Page 55 of Forever Enough
“I have a scarf, as well, since it was pretty chilly this morning.” Her eyes moved up my face and landed on the black cowboy hat. “You’re not going to be cold wearing a cowboy hat, are you?”
“Nope.”
She nodded.
“Will has the horses out in the paddock. We got them all tacked up.”
Mackenzie drew in a deep breath and exhaled, looking a little uncertain.
“Trust me, you’re going to love riding on the ranch in the snow.”
Smiling, she replied, “I’m not nervous about riding.”
I took a step closer and ran my finger along her jawline. “Then what are you nervous about?”
Her eyes lifted and met my gaze. “I don’t think nervous is the right word. I mean, anytime I see you or think of you, my stomach does that weird little dip and roll move. You know, like when you’re about to go over the giant hill on a roller coaster?”
“I know exactly what you mean,” I said, as I leaned down and brushed my lips over hers. “I feel it too.”
She placed her hands on my chest, then dropped her head on it for a few moments before she stepped away. “Okay, let’s go ride each other.”
Then her eyes flew open wide in horror as I slowly raised my brows.
“Oh my God, I didn’t mean to say that. I meant to say, let’s go ride the horses. That’s what I meant.”
Her cheeks were red and getting darker by the second. She covered her face with her hands and let out a groan.
I reached up and gently pulled them away. “As much as I would love to do that, let’s start with the horses first.”
Her eyes closed and she shook her head. “I really wish the floor would open and swallow me right now.”
Damn if she wasn’t even more beautiful when she was embarrassed.
A nervous bubble of laughter slipped from her mouth, and she dug herself in even deeper. “Not that I don’t want to do that with you. I do. I mean, I dreamed about doing…stuff with you. With me riding…” She closed her eyes again. “Well, I’ve never actually been on top.” Another nervous laugh, and I had to move to adjust the growing bulge in my pants.
“My sex life has been very vanilla and boring and, well…oh my gosh…stop talking, Mackenzie. For the love of all that is good!”
Leaning in, I placed my mouth next to her ear and softly whispered, “If I remember, we both like vanilla. What you’ve been missing is a cowboy to show you all the different ways to enjoy it. Maybe add a little Bradly to your cream.”
Mackenzie swayed slightly and licked her lips.
Fuck horseback riding. I was about to tell Will we had a change of plans and carry her back up to her apartment. Unfortunately, a throat cleared, and Mackenzie jumped away from me. But the flush on her cheeks spread down her neck, and I groaned thinking about where else on her body she might be flushed.
“Chief is getting antsy, Bradly,” Will said from somewhere behind me.
Clearing her own throat, Mackenzie slipped her gloves on. “Right, we should get going for that ride. I mean…get to the horses so we can exercise them.”
When I looked back at Will, I shot him a dirty look. He smirked and gave me a shrug. After Kenzie left the barn, he lowered his voice and said, “Dude, you know how your horse gets after he’s been saddled up. He wants to ride.”
I rolled my eyes. “So do I.”
Mackenzie was standing next to Barkley when I walked out of the barn, Will on my heels, snickering under his breath.
“Need help getting on?” I asked.
“Nope, I’ve got it,” Kenzie said as she expertly maneuvered herself onto the horse.
I got up on Chief, gave him a pat and a rub on the neck, and turned back to Will. “Trail clear?”