Hearts Are Wild
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Josh must’ve misunderstood her raised eyebrows—as if she were questioning what he’d done to his buddy. He said with a grin, “It was for a good cause,” before he started to kiss her body again.
But Sabrina put her hand on his head, stopping his descent as she tried to scoot back on the couch.
His gaze questioning, Josh held firm, tightening his grip on her butt.
“Please don’t tell me you’re a firefighter,” she managed to squeak out as she felt her entire body break out into a cold sweat.
He nodded, his expression turning concerned. “What’s wrong, Sabrina?”
She couldn’t do it—couldn’t let him start something that she wouldn’t allow herself to finish. The magnetic pull he seemed to hold over her…damn, she liked him too much already.
“Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea,” she said in a flat tone.
Why the hell didn’t Elise tell her? she wondered frantically as Josh continued to stare at her. I’m going to kick her ass, she thought with conviction as self-preservation kicked in and she shoved with all her might at Josh’s chest.
Taken by surprise, Josh let go of her as he slid off the couch onto his knees.
Sabrina took advantage of the reprieve, quickly stood and turned on her heel to walk away.
Before she knew what happened, she was flat on her stomach laying half on the hardwood floor and half on the area rug. Josh held her arms stretched over her head with one strong hand while he laid his body across her back, his thigh pressed between hers.
He shifted slightly and his hand slid under her skirt, cupping her ass as he bit out next to her ear, “I damn well know you want me, Brina. So when the hell did my being a firefighter fall in rank next to being just a plain old cowboy?”
She heard the anger in his voice and couldn’t believe how turned on she was by his aggressiveness.
His fingers grasped her butt cheek as he continued, his whiskers tickling her cheek. “If you’ve had a change of heart about us,” he said as he slid his fingers closer to her entrance, not touching her mound but hovering very close. “Then I can accept that, but if you’re pushing me away because of what I do…” He paused as he brushed his fingers across her labia, the barest of touches, but oh-so intentional, then continued, his voice, low, angry, intense, “now that I won’t accept.”
She gasped at his fine-tuned playing of her body, at how, with the slightest touch, he made her want him to touch her, to slide his fingers inside her. Even as she struggled to free her wrists, she couldn’t help involuntarily arching, spreading her legs, or the thrill that zipped through her body at being held while he touched her as intimately as he wanted.
He slid his finger down her slit, then paused. Circling her entrance in a slow methodical movement, he kissed her neck and said in husky tone, “I’m waiting for your answer.”
Her own words to her cousins came back to her… No inhibitions, don’t hold back no matter if he wouldn’t normally be a man you’d date. If he trips your trigger, go for it!
“Oh, God,” she managed to gasp between pants when he slid two fingers inside her, then pulled out. His movements, slow and sure, initiated a wave of pure pleasure.
He moved his body off hers and let go of her wrists at the same time he withdrew his fingers from her body. Laying down beside her, he clasped her thigh in a firm hold and said in a husky tone, “I want to finish what we started. Will you let me, Brina?”
Sabrina sobbed at the intense throbbing that had commenced in her body since he’d pulled his fingers away. Josh loosened his hold on her while she rolled over to her back to lay fully on the carpet.
As she met his deep teal gaze, she lifted to pull her shirt off and tossed it on the floor. His gaze followed hers as she moved his hand from her thigh to cup his palm against her sex, saying, “Finish what you started.”
She felt Josh’s body relax a little at her response but as his gaze locked on her white lace bra, his eyes darkened and a different kind of tension flowed through him as his hand flexed against her body.
Lifting his hand, he reached for the waistband of her skirt. As he slid the smooth material down and off her body, he rasped, “Take off your bra, baby. I want to see every inch of your bare flesh.”
Sabrina’s heart raced as she reached up to unsnap the front of her bra. Biting her lip in anticipation, she shrugged out of the lacy material and tossed it on her discarded sweater.
The morning sun shone through the large picture window across the room, bathing Josh’s blond hair and sculpted torso in a golden glow. She wanted to run her hands all over the hard planes and cut angles that made up his chest and broad shoulders.
Josh leaned up on his arm while he put the flat of his other hand between her breasts. Slowly he slid his palm down the middle of her body until he reached her lower belly. The primal look on his face as his gaze trailed down her body, as if he could devour her whole, made her insides turn to mush.
During his descent, he turned his hand sideways at her waist and spread his fingers wide, saying in surprise, “You’re so tiny I could literally span your body with my hand.”
“Don’t let the small package fool you, Kelly,” she replied in a playful yet stern voice. “I’m made of sturdy stock.”
Before she could say another word, Josh was laying across her body, his hands holding hers above her head once more.
With his mouth a breath away from hers, he replied, “I’m counting on it, darlin’.”
Chapter Seven
Josh’s kiss was deep and thorough as his tongue sparred with hers. Kissing him back, Sabrina tried to tug her hands free, to hold him close, but he held firm. His lips trailed a burning path to her jaw and then her throat while his hands slid down her arms even as he continued to hold them above her head.
Sabrina arched her back when he flicked his tongue across her hard nipple, then moaned deep in her throat as he sucked hard on the sensitive nub. The tug of his mouth caused an aching throb to shoot straight to her sex and goose bumps to form on her skin.
She sighed in pleasure and tried once again to free her arms to touch him.
“Not yet, Brina,” he said against the curve of her breast before he moved to her other breast and lavished the nub with the same attention.
“Bend your knees,” he ordered in a husky voice as he released her arms so he could trail his lips down her abdomen.
Sabrina started to pull her arms down to thread her fingers through his blond wavy hair, but as she bent her knees, Josh surprised her when his big hands slid down her chest and cupped her breasts.
He gave her a devilish grin as he twirled her nipples between his fingers. She could only gasp and close her eyes as desire swirled in her belly.
She jerked in surprise when she felt him laving at her entrance with his tongue.
Josh said in a calm tone, “Easy, baby, I just want to love on you.”
She’d bet her last dollar he’d used that gentled tone a million times on the horses he’d helped his family raise. No wonder Lightning reacted the way she did with him, putting her nose in his hand, seeking his attention. Sabrina tried not to think about the women he must’ve used the same technique on as he nuzzled her mound, then found her clit with his tongue.
Letting the tension ease out of her body, she gave in to feeling as Josh took long leisurely swipes of his tongue against her sex. When his tongue slid inside her and he pinched her nipples at the same time, she keened her excitement at the dual combination.
Panting, she slid her fingers in his hair, arching her back. Then Josh kissed his way to her clit and mumbled, “You’re so sweet. I love the way you taste.” Right before he sucked hard on the swollen bit of flesh.
Her entire body shook with the pent-up sexual anticipation his actions caused. When Josh let go of one of her breasts then slid two fingers deep inside her and began stroking her hot spot, Sabrina gasped and dug her toes in the carpet underneath her.
“Oh, God, Josh, yes…but,” she panted,
then laughed.
“What, Brina? Let me guess. You feel like you want to pee?”
She nodded and bit her lip.
He lifted his head and chuckled as he continued to stroke inside her body. “Looks like I hit the right spot. You’re going to come. Let go, baby, and feel,” he rasped before he lowered his head to her body and laved at her clit once more.
Her sex aching for release, Sabrina’s body shuddered with the feelings rocking through her. Damn he was making her feel things she’d never experienced before and it felt good with a capital “G”.
Josh let go of her breast and moved a hand to cup her buttock, pulling her closer. He briefly lifted his head and said in a rough voice, “Give in, Brina. Come for me, darlin’. This sexy body of yours was made for lovin’. Show me just how much.”
When he finished, he kissed her inner thigh, then pressed his thumb on her clitoris while he continued to heighten the tension, his thrusts harder, deeper, more aggressive with each stroke.
Sabrina rocked against him, her heart racing. When her orgasm slammed through her, each wave more intense than the last, she pressed closer to him, her keening scream of pleasure slicing through the silence in the room.
After she quit moving, Josh leaned over her, holding himself above her as his mouth covered hers in a scorching kiss. She tasted the salty sweetness of herself on him and accepted the aggressive thrust of his tongue against hers, knowing the action told her just how ready he was to be inside her.
Reaching between them, she pulled at the buttons on his jeans until they were all undone. Pushing at his waistband, she kissed his neck, telling him without words that she was more than ready for him.
Josh quickly stood and shrugged out of his jeans and underwear. Before he tossed his jeans aside, he pulled a condom out of the pocket. Sabrina sighed inwardly at the perfectly corded thighs and calf muscles the man had, but when her gaze landed on his impressive erection as he rolled on the condom, she felt her lower stomach tense in anticipation.
As he knelt between her legs and she got a much closer view of his shaft, she realized he was wider than any man she’d ever been with, if not longer, and a bit of apprehension gripped her. When he used his knees to nudge her thighs further apart, she noted the expression on his face—the intensity and sheer concentration—and she realized just how on-the-edge-of-control he was.
Sabrina put her hands on his shoulders and tried to relax as Josh pressed his erection against her. As he entered her body, she felt the corded tension in his shoulders, noted a muscle ticcing in his jaw, heard his breathing turn shallow as he pushed further inside her.
She tensed at his width, surprised at how much he stretched her.
“Relax…” he tried to say, then paused, closed his eyes and took a deep breath. After a couple of moments, he locked his sexy teal gaze with hers once more and finished in a ragged tone, “You’re so tight. You’ve got to relax for me, baby, or I’m going to hurt you.”
Sabrina took a deep breath and gave a small laugh saying, “This is one time when being petite in stature might be a real pain in the ass.”
Josh chuckled at her humor, despite the intense sexual tension between them. Then he withdrew and pressed back in once, twice, three times, rocking at her entrance, priming her.
“You can take me, Brina. I know you can,” he encouraged as he continued to shaft her body in a slow, rhythmic glide.
She closed her eyes and arched her back at the amazing sensations rippling through her. Liquid heat flowed with each tantalizing thrust, easing his entrance. As his penetration moved deeper, Josh laid his chest on hers and ground out, “You feel so good.” At the same time he thrust hard, seating himself fully inside her sheath.
Sabrina gasped at the breadth and depth with which he filled her body.
Josh stopped moving and whispered, concern in his voice, “Are you okay?”
She nodded and gripped his shoulders, wrapping her legs around his trim waist. “Give me what you got, sexy. Hard and fast will do.”
Josh let out a deep growl, withdrew and slammed into her, giving her exactly what she asked for.
“Yes!” she screamed out and dug her nails into his shoulders as his body continued to brush against her clitoris, setting off a series of small tremors deep inside her.
Josh dipped his head and nuzzled her neck, saying close to her ear, “See, we’re a perfect fit. I feel every little tremble, every muscle clench against my cock and it’s making me crazy. Come, baby, and scream while you’re doing it. Make my fantasy as real as it can get.”
When he finished talking, his strokes turned more dominant and aggressive. After a particularly forceful downward thrust, he ground his body against hers and that was all it took.
Sabrina whimpered when her orgasm started, then couldn’t hold back her scream any longer. She wrapped her arms tight around his neck and pulled him as close as she could get while she lifted her hips against his body, hoping to drag out the body-rocking sensations as long as possible.
Josh cupped the back of her head and gave a low groan as he came. Once he stopped moving against her and his heart rate slowed, he met her gaze and said, “No words can describe—”
Sabrina interrupted him, saying quickly, “So let’s not try.” She didn’t want it to mean more. Already she knew she’d be pining after Josh when she left Texas. She didn’t want to be reminded just how spectacular they were together sexually.
Josh gave her a puzzled look, then supported his weight on his forearms so he could meet her gaze.
Searching her face, he asked, “Why was my being a firefighter a problem?”
She shook her head, saying in a light tone, “It’s not a problem.”
“Not buying it,” he countered as his blond brows slashed downward.
She raised her eyebrows at his adamancy, then tried to move him off of her. “Really, it’s fine, Josh.”
He didn’t budge. “I’m not letting you up until you tell me, Sabrina.”
His expression had turned serious and she realized he meant what he said.
She sighed. “My father was a firefighter. He died fighting a fire. It happened while I was…away at college.” She tried to say the last as unemotionally as possible, but instead, she choked on the last few words.
When she finished speaking, all the color had drained from Josh’s face. “God, I’m such an ass. I’m sorry, Sabrina.”
Her chest constricted at his look of concern. “It’s okay. You didn’t know.”
Josh rolled over, pulling her close to him. Kissing the top of her head, he said, “Do you want to talk about it?”
She shook her head, then rubbed her nose against his chest, enjoying his masculine smell. “There’s nothing to tell.”
When she met his gaze, he gave her a doubtful look, then he smiled. “You’ll tell me when you’re ready.”
Slowly running his fingers through her hair, he said in an appreciative tone, “I love your hair, Brina. How the sun reflects off the blue highlights in it. I like it best flowing down your back.”
She tried to turn her head and winced because the ends of her hair were caught under her shoulder. Shifting, she pushed it out from under her and gave a wry smile. “Sometimes it can get in the way. I’ve considered cutting it.”
Josh grasped the tip ends of her hair. “It’s gorgeous long.”
She sighed at his knowing touch as he ran his fingers from the top of her head all the way to the ends of her hair.
“Thank you for the compliment. I wear it braided or in a ponytail, but I just can’t bring myself to cut it.”
“Don’t cut it off,” came his vehement reply. “I love it long.” He fisted his hand in her hair, grasping the mass near her head and gently pulled her head around until he could look into her face.
The seductive look in his gaze made her breasts ache and her sex throb all over again.
“The length has definite advantages,” he finished in a husky voice as he stole a kiss.
After a few minutes of quiet, peaceful silence, he said, “I told Nan I’d bring you back to the Lonestar so she could see how you’re doing. Why don’t we do that now and then we can spend the afternoon together back here? Alone.”
His voice went husky with that last word, making her smile. Sabina glanced up at him, grinning, and said, “I like your way of thinking.”
* * * * *
While Ace followed the path through the woods that led to the Lonestar, Josh was thankful for the shade the trees provided so he didn’t have to put a hat on Sabrina’s head to protect her from the heat. Selfishly, he wanted her as close as he could get her and her hat’s brim would just get in the way.
Pulling Sabrina close against him, he breathed in the floral scent of her shampoo and her natural sweet smell and was surprised at the way the scent made him feel. He felt content, happy and horny—in that order. Sabrina seemed more at ease riding this time and he was sure the fact she had changed into a comfortable pair of jeans for their ride helped.
As Ace walked down the wooded path, the underbrush crunching under his hooves, Sabrina laid back against his chest, sighing in contentment. With the flashes of sunlight streaking through the trees, adding to the beautiful silence in the forest, Josh couldn’t resist kissing her temple as a feeling of rightness settled over him. Sabrina was everything he wanted in a woman—sexy, uninhibited, responsive, strong of heart and challenging.
When she told him about her dad, he felt a familiar stab in his chest. The memory of Nick came rushing back as if it were yesterday, making his heart ache and his gut knot in regret. They’d had so much fun that late fall day, pretending to be a policeman and a firefighter. He and Nick had played into the early evening until their parents had called them home. Promising to meet at their fort the next day, they’d gone home.