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CHAPTER 17

Reba

The sky was shades of pink and gold, the last remnants of the sun dipping below the horizon as I leaned against the fence, watching Johnny work with Onex in the pasture. All the horses we’d brought home from Rawhide were supposed to move to the barn with the others, but my love for them made Johnny’s desire to keep them close. Each had their own name and personality now.

Onex had begun training and the others weren’t far behind. They were magnificent creatures and everything they did took my breath away. I had worked with hundreds of horses in my career but there was something about how they’d brought Johnny and I together that made them so special. It had been months since our wedding, but every time I looked at him, my heart still did that foolish little dance in my chest, and today was no exception.

As he led Onex through the pasture on her lead, the desire to jump the fence and have him do the same to me was overwhelming. His dominance had become something I loved. The way he stepped in and led our life in certain aspects had become a joy. We worked well together. What mattered most to me he let me handle, and he took care of the rest. I couldn’t ask for more in a partner.

Jax was fast asleep inside, exhausted from an afternoon of racing Fiona, his new favorite mare over the fields, and for the first time all day, Johnny and I had a few stolen moments to ourselves. He caught my eye as he ran a hand down Onex’s strong neck, a slow, knowing grin spreading across his face.

“Caught you staring, Crazy Rider,” he teased, walking toward me with that calm confidence that never failed to make me crazy.

“Just admiring the view.”

Johnny chuckled as he leaned against the fence beside me, brushing his fingers over my hand. “You thinking what I’m thinking?”

“I don’t know. What are you thinking?”

He turned his body toward me, his other hand coming up to tuck a strand of hair behind my ear. “I’m thinking I love this life we’ve built. And I’m thinking I wouldn’t mind adding to it.”

My heart skipped a beat. I knew exactly what he meant, and yet, the words still sent a thrill through me. “More kids? Are we ready?”

Johnny released Onex and climbed over the fence to meet me. When he stepped forward, his fingers skimmed down my arm before he intertwined them with mine. “I mean I love being Jax’s dad. And I love being your husband. But I keep thinking about what it’d be like to have another little one running around here. A baby that’s a little bit me and a little bit you.”

I sucked in a breath, my chest tightening with emotions I hadn’t expected to feel so strongly. I had always been content with Jax. He was my son in every way that mattered, but the thought of carrying Johnny’s child, of having a baby together, made my heart ache in the best way possible. I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t something I’d considered. We had just moved so fast with everything that we never really talked about it. I guess I kind of assumed if it was meant to be, we’d discuss it and move forward, but I was perfectly happy with just the three of us as well.

“You really want that?” I asked, my voice softer than I intended.

Johnny let out a small laugh, almost as if the thought of me questioning it was ridiculous. “Hell yeah, I want that. I’ve never wanted anything more. But I need to know what you want, Reba.”

Could I do this? Could I take this next step with him? The answer came before I even finished the thought.

“Yes,” I whispered. “I want that too.”

The relief in Johnny’s eyes was instant, but it was quickly replaced by something else, something darker, something familiar. Desire.

“Then let’s get started,” he murmured, his voice a low growl as he reached for me.

A giggle bubbled up from my throat as he grabbed my waist and lifted me effortlessly. I wrapped my arms around his neck, pressing against him as his lips found mine. The kiss was slow, deep, filled with the kind of promise that sent heat pooling low in my belly.

“Johnny,” I murmured against his lips, threading my fingers through his hair. “We should probably take this inside.”

He groaned, nipping at my lower lip before pulling back just enough to look into my eyes. “Fine. But only because I don’t want the horses to judge me.”

Laughing, he placed me back on my feet and I took his hand, letting him lead me back toward the house. The balance of mom and dad time with parenting had become tricky. It took us a bit to figure it all out, especially when it came to how much we wanted to explore the kinkier side of our relationship, but we made it work. Jax was a heavy sleeper, a side effect from being a bona fide farm kid, and we took full advantage of all his acquired aunts and uncles who lived on the ranch.

By the time we made it inside, the door barely clicked shut before Johnny spun me around and pressed me against it. His hands roamed my sides, memorizing, claiming.

“Do you have any idea how much I love you?” he murmured, his lips ghosting over my jaw, down my throat.

“I think I’ve got a pretty good idea.”

He pulled back just enough to cup my face, his expression turning serious. “I mean it, Reba. You’ve changed my whole damn life. I don’t know what I’d do without you.”

He began pulling at my clothes, making me laugh a bit louder than I should with our son sleeping so close. Johnny put his hand over my mouth, looking at me wide-eyed while we both froze in place listening to see if today would be the first time we woke up Jax. Even though he slept well, the fear of being caught was always there.

“Race you to the bedroom?” he asked with a glint in his eye.

I didn’t bother answering. I just ducked under his arm and took off, throwing my clothes at him as I went. I loved him. There was no doubt about that but I still loved a solid competition and I loved winning even more. By the time he made it to the bedroom, he was stumbling over himself, carrying my clothes.

“Not fair!”

“You didn’t state it wasn’t a stripping run.”

He threw my clothes at me while I finished undressing and he did the same. The fun that stretched between us wasn’t something I’d ever expected. Sure I had relationships before but Johnny was more than just my husband, he was my best friend. When you live on a ranch and you’re responsible for not only the wellbeing of staff but also animals, it didn’t leave a lot of room to play around. We did the work because we enjoyed it, but other than Johnny, I’ve never met a foreman who was so easygoing. After years of the work, many of them felt hardened to the job and it leaked into their personal life. Johnny wasn’t like that though. He was all about daily enjoyment and I loved that he set that example for our son.

I reached into the nightstand and pulled out some rope, throwing it in his direction. “Tie me up? Sir?”

A slow smile came over him. “Of course.”

We had made a few upgrades to our bed, hooks that hid away without a problem, restraints that I concealed under the mattress and a whole box of toys that slid underneath. I let my gaze run up to the hooks he’d recently installed in the ceiling. We hadn’t used them yet and, damn, I was excited to try them. I knew he could suspend me there, but even just standing on the bed with my arms above my head would stretch my body in ways I was looking forward to.

“Up there?” he asked, pointing to where my gaze had settled.

“Please, Sir.”

Johnny stepped forward and helped me up onto the bed. “Tell me your safe word, Reba.”

“Sweetbreads.”

“Very good.”

“And what happens if you need it?”

“I use it, Sir, and you cut me down.”

“Correct.”

“Do you get in trouble for using your safe word?”

“No, sir. You prefer it.”

He nodded as he continued to work the rope around my body. I loved the pressure of it, the burn it often left if he allowed it. The only thing better had to be the chains we were just getting started with. I’d asked to be left in them long enough to bruise and I loved looking at them for the days that followed. Bruising was something Johnny and I’d had to negotiate. They made him uncomfortable because he was always concerned he had gone too far, but I loved them and he loved me. So for that reason alone he would allow them.

“Are you ready, my love?”

“Yes.” I nodded my head as he reached up and looped the rope over my head, carefully raising my arms in the process. I leaned forward to him, enjoying the stretch and pull against the rope.

“Tell me your thoughts,” he said with a smile.

“I’m happy. I’d like a kiss, and I love the stretch.”

“Very good.”

He didn’t lean in to kiss me, but instead ran his hands down my body and took to his knees in the center of the bed.

“Sir?” I asked only to be silenced by the feel of his mouth on me. Johnny fulfilled my request but that wasn’t the kind of kiss I’d been considering. This one was so much better. I moaned as he spread my legs further and swirled a finger deep inside me as he sucked and nipped at my clit. Pleasure shot through me faster than ever and I pressed my hips into him as he squeezed my ass and slapped me.

“Now, now, no rushing things. You will come when I say so and not any sooner. Do you understand?”

“Yes, sir.”

My voice came out whinier than I’d planned and he chuckled, vibrating the place on my inner thigh he was kissing. The feeling made me insane, I wanted more and I didn’t know how I would ever hold off my climax. With Johnny I had become insatiable, and now thinking that we would be trying for a child, my uncontrollable desire was even more than ever before. He teased and stroked me slowly, in ways that felt as if I’d never get the chance to come. I wanted, no, I needed my release so I could focus on something, anything that would make sense because, in that moment, my mind was a complete mess. I pulled on my ropes and twisted, loving the burn they provided, but needing more.

“Impatient tonight, aren’t you?”

I whined again, this time sounding like my ornery mare who had no patience at all with my man. Clearly, Onex and I had a lot more in common than I’d realized.

Finally, he lifted my legs and placed them over his shoulders. The pull of the ropes increased and he squeezed my ass as his mouth covered me. I let my head fall back and closed my eyes, focusing on every sensation that ran through me. I had no idea how much time went on. It felt like forever, but for all I knew it could have been less than a minute when I finally heard his voice.

“Okay, my Crazy Rider, let go.”

Lights exploded behind my closed eyes and my body shook as my climax slammed into me. I was grateful he had a hold of me and I was tied up because there was no way I’d be able to stay standing. He played me like a trained instrument as he sucked, licked and nipped, fucking me with his fingers and growling out his satisfaction as I came for him. Emotion swelled in my chest as everything started to slow and the world came back to me. I was crying but I didn’t know why. The intensity of my release took so much from me I hadn’t even realized that he’d released me from my suspension and was whispering how much he loved me as he undid my ties.

“I love you, Reba. I will spend forever proving how much you mean to me. Promise me you’ll never leave.”

“Never.” My voice came out shaky as I regained my senses. When Johnny was sufficiently pleased that no harm had come to me, he ran his hand between my breasts and over my lower belly.

“Are you ready to have a child with me?”

I looked up at him, smiling like a fool. “More than anything else in this world.”

He arranged himself over me and dipped his finger inside me, using my cum to coat his cock before lining himself up at my entrance.

“I’ve waited for this for so long.” he said as he slid inside me and moaned. “So good, Reba. You feel so fucking amazing.”

I wrapped my legs around him and placed my hands on either side of his face. “Give me everything.”

His eyes went wide as he increased his speed, thrusting into me in a way he never had before. I slid my fingers between us, pressing on my clit to provide only a bit more friction. I could tell by the determination in his face that this wouldn’t take him long. That was fine by me but my greedy body wanted to come again and I would make that happen.

“Fuck, Reba,” he groaned as he pumped into me, rolling his hips to ensure I felt all of him when suddenly his body tensed and he grit his teeth, growling as he emptied himself into me. I circled my clit as my own pleasure rose and then as his thrusts began to slow my climax hit and my body clenched around his cock causing him to curse and laugh at the feel of it all.

When we both came down from our high he rolled to his back taking me with him. “Again.”

I could barely hold myself up, he was still nestled deep inside me and as I looked down at him, I couldn’t help but feel him swelling inside me again.

“Are you serious?”

“Yes. More, Reba, I need to give you more.”

I pressed myself up, stabilizing my position with my hands on either side of his head. Just as I began to slowly roll my hips, he caught my nipple in his mouth. Biting at first, causing that pleasurable pain to rush through me and then he grabbed me again, sucking on me in ways only he knew that I loved. I watched as he moaned in happiness, rocking my hips slowly but surely against him, pressing my clit into him thinking there was no way I’d be able to pull another climax to the surface when my body proved me wrong.

Johnny alternated sides, loving on my breasts then pulling my face to his, dipping his tongue into my mouth. The taste of my cunt on his lips and the feel of him pinching and twisting my nipples created a space in my mind where I chose to lose myself. To my utter shock I was about to come. I didn’t care that I didn’t have permission. I didn’t care that my Sir hadn’t instructed me what to do. There were moments in our life and in our bedroom where he was my Dominant and I was his Submissive and others when we were just husband and wife. Right now I was fucking my husband and that was good enough for me. Johnny reached for my ass, squeezing me hard as he pressed up inside me. My body shook over him as I cried out my release while he did the same and then it was over. I fell onto him and he caught me without a second thought. Holding me tight until, surprisingly, he rolled me over to my back and placed a pillow under my ass. His hand slipped between us, cupping my sex.

“What are you doing?” I asked carefully hoping not to offend him, but with a need to understand his thoughts.

“I don’t want any to fall out.”

“Any cum?”

“Correct. Now sit still while I hold everything in you and tell you how much I love you.” I laughed as his other hand came up over my womb. “Come on little guys, it’s baby time.”

He smiled, and I leaned in placing a kiss on his lips. “You know there is a lot that goes into this right? It’s more than just your little guys. I need to be ovulating as well.”

“You are, or at least you should be. You are about two weeks away from your next period.”

“You’ve been tracking my cycles?”

“Yup. You also always cry more and want more sex. Oh, and you think the feed stinks, but only mid cycle, so it’s pretty clear.”

I laughed so hard I almost cried. “You’re crazy, you know that, right?”

“Crazy, sure. But we are making a baby tonight, and then the next nine months will be some of the most amazing of our lives.”

“Okay, Dr. Johnny. Whatever you say.”

“Hey, don’t think negatively. We need a perfect setup for our little girl.”

“I’m having a girl?”

“Yes, Jax needs a sister. Although a brother wouldn’t be bad either. Maybe we will luck out like Jagger and Moira and have twins.”

With his hand still cupping me, he went on and on about the ten children we would have, even going as far as trying to get me to pick out names. He wasn’t a fan of my massive reduction from ten to five kids on account that I was the one who needed to push them all out but we would figure that out in the future. After all, we had forever with each other because neither of us were going anywhere.

As Johnny held me close, I knew without a shadow of a doubt that the best was yet to come.