Page 7 of Rancher’s Healing (Flying Diamond 5)
CHAPTER SEVEN
JAKE
L ibby and Skyla monopolized Tayla’s day to the point I felt like I hadn’t seen her for hours. Laughter filled the porch, and the door opened. “Dad, can Tayla stay for supper?” Skyla shouted just before the door slammed.
“Hey, we don’t need to send the door to Wyoming,” Tayla laughed. I appreciated her saying something because they didn’t listen to me when I told them to quit slamming it multiple times a day.
“It’s hard to close, so I just make sure it does.” Libby’s words weren’t wrong. It did like to stick. One day I’d get around to fix it.
“Okay, but still, that’s what we have hips for. Just give it a little bump.” I walked to the door just as Tayla pushed her hip out. She had hips I wanted to sink my fingers into again.
“Well, ladies, have you learned everything you need to know?” I leaned against the wall and crossed my arms.
“Lesson one was good, but I think we need to have more.” Skyler said, folding her hands and bringing them up under her chin. The three of them were kicking their shoes off in the doorway and I watched Tayla take off her heels, wondering how she’d managed out there wearing them.
“Yeah dad, if we’re going to be the next Miller Sisters team, we need more practice. Well, I guess we wouldn’t be the Miller Sisters, we’d be the Gordon sisters, but you know what I mean,” Libby said.
“I guess that’s something I’ll have to talk to Tayla about.” I looked up at the woman who’d gone with the change of plans like she’d been doing it all her life.
“Well, maybe you can talk over supper,” Libby said, moving closer. “Ask her to stay,” she whispered loud enough to cause Tayla to cover her mouth to hide her giggle.
“Tayla, would you like to stay for supper?” The girls turned as I wrapped my arms around them and pulled them closer to me. They were grinning up at Tayla, and I added my smile to it.
“How can I say no to you three? Thank you for the invitation. I’d be happy to stay.
” The woman had no idea how sexy she was dealing with the girls.
I’d been hesitant to bring anyone around because I didn’t want to make a fling seem like it was more.
While there had been no intention for Tayla to meet them like this, I wasn’t upset that it happened.
I was upset that Hattie bailed on her weekend yet again.
“Why don’t you go play, and I will figure out what we’re going to have for supper.” My daughters ran off, and I turned to Tayla. “You don’t have to stay if you want to get out of this place.”
“I want to stay. Libby and Skyla are wonderful, and if I leave, I’m liable to track down your ex-wife and give her more than a piece of my mind.
” She crossed her arms over her chest. “Did she seriously just dump the girls back home so she could interrupt your weekend? Look Jake, I don’t care about me, but seriously. Who does that to their kids?”
She was gorgeous when she was angry, and devilishly hot when she was mad about the treatment of my kids. “It’s typical Hattie. I should have expected it and taken you somewhere else.”
“No, you never have to take me somewhere else. If there’s another time, and she does the same thing, I’ll be the lucky one to spend time with them.
” Before she could take another breath, I gripped the back of her neck and pulled her to me.
My lips connected aggressively with hers.
This woman was unlike anyone I’d ever known.
I swept my tongue into her mouth, and she took a step closer, fisting my shirt in her hands.
“I’ll make it up to you.” I whispered against her lips.
“I look forward to it.” She smiled and gave me another quick kiss as the girls came yelling down the hallway. She took a step back before my daughters got to where we were, and we watched them storm out of the house. The autumn heat never stopped them from being outside.
“Let’s go make supper.” Tayla grabbed my hand and pulled me to the kitchen. “Maybe we can make out in there. At least we’ll hear them come in.” She smirked, and I followed her into the kitchen. Before she could protest, I picked her up, placed her on the counter, and stepped between her legs.
“Make out? Well, sign me up.” I leaned in and a thrill shot through my body when she wrapped her arms around my neck.
Pressing my lips to hers, I grabbed her hips and pulled her tightly to me.
My dick was fighting against my jeans to stand at full attention, and Tayla being the devil she is moved her hips so her core was pressed against me.
“Tayla, you’re going to make me come in my pants.”
“It’s kind of hot to think I can make you get off without even touching you.”
“But you are touching me.” I looked down between us at the bulge in my pants pressed into her.
“Fine, with so many clothing items between us.” She rolled her eyes, and I leaned in, kissing her neck before licking up to her ear.
She tilted her head and gave me more access, sighing as I sucked lightly on her neck.
I might have gotten a little overzealous, and I stood back and looked at the red mark on her neck.
Tayla’s eyes went wide, and she gritted her teeth.
“You better not have given me a hickey, Jake.”
“Oh, I guarantee I did, sunshine.” I grinned like I was a teenager who’d just had my first make-out session.
“You’re mine now, Tayla Miller.” I ran my hand up over her throat and ran my thumb over the spot that would be bright red tomorrow, smiling at my handiwork.
The words felt good to finally say out loud, but something in her expression made me think she didn’t believe it meant forever.