Rodeo Rancher

by Lauren Wood

  “Well that’s dumb; what if it was the President you had to rescue. Who would do it if you all know him?”

  “No not know of, but know. I dated you I should have bowed out. I put the whole team in danger. The platoon could have been killed thanks to me.”

  “Oh. You didn’t tell anyone about me? But that was 20 years ago, what difference would that make? It would be different if you still loved me like.” She stated.

  “I do Kimberly.” He said softly.

  She looked at him unsure if she had heard him correctly. “How can you still love me?” She asked.

  “Maybe it’s the idea of what we used to have? I don’t know but I was so worried about you. I should have told them I couldn’t go on this mission. But the thought of someone else saving you didn’t sit well with me. What if they wouldn’t have got you out? How could I ever live with myself?” Trent told her.

  “Trent I don’t know if it will work between us or not. Really every time you had to go out I was so scared. Some nights I wouldn’t sleep, especially on the longer missions. I lost hair, I didn’t eat. It hurt so badly.” She tried to explain.

  “I know how you felt. I felt it when they said your name as one of the hostages. When I thought about failing the mission it was devastating to me. I thought my heart was going to burst from the ache. I could barely breathe thinking of you, and whether or not I’d see you alive again.” He told her.

  She just stared at him. Unsure what to say to the words she had just heard. Instead she sat and let it soak in for a few minutes. “It’s like I used to feel. Yes exactly. “She nodded her head. “I’m willing to give it a shot. But right now I’m not stationed near you.”

  “Well I think I may be able to get out of the military sooner than 2 years. Maybe I’ll be forced out. I’m not sure. I did something they seriously frown upon. So I could come to where you are?” He stated.

  “You really think you’ll be court-martialed?” She asked.

  “Either that or they will offer me early retirement with an honorable discharge.” He stated.

  “But you love the military, what will you do without it?”

  “I’ll take care of my wife. Do anything with her that she wants.” He said.

  She sat there her mouth wide open. “Did you just say your wife?”

  Trent shrugged his shoulders. “Of course I said wife.”

  “In all the years we were together you never once asked me to marry you. Is this really the Trent Jonas I know? Are you an alien? What have you done with the man I used to know?” She touched his head, turning it and looking into his ear.

  “Stop already, you’re going to embarrass me.” He pulled his head away from her prying hands.

  “Oh there he is, welcome back Trent.” She laughed.

  “I’m serious Kimberly. I don’t have a ring right now so I can ask you officially. But will you marry me?” He got down on his knee in front of her.

  The other guys in the plane had turned around and were all watching the show. “Get up your embarrassing yourself. “ She laughed.

  “Answer me first.” He said holding his ground.

  “You don’t have a ring. It won’t count as an engagement if there isn’t a ring.” She said.

  “Well shoot. You know usually I bring that engagement ring with me on every mission. But this time I think I left it at home.” He stood up and put his hands in each of his pockets.

  Kimberly stood there and laughed. “You’re crazy.”

  “Hey guys. I need something I can use as an engagement ring? Anyone got anything that will work?” Trent yelled out.

  “Stop it Trent.” Kimberly said to him softly.

  “Nope the lady said she needs a ring to accept or not accept. So I need to find a ring.” Trent looked around at the guys.

  Several of them shrugged their shoulders.

  “Hey I have this, will it work?” Jake yelled out.

  “What is it?” Trent hollered.

  “It’s the ring off of my cigar.” He held it up for Trent to see.

  Trent looked back at Kimberly. “Well, will it work?” He asked her.

  Kimberly turned red but shook her head yes.

  “Great she said it would work. Let me see that Jake.”

  Trent went back to Kimberly and got back on his knees. With the paper band from around Jakes’ cigar in hand he looked up at her. “Kimberly Sanks will you please do me the honor of marrying me?” Trent asked as he slipped the paper band over her finger.

  She looked down at the band and laughed. “Trent I can’t, not yet. I’m sorry if you would have asked me 20 years ago I would have said yes without a doubt. But I have to make sure I don’t have to go through the same feelings again.”

  Trent looked down. “I know I’ll prove myself to you. But next time I hope you will say yes.”

  The guys had the good sense to not say anything. They went back to what they were doing. Letting Trent sulk in his bad luck. He sat and wondered how he would be able to prove to her he was serious?

  “I’m serious I’ll still move to where you are stationed.” He looked at her and said.

  “That’s a start. Trent last time you moved so slow, don’t go to fast this time.”

  “I have a lot of years to make up for though.” He said.

  He looked out the window. Not sure what else to say to her right now. He could profess that he changed until he ran out of breathe. But he had to show her by actions. Trent knew she wouldn’t just go along with him claiming he was different.

  The rest of the flight was quickly done. “So when will you have to go back your station?” Trent asked her.

  “I don’t know. I suspect your team or someone will tell me.” Kimberly answered.

  “Can I see you while you’re still here?”

  “I’d like that.” She smiled.

  “Great take my number and call me when you have free time.”

  Trent left hoping that she would be calling him soon. Though he also knew he would have some meetings coming up as well. He had made sure on the trip home that something would be said about him and Kimberly to one of the higher ups. Who would be told and what they would do was still left to be seen.

  Walking in his door he checked his phone again. Making sure the volume was up.

  “Nope there’s no message.” He said after making sure he hadn’t missed one. “Might as well take a shower since I’m sure I’ll get a call from Kimberly or someone else.”

  Hoping in the shower he tried to move past seeing Kimberly again. Admitting how he felt had been hard. But when she turned his proposal down it had hit him harder than he had let on. Trent had hoped that him saying he loved her would automatically take away the past. All the pain and worry he had caused her would be magically erased, or so he had hoped. When she had told him no, that she wouldn’t marry him, he realized that she had hurt so many times, and so much. He hadn’t been fair to her at all. Often times he had scoffed at her, told her she was being too emotional!

  Hanging his head in the shower he now realized he was the one being too emotional. It wasn’t like she hadn’t said she would see him when she was here. Not only that but she hadn’t shot him down when he told her he would move to her station.

  “This is a good sign!” He cheered himself on.

  Drying off after his long hot shower, Trent felt a bit better. Going to his phone he saw the light flashing. “Oh it’s a message. Well it will be one of two things. I sure hope it was Kimberly!” He muttered hitting the side button to see who had sent him the message.

  “Senior Petty Officer Jonas I need you to report to my office at 0900 in the morning.”

  Trent heard the voice of the Captain, the big deal, the one who oversaw the whole operation of his platoon. “This can’t be a good sign.” He said.

  Honestly when he thought about it though he really didn’t care the circumstances. He wouldn’t change his decision. Not even if they kicked him out of the Seals and hell even the Navy.

&n
bsp; “I’d do it for her again. No doubt in my mind. This is what I’ll go in and say. If it seals my fate so be it!” Mark said aloud.

  He really wished that Kimberly would just stop by and see him. No call would be needed he would be so happy to see her. But he knew he had told her a lot today. She might just be absorbing it all day long.

  Trent was tired so instead of watching his phone he decided to lay down for a little nap. “I’ll get up in a bit and cook, or do anything.”

  As his head hit the pillow he thought about her once again. Her long brown hair as it hung down. He imagined seeing her as she was on top of him. He grew hard thinking about her moistness enveloping his penis.

  Wrapping his hand around his cock, he slowly began to stroke up and down. He could picture her perfectly. But now he had a current image of her in his mind. Not the one from 20 years ago. But the one that he’d seen today. No the one he had helped to save earlier in the day. That image was the one he saw as he rubbed himself.

  Trent wanted to cum badly. But he also wanted to hold back, just in case she did show up on his door step. Then as he thought about it more, he knew that even if he did orgasm right now he would be ready for her! “I want her so bad.” He said aloud as he began to stroke himself a bit quicker now.

  His breathing got hard and then he was cumming. The sperm spraying all over his body he moaned and he felt better. Trent didn’t even cleanup he fell asleep quickly after his orgasm. His dreams were filled with Kimberly and him making love in the past.

  Groggy he came awake later on. Something had bothered him in his sleep. Trying to focus and come awake, he noticed it was now dark outside.

  “Shit, what time is it?” He said aloud.

  Checking his clock he saw he had slept for over 6 hours. Picking up his clock he checked to see if he had missed any calls. There were 2 new messages. He clicked on them.

  “Trent, hey this is Kimberly. Um, I’m not sure what to say. I missed you all these years. I just couldn’t believe it was you I saw today. That you had come to save me and it made me think. If all those years ago you had listened to me, you wouldn’t have been there today. It would have been someone else. Another person who wouldn’t care for me the same ways as you do. What if they had failed? Then it would have been you who had found out while sitting at home that I was dead.” She took a deep breath in. “It wasn’t fair of me to ask you to leave the Seals. I now know that and I’m sorry too. Oh why didn’t you pick up? I would rather say this to you in person. I miss your touch so much.”

  The message ended. Trent just stared at the phone. He looked at the time she had called it was 4 hours ago. He clicked on the second message and listened.

  “Trent it’s me again. I guess you changed your mind?” She hung up. That call was from 1 hour ago.

  He dialed her number back. She didn’t pick up right away. Finally he heard her voice. “Hello.”

  “Kimberly, I was sleeping. I haven’t changed my mind. Come over please.” Trent said.

  “Trent I had thought the chance was gone.” He heard her choke up. He could imagine the tears on her cheeks.

  “I’ll come to you, where are you?” Trent asked.

  She told him and he was out the door in a minute. Driving as quickly as he could without going over the speed limit he was there in about 10 minutes.

  Kimberly answered the door immediately when he knocked. “Come in.” She said, standing to the side.

  He stopped by her and swept her into his arms. Kissing her deeply, he kicked the door shut with his foot.

  “You taste so good.” He said coming up from the kiss.

  She looked at him with the eyes he had seen so many times in the past. Those eyes that were inviting him to take her, and he planned to do just that.

  He pulled her over to the bed. Taking off her clothes slowly, he devoured her body with his eyes for a few seconds. Taking it all in, she was in great shape still. He lowered his mouth to one of her breasts. Loving the way she leaned into him as he bit on her nipple.

  Trent heard the sharp intake of her breathing that meant she was very excited. He lowered her onto the bed softly. Looking down at her naked loveliness, he licked his lips in anticipation.

  Her eyes were bright with passion when he looked at her. He lowered his mouth onto her sex. Flicking her clitoris with his tongue he knew it drove her crazy! She jumped up.

  “Please Trent don’t tease me.” She moaned loudly.

  He snickered. “Oh it would tease me just as much. Trust me I’ve missed the taste of your pussy.” He covered her mound again and bit lightly on her nub. She screamed in pleasure.

  Lapping up her slit he pushed his tongue in. Holding it straight like it was a cock pushing into her vagina, she thrust her hips up onto his tongue.

  She grabbed his head as her climax hit her hard. He licked up her juices and stuck his finger into her. He knew he could make her cum again.

  Kimberly screamed out as her orgasm thrashed over her body. Trent pushed his cock deep inside of her. The moistness of her pussy wrapping its lovely arms around his prick, he moaned loudly.

  “I don’t think I can last long.” He warned.

  “That’s fine we have the rest of our lives together.” She said.

  He stopped and looked down at her a question in his eyes.

  “Yes I will marry you, if the offer is still open.” She commented.

  “You know it is.” He said.

  “Then Mr. Jonas you have the rest of our lives together to make love to me. I don’t care how long you last this time. Just love me.”

  Trent didn’t need another word from her. He thrust into her pussy hard and fast. Letting the wet walls of her snatch hold his cock tightly. He moaned out as his orgasm took him over the edge. Trent smiled as he felt her pussy walls quake and her moan as she climaxed.

  “I love you.” Trent said as he rolled over beside her on the bed.

  “I love you too.” Kimberly said to him.

  He wrapped her in his arms. As he pulled her close he knew the world was perfect now. He didn’t care what happened tomorrow. His decision of saving her and not informing anyone about their connection was his choice.

  Falling asleep he woke up a few hours later. Kissing her forehead he got up. “I have to set an alarm to get up early enough to get home and be ready.”

  “Be ready for what?” She asked.

  “The Captain called me in for a meeting at 0900.”

  “Trent why did you do it, your career is on the line now?”

  “Honey I would do it again every time I was asked. I wouldn’t trust your life in anyone’s hands but mine. If I get kicked out so be it.” Trent answered honestly.

  She kissed him as he lay down beside her. “You have really changed.”

  “No I just realized finally what was important to me. It took some growing up to do, but I’ve had plenty of time to learn.”

  He pulled her close again and they were soon fast asleep once more. The alarm woke him in the morning.

  “I’m sorry love. I have to go get ready.” Trent said kissing her.

  Her eyes were still full of sleep. “Good luck.”

  “I don’t need luck anymore. I just wanted it for yesterday to make sure I kept you safe.”

  He walked out the door to go to his house and prepare for his meeting. Really there wasn’t much he had to do. Trent would take a shower and make sure his dress uniform was pressed nicely. But as far as thinking of what to say, there was nothing he needed to do.

  Trent could only wish for the best. He walked into the office.

  “Hey Melissa I have an appointment with the Captain.” Trent went up to the receptionist.

  “He’ll be right with you.”

  So it was serious enough that she wouldn’t even say my name, he thought to himself. His mind raced thinking of what he could do once he was out of the military. The time is coming quickly, he told himself.

  Well it wasn’t like he was old. He’d gone in when he was
18 years old. Just last month he had turned 46 years old. He could use the money of the GI Bill to go to college. Or he could even get a private job with a security agency or maybe the CIA. Plenty of past Seals had moved on to a position in the government. They still got the fun of adventure once in a while too.

  Trent shook his head. “No dangerous jobs. I can’t do that to Kimberly ever again.” He said to himself.

  He saw Melissa look up. “Excuse me did you say something?” She asked him.

  “No sorry, I was just thinking out loud.” Trent stated.

  The phone on her desk buzzed. He watched her answer it and shake her head yes. She looked up at him and said. “He’s ready for you now.”

  Trent got up and went in the door. Saluting the Captain he said. “Sir, Senior Petty Officer Jonas reporting.”

  The Captain saluted him back and told him to sit down. Looking down at his desk and the paperwork in front of him, he sighed. “I think you know why we are here, right?”

  “Yes sir I know why.” Trent answered.

  “Well what do you have to say?” The Captain asked.

  “Honestly sir I would do it again. If it was her that was captured and she was in danger, I would go in an instant. I can’t count on another person to save her. I love her and I would die to protect her. I think this is the best attitude to have for any mission. If you know that you would die to protect the person you’re trying to save, how can you go wrong? You’re going to make sure everything is done just right. You’ll watch to make sure no mistakes are made. Sir you would go above and beyond your duty to get the mission completed successfully.” Trent said.

  The Captain studied him and shook his head up and down as he processed what was said. “Son I know your right. I honestly do. It wasn’t me who put this policy in place though. If it was strictly up to me I would get rid of this and say go about your duty. But it isn’t me and more than just this office has been involved here. What I’m saying is we have two choices here. One you can retire now and earn your pension for 25 years of service. I’m sorry but they don’t add anything to the amount you would receive between 25 and 28 years. So you will be losing a bit of money in the long run. But our other choice is to court marital you, and I would rather not do that. If you retire you’ll get an honorable discharge that’s the other good thing about doing it that way.”