by Alexis Gold
“You didn’t.”
“We did.” Wade grinned right back at him.
* * *
John and Delaney followed close behind with the bags. Jacob whooped and hollered when he saw them.
“I can’t believe you did it,” he bellowed. “I can’t believe you guys pulled it off! I literally can’t believe it!”
Delaney opened one of the bags. It was the most money she’d ever seen in her entire life. “There’s got to be thousands and thousands of dollars here,” she gawked.
“It’s definitely more than enough,” Jacob confirmed. The silly smile on his face couldn’t have been slapped off.
They divided the money and the four of them, each holding their share, felt relieved, ecstatic, and full of adrenaline. The sound of the rain on the old, ramshackle roof and wind howling outside created an eerie atmosphere in the abandoned barn.
John was suddenly overcome with a fit of coughing. Delaney patted his back until it subsided. Wade remembered how sick the old man was, and was even more grateful for his help. It probably isn’t good for him to be out in the rain, Wade thought.
“Well, I don’t know what to say,” Jacob began, “I would be in terrible shape without what the three of you did today. I don’t know how I could ever repay you.”
“You don’t need to,” John told him. “Cowboys take care of cowboys.”
He patted Jacob on the back, and Jacob turned the gesture into a big bear hug.
“We better be getting out of here,” Wade reminded all of them. “There’s no way to be sure if we were seen or followed.”
“That’s true. We best get going,” John chimed in.
“It will be a drag riding home in this weather, but at least the rain will cover our tracks,” Delaney said matter-of-factly.
“Way to find a bright side,” Jacob laughed.
John rode with Jacob on his horse, and Delaney rode with Wade. The rain poured down on them without mercy. The sky was dark gray and intimidating. Wade was forced to remove his Stetson due to the strong wind, and Delaney took it from him to hold while he steered them home. Jacob rode John all the way back to the ranch, and then headed off to his own home to deliver the good news to his family. They would not be losing their ranch.
Wade and Delaney took Whinny into the stables to get her unsaddled and comfortable and dry after the long ride. Once she was in her stall, Wade stopped and pulled Delaney in close to him.
“Delaney, I just want to say thank you. You didn’t have to do all of this.” He looked deeply into her blue eyes, and felt their depth. She gazed back at him, handing him back his Stetson. “I hope I didn’t scare you in there.”
“Scare me?” she asked, sounding surprised.
“Yeah. The way you were crying, I thought you were genuinely afraid.”
“I was afraid! Of not pulling it off!” She laughed and touched his cheek with her hand. “You were amazing,” she told him softly.
“So were you.”
Wade bent forward and kissed her. It was a long, deep, passionate kiss that Delaney felt all the way in her toes. She caressed his strong chest as he held her with one hand around the back of her neck and the other around her waist. Thunder cracked outside, but they kept on kissing through the storm. Nothing could come between them now.
Wade picked her up, his hands gripping the backs of her thighs firmly, and backed her up against the wall of the barn. She made an “umph” sound as her back connected with the wood, and they both giggled. He kissed her neck as he unbuckled his belt and let his jeans fall around his ankles.
Delaney’s skirt was easily hitched up around her waist. Wade ripped off her pantyhose in one fluid motion. Her arms tightened around his neck as he sunk her down on top of his manhood. She moaned as he slid into her wetness and filled her up.
“Oh, Delaney, you’re perfect,” Wade whispered, burying his face in her breasts.
She rocked against him rhythmically, getting lost in the sensation of giving herself over to him completely. He thrust into her, holding onto her shoulders for support, never once making her feel like she would fall or slip from his grasp. He was breathing harder now, and Delaney knew he was climbing fast.
She pointed to a couple of blocks of hay. Wade carried her over to them and lay her down gently without slipping out of her, even for a moment. They made love in the old barn as the rain poured down, surrendering to each other fully.
“I love you,” Delaney murmured in Wade’s ear, and then nibbled on it gently.
Wade nearly passed out at how good it felt to be nibbled on and loved. He brushed a piece of stray hair out of her eyes, and replied, “I love you, too, Delaney.”
* * *
John was preparing a dinner of salad and macaroni and cheese when they came into the house, out of breath and drenched from the rain.
“Where have you two been?” John asked as he chopped up lettuce.
Wade was surprised to see him in the kitchen; John didn’t usually cook, but tonight was a special occasion, and he was obviously in a very good mood and feeling energized.
“We got stuck in the rain after putting Whinny in her stable,” Wade said by way of excuse, but it was a terrible one as the stables weren’t that far away. Delaney giggled, and Wade squeezed her hand trying to get her to stop, but it was too late. John saw the look on their faces, the way the stood next to each other, not letting go, as if they were magnetized to each other.
Wade was embarrassed, but John was happy for them. There was nothing better than a first love, and to see it brought John tremendous joy. He had happy news for Wade, and he was glad to be able to deliver it on such a happy night.
There was knocking at the door, and Delaney ran to open it. Jacob, and his entire family—all seven of them—stood on the doorstep.
“Come on in!” John hollered from the kitchen.
“What are all of you doing here? I thought you’d want to celebrate at home!” Wade asked, surprised to see them all. Even though they were neighbors, he hadn’t seen Jacob’s parents since he was a teenager. As they packed into the house, Wade realized how good it felt to be with people he considered family.
He led them into the living room and Jacob popped a bottle of champagne. Wade didn’t go get glasses because Jacob insisted on drinking it straight out of the bottle, and that was just fine with him.
“We wanted to come over and thank you,” Jacob’s father said to Wade. “We were all in a state of panic. The ranch has been in our family for generations. There’s nothing else we know how to do. If we lost the ranch, we’d also be losing a way of life.”
“There’s no need to thank me,” Wade said. “If Jacob hadn’t come to me in the first place, it never would have happened. And Delaney did as much as I did, if not more. It was a group effort.”
“Well, our family sure does appreciate it.”
Wade put a hand over his heart and bowed his head.
“A toast!” Jacob exclaimed. “To our families, to our ranches, and to being cowboys!”
“And to Delaney for swooping into my life and changing it for the better,” Wade added.
Delaney sat at his feet, her head in his lap. He stroked her long hair, and smiled at her, his heart breaking at her compassion, her beauty, and her generosity. Wade realized he couldn’t have been happier.
Jacob took a sip out of the big bottle of champagne, and it got passed around the room. John walked in, and his heart burst with joy. Tears filled his eyes as he said hello to his old friends. He took a sip of champagne, and nearly spit it back out when Jacob’s father said he hadn’t aged a day.
“Now I know you’re a liar,” John chuckled, “because I’m older than an oak tree, or at least that’s what it feels like!”
“Well, apparently you’re not too old to rob a bank!”
The old men laughed together, and the children played by the fire. Delaney basked in the serenity of feeling like she was a part of something bigger than herself. She looked at Wade, and they
both, for the first time in their lives, felt like they were home.
* * *
Delaney woke to the sound of roosters, like she had for the last year. The sun streamed through the bedroom window and splashed her face with warmth. She put a hand on her huge belly and smiled to herself. She wondered where Wade was; he was probably out surveying the cattle.
She usually heard him get up and out of bed, so she was surprised when she rolled over onto a mound of sheets instead of his familiar body. Slowly, she sat up, rubbed her eyes, and looked around for her silk bathrobe. Shrugging it on to her shoulders, she stepped over to the window, opened it, and felt the cool air that flowed into the stuffy room.
Almost a year had passed since she moved to the ranch with Wade and John. She’d become accustomed to the slower pace of life, the beautiful rolling hills, and waking up early to roosters crowing. She still had her job at Sally’s Diner, but she only worked three days a week.
The other days she helped out on the ranch. With the extra money they had stolen, they bought a small herd of goats. Delaney was their shepherd. She milked them every morning, and was learning how to make cheese and soap. More than ever, she was happy.
She made her way down the hallway to the kitchen. It was strange that all the lights were still off, especially since Wade had already gotten up. She found the kitchen light and flipped it on.
“Surprise!” Wade, John, and Jacob all hollered in unison and nearly scared the socks of off Delaney.
“What is all this?” she exclaimed.
A big, magnificent breakfast of fruit, French toast, eggs, and sausage was displayed beautifully on the kitchen table.
“Well,” Jacob began, “It’s been exactly a year since we robbed the bank.”
“And because you are due any day now, we thought we’d take the day to celebrate,” John added. “Which will be a welcome relief since we’ve all been working so hard lately.”
His health had significantly improved since the robbery. He figured it was because he felt he had a reason to live again.
Wade walked towards her with a glass of orange juice in a champagne glass.
“Happy we robbed a bank a year ago and pulled it off, and happy it’s almost time to have a baby day!” Wade said, laughing.
Delaney took the orange juice from him and giggled. “You guys are too much! All of this is too much.”
“Is it really too much to celebrate our favorite woman?” Wade grabbed her around the waist and kissed her neck playfully. “We are all so grateful you’re here.”
“Truly,” Jacob said. “These two guys are much better off with you here.”
“Well, I don’t know about much better,” John joked.
Delaney hugged each of them in turn. Her heart burst with love for these three men who had become so dear to her, who had become her family. She couldn’t imagine where she would be without them. Wade looked at her in anticipation from across the table.
He was waiting for her to finish her orange juice, for in the bottom of the glass was a wedding ring. John had given him Betty’s old ring when Wade revealed to him that he was planning on proposing to Delaney. She took another sip, almost there. One more sip, and Wade would ask her to be his wife.
THE END
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Table of Contents
Cover
MR. DANGEROUS
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Table Of Contents
MR. DANGEROUS
Chapter 2
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter 7
The Final Chapter
Epilogue – Five years later
THE END
BONUS BOOK
MR. COWBOY
Chapter 2
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
The Final Chapter
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