most of the men she dated she simply didn’t fit on their laps. It would have been awkward at best when she was taller than her date. But with RJ and his extra-large armchair, they were a perfect fit. Sighing contentedly, she wiggled around until she was comfy and leaned back to enjoy the show.
The movie must not have been too riveting. She awoke when RJ ran his finger under the big T-shirt she’d changed into and along the curve of her thong. He kissed her arm and when her eyelids fluttered open, he said, “Let’s go to bed.”
Smiling, she asked, “To sleep? Or to play?”
“Mmm…play, then sleep.”
“Okay,” she murmured sleepily.
He easily picked her up and carried her to the bedroom. It was another thing she loved about RJ. He could carry her—something no other man had been able to do. With her height and a bone structure to match her dad and uncle, Kelly weighed in at about a hundred sixty-five pounds. Not a weight easy for most men to lift and carry to another room.
Yet RJ seemed to do it effortlessly. She loved being lifted in his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck as they moved to the bedroom. Somehow, it made her feel so much more feminine.
They tumbled onto the bed and RJ lifted her T-shirt and pulled it up over her head. She wasn’t wearing a bra, just the thong. He tugged it down her legs, and slipped it over her feet, throwing it to the floor. Flipping her over onto her belly, he straddled her hips and leaned down to kiss her along her spine.
Shivers skipped down to her core and she could feel herself getting wet. He slid down lower and ran his tongue along her backbone, planting little kisses here and there, making her moan. When he reached her cleft, his tongue explored the area. He spread her cheeks apart for better access and she couldn’t help but stiffen up a bit. What was he doing?
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