Page 27 of Ropers Can’t Tie Knots (Kissing Ridge Cowboys #3)

“You have such an enormous heart, Hunter. It takes a while for others to see it because you keep yourself locked up so tight. But this town knows you’re good, and your friends know you’re amazing.

” Gabe moves the blanket and comes closer, swinging a leg over and sitting on my lap.

“I know you and I are meant to be. I don’t love that you played dirty with this lawyer, but I understand.

” He kisses me softly. “It will break my heart to sign divorce papers, doll. It really will.”

“I just don’t want our day connected to him, babe. I want it to be ours.”

Gabe kisses me again, and I clutch him closer. It always scares me how much I want him, not just like this, but here with me. Sleeping or awake, naked or clothed, I crave him within reach, and to know he feels the same about me is possibly better than winning the national finals.

“I’ll do it if that’s what you want. I’ll let my heart break the day I sign because I know you’ll pick up the pieces. It’s the only way I’ll do it.”

Gabe’s voice wavers, and I place a hand over his heart. “I promise I won’t leave you broken.”

A gust of wind rattles the porch windows, and the lights flicker before finally going out. In the fire’s glow, Gabe’s eyes widen .

“Will the horses be okay out there?”

I huff a laugh and smooth my hands down his back. “They have shelter in a heated barn with food and water. They’re safe.”

He opens his mouth and snaps it shut. I laugh out loud again because I know where his mind went.

“Gabe…they don’t need to come in the house, and they will never come in the house. The barn has a generator if they need it.”

“Yeah, but what if—”

I pull his mouth to mine and kiss him so thoroughly we don’t need a fire to keep warm. “No what-ifs and no discussion on house horses. But I will lay you in front of this fire and see how many times I can make you come to pass the time until the power comes back.”

“Oh…well…when you put it that way, then yeah. No house horses.”

I kept my promise and made Gabe come three times before he just couldn’t keep going, and we fell asleep on the floor next to the fire. I added more logs during the night, and when the lights flickered back on, we both woke up with an exhausted groan.

“Five AM should not be a time to wake up at,” Gabe mutters and pulls a blanket over his head .

“Get used to it, sunshine.” I laugh and whip the blankets off him.

“Hunter! Give those back, goddammit!”

He’s like a cat in a bathtub, flailing around for blankets and downright screeching at me. Of course, I relent because that’s not the response I expected, and I roll my naked self on top of him.

“Are you trying to trick me into not being mad because you’re like a sexy weighted blanket?

” Despite the sex marathon of last night, he presses his hips to mine with a hum.

“A hard weighted blanket.” His fingers bury into my hair and tug my head back.

“Let me suck you off and I won’t hold the blanket theft against you. ”

“That doesn’t really sound like a negotiation, but I’ll take it.”

Flipping us over with me now on my back, I grab the closest blanket from our cocoon and throw it over him.

“Totally works for me. I didn’t get to taste you last night.” Gabe slides down my body and settles himself between my legs. He pulls the blanket up over his shoulders as I expected he would and smiles up at me as he tongues the tip of my cock.

He flits his mouth in barely there touches, and despite my frustration, I huff a small laugh. “This is payback for the blanket stealing, isn’t it?”

Gabe chuckles and puffs a short breath across my balls. “Maybe just a little, but I really do want to taste you, doll.”

A small moan escapes my lips. “I like it when you call me that.” He runs his tongue over my shaft in one heavy lick, and I lift my hips up off the floor to follow his tongue. “I’ll beg, Gabe. Wrap those lips around me, please. I wanna see you swallow me. ”

Pushing up on my elbows, I stare at Gabe as he stretches his lips over my cock and winks. He fucking winks before taking me to the back of his throat like it’s a walk in the park.

Those lips slide over me, red and spit slicked, and a trickle of drool hangs from his chin.

“Fuck…Gabe…”

If my arms weren’t already shaking, I’d grab his head and hold him there, maybe even take a photo if he’d let me because he’s a wet dream with those lips.

“Where do you want it, baby? I’m close.” Gabe’s eyes meet mine, and he hollows his cheeks. “God…you’re so fucking perfect,” I pant, and Gabe tries to smile with my dick in his throat, which makes me laugh.

Then he does this thing with his throat and his tongue, and it’s over. My body flushes hot with pleasure as I come down his throat.

“Fuck Gabe…fuck…” He never takes his mouth off me, but he can’t swallow it all at once. Cum leaks out the edge of his mouth and he finally pops off with a satisfied smile as I collapse back to the floor.

Gabe crawls up my body and hovers over my face. His flushed cheeks and puffy lips make him more beautiful than before. Maybe that’s just the orgasm talking, but he really is gorgeous.

“Kiss me,” I murmur as I pull him to my lips. My taste still in his mouth makes my fingers grip his neck tighter. “You’re everything to me, counsellor. Never doubt that,” I whisper across his lips.

His shaky sigh caresses my skin, and I wish I could stay like this with him forever.

“Never, doll. Never.” Gabe’s warm gaze searches mine and I hope he sees that I’ll never do him wrong again.