Total pages in book: 23
Estimated words: 21040 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 105(@200wpm)___ 84(@250wpm)___ 70(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 21040 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 105(@200wpm)___ 84(@250wpm)___ 70(@300wpm)
Her mouth falls open, and sure enough, the tip of my cock is bobbing in the water. She grabs the washcloth and throws it within reach to me and then starts backing out of the door. “You need anything before I go?”
I grunt. There’s one thing I do need, but I can’t ask her for it no matter how much I want to. “I’m good.”
Lila rushes out the door, and I wonder if she’s still going to be here when I get out. She already told me that kissing me was a mistake, so I sure as fuck I shouldn’t be jerking off to her, but the urge to wrap my hand around myself is too strong to resist.
Chapter 10
Lila
I had forgotten how hard ranching could be. It’s been a while since I put in a day’s work at my father’s ranch, and after a sleepless night of tossing and turning, I’m feeling it hard today.
It took me a while, but I convinced Ace to work on patching the fence close to the barn. I left Eli with him, and hopefully Eli does most of the work. Rusty went with me, and we spent the whole day working on the north pasture. Rusty has worked for my dad for as long as I can remember, and we work together easily. By the time we’re done for the day, I’m sweaty and sore. When we ride back toward the barn, and I get off Chestnut, I can barely walk.
I lead her toward the barn, and Ace is looking at me worriedly. He tries to take the reins, but I stop him. “I need to rub her down and feed her. She worked hard today.”
He pries the rope from my hand. “It looks like you have too. Eli is still here and ready to help out. He’s going to take care of Chestnut, and I’m going to get you inside.”
I’m about to argue with him, and he must know it because he plays the hurt card. “Come on, princess. I’m ready to sit down, and there’s no way I can go in if you’re still out here working.”
Eli comes over, and I hand the lead to him. “Thanks, Eli.”
“No problem, Lila. I’ll take good care of her. We’re going to take care of the horses and then get out of here. We’ll see you guys tomorrow.”
I wave bye to him, and Rusty and Ace and I walk up to the house. “How’s your ankle?”
He puts an arm around my shoulder. “My ankle is fine. How are you? You ready to call an end to this nonsense?”
Normally, I’d probably get upset with him for thinking my help is nonsense, but I literally don’t have the strength right now. My whole body hurts. “It’s not nonsense. You have me two weeks, Ace. Use me and abuse me.”
He coughs, and I look up at him. “You sure you’re okay, big guy?”
We get over the threshold of the door, and my stomach growls loudly. The lunch we’d taken with us today was gone hours ago, and I’m starving. He laughs. “I’m good. Honestly. So why don’t you jump in the tub and I’m going to throw us together something to eat.”
I stop and shake my head. “I’m supposed to be helping you, not you waiting on me.”
He leans down and pulls some hay out of my hair. “Come on, for once will you please do what I ask? Take a bath and use the Epsom salts. It will help with your soreness, and by the time you’re out, dinner will be ready.”
I know my eyes light up, and I moan. “Yessss, a bath sounds good right now.”
He puts his hands on my shoulders and turns me toward the hallway. “Do it. I’m going to get cleaned up. Take your time.”
That does stop me. “Don’t you need my help getting in the bathtub?”
He laughs and starts walking with me down the hallway. “No way, trust me, I can’t handle that again!”
Before I can ask him what he means, I’m at the door to my bedroom, and he’s already down the hall to his. I gather some clothes and make my way to the bathroom. I’m going to take his advice and soak in a bath.
I peel off my clothes as fast as my aching body will let me. I turn the water on and stand under the spray of the shower to clean off and wash my hair. There’s no way I can sit in my own filth and relax. As soon as I’m clean, I fill up the tub. I have some lavender scented salts with soothing crystals that I drop in, and I don’t even wait for it to get full before I’m sitting down and leaning back.
I start to think about everything we got done today. I know we still have a lot left, but I do feel a sense of accomplishment. It isn’t long before my thoughts go to Ace in the bathtub last night. I’ve been embarrassed all day about my reaction to him. Here I was boasting about seeing a man’s penis before and then one look at his and I turn into a blubbering idiot. I mean, I basically told him he had a nice penis.