Page 32 of The Cattleman’s Unforgettable Love: Ford and Amelia (MacFarland Ranch #11)

He gave her a rueful smile. "Sorry, I was kind of in a hurry.

" As he spoke, he sat on the edge of the bed and unfastened the snap and zipper on her jeans.

He couldn't tear his eyes away from the way her perfect, pert breasts rose and fell as he dragged first her jeans then her panties down her legs.

He looked up into her eyes when she was naked, then crawled up the bed to lie beside her. "You okay?"

She nodded rapidly. "Just feeling a little self-conscious now that we're naked. I mean, you're like a Greek god. Or maybe around here I should say perfect breeding stock, but..." She dropped her gaze. "I'm not exactly..."

"You're gorgeous," he told her. "And you are exactly..."

"Exactly what?" she asked with a look of disbelief on her face.

He ran his hand over her stomach and grasped her hip as he said, "You're exactly what I want."

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Amelia could only stare into his eyes as he leaned in to kiss her.

She wrapped her arms around his neck as he claimed her mouth in one of his soul-searing kisses.

She'd never thought of herself as the kind of woman to get swept up in anything – let alone in the way a man made her feel.

But it was different with Ford; she was different with him.

She willingly surrendered herself to him – not only willing but eager to let him own her mouth, her body, her whole self.

She clung to him as he kissed his way across her jaw, then nuzzled his lips to her ear. All the while he teased her nipples with his fingers, traced little circles on her stomach and then... slipped between her legs. She clamped her thighs together, trapping his hand there when he stroked her.

He lifted his head, his eyes filled with concern. "You want me to stop?"

"Don't you dare!" she said with a strangled laugh. "It feels wonderful. I don't ever want you to stop."

His expression gentled. "Then I won't. I'll do this forever if you'll let me."

She opened her mouth, about to tell him that she wanted him to – that she wanted him forever – but his thumb circled her clit, and all her breath caught in her chest. He held her gaze as he stroked and teased, playing her body like a musical instrument until it hummed with desire.

Then, he dipped a finger inside her and she made a moaning sound in the back of her throat, so low that she barely recognized it as a sound she'd made.

He slid his knee between her thighs, spreading them wider as he added a second finger and pumped them deep and hard.

He still held her gaze and she raised her arms to him, barely able to stand the intensity of the feelings washing through her.

When he leaned in, she kissed him – deep and hard while his fingers continued to fill her over and over again until she tensed.

She tried to hold back, but he relentlessly took her over the edge, sending her soaring away on the waves of a powerful orgasm that shook her whole body.

All she could do was go where he took her and trust him to bring her back to earth safely.

When she finally lay trembling, she ran her fingers down his cheek and murmured, "What did you just do to me? I've never experienced anything like that in my life."

He chuckled, low and deep. "I think I just claimed you."

Flames flickered through her veins at his words. "Why do I like that idea so much?" she asked.

The lines around his eyes crinkled as he said, "I dunno; all I can tell you is that I'm glad you do. Because..." He reached for a condom that he must have placed on his nightstand at some point and tore the package open. "If you're not against it, I'd like to take it a step further."

Heat pooled between her legs and her inner muscles fluttered again as she watched him roll the condom on. When he looked up again, he looked as serious as she'd ever seen him when he added, "I want to make you mine."

She nodded mutely. A small voice in a distant part of her brain wanted to protest – she didn't belong to anyone; she was her own person. But as Ford positioned himself above her, that voice didn't stand a chance. She wanted to be his, and she wanted him to be hers.

She spread her legs wider to accommodate him, and when his hot, hard head brushed against her thigh, she looked up into his eyes and asked, "Do I get to claim you, too?"

His lips quirked up into a smile, and he said, "You already have, Lia. I'm all yours."

She swallowed hard and rested her hands on his hips as he guided himself to her entrance. She tensed when he pushed a little way inside. He was so big; she didn't even know how this could work.

"Relax, Lil’ Bit. I'm not going to hurt you."

His gentle tone made her do as he asked, even though she had a feeling that he might be wrong. She swallowed – hopefully it would only hurt the first time.

"Look at me."

She looked up into his eyes and melted a little when he curled his hand around the back of her neck. "I know I'm not exactly..."

She smiled. "Don't you dare apologize for having the... for being bigger than..." She gave him a wry smile. "You know what I mean – for being yourself. I am a little scared, but I know it'll be okay."

The look on his face nearly broke her heart when he said, "I don't want you to be scared of me, Lil’ Bit – not ever."

She needed to lighten the moment, so she chuckled and said, "It's not you that's going to hurt me; it's that monster between your legs that's currently between my legs."

He chuckled with her, and somehow he slid a little further inside her, making her grasp his arms. "I trust you, Ford. Make me yours."

He held her gaze as he nodded and pulled back before thrusting his hips, impaling her on him.

She gasped as he pushed deeper, her inner muscles fluttering around him as he stretched her and filled her, pushing impossibly deeper until his hips were flush with hers and she felt as though her world began and ended at the place where they joined.

"Oh my God, Ford," she breathed.

A muscle in his jaw ticked and a bead of sweat appeared on his forehead as he asked, "You okay?"

She nodded vigorously. "I think I'm having a religious experience!"

He chuckled and she clung to him as he pulsed inside her. "You sure?" he asked. "Because..."

She lifted her hips, taking him by surprise and making him moan.

"I am. I..." She didn't get any more words out.

He pulled back and then thrust deep and hard again.

He was so big, so hard, and he felt so good.

She brought her legs up and wrapped them around his back, locking her ankles together as their bodies moved in a wild rhythm, pushing each other on, chasing pleasure and something else – something she didn't know if they'd find, but she hoped with all her heart they might.

Each slide of his hard length carried her higher and higher; he was pushing her toward a high she didn't know if she'd ever come down from.

When he suddenly slowed and pistoned his hips, pounding into her with short sharp thrusts that left her gasping, she clawed at his back. "Ford! I need, I need..."

He looked deep into her eyes as he pulled back and then drove so deep that she didn't know where he ended and she began.

They moved together in a frantic rhythm that took her closer and closer to the edge until finally he pushed her over into pure pleasure as her orgasm hit hard and carried her away.

He tensed and she felt him grow impossibly bigger before he held deep and let go, her release triggering his as he soared with her, taking her to a place she'd never been before.

When they finally came back down to earth, he slumped over her, panting. She ran her hands down his back, wanting to hold him close and keep him there for... she wasn't going to deny it – the word that came was forever.

He lifted his head to look down into her eyes.

"I know I said I want to make you mine, but damn, girl, you made me yours in a way I didn't even know you could.

" He ran his hand down her side, sending aftershocks chasing each other through her whole body.

"I've never come that hard in my life. I think I'm already addicted to you, Lil’ Bit. "

"I'm glad, because I think I'm already addicted to you, too."

He grinned. "I'll be happy to keep you supplied with as much of me as you want."

"I want all of you." She'd meant it jokingly, but it hit her that it was true. She wasn't just talking about all the sex she could get – she wanted all of Ford the man.

He seemed to understand. "I want all of you, too. I know it's too soon, but... I do."