“Jesus…” Heather said as she placed her hands on the walls of the shower.

I glanced up and saw she had her eyes closed. I quickly dropped to my knees and began kissing her clit. When I moved my tongue in and out of her, her hands were in my hair, grabbing and pushing me harder into her.

“Yes…oh god, yes!” she cried out in pleasure as she began to move her hips faster. “Josh…oh my god, that feels amazing…Josh!”

I smiled, listening to her say my name. She must have really needed these orgasms because I’d never heard her scream out so loud before. When she finally stopped moving her hips and calling out, I felt her body slowly starting to give out. I quickly stood up and grabbed on to her.

“My god.” She was panting for air. “That was…that was amazing.”

I smiled and pushed a stray piece of hair away from her face. “Did you need those, baby?”

She nodded her head. “More than you know.”

I turned the shower off and stepped outside, holding on to her hand the whole time. I dried her off first and wrapped a towel around her. Then, I quickly dried myself off before putting a towel around my waist. I picked her up and carried her over to the bed where I gently placed her down.

“What about dinner? I’m starving now,” she said with a giggle.

I smiled as I walked over to the dresser. I pulled out a pair of boxer shorts and slipped them on. “You just relax, princess. I’ll bring dinner up to you.”

She smiled, and I just about dropped to my knees.

“Really?”

I laughed and nodded my head. I turned to head back downstairs.

“Don’t forget the wine!” she called out.

After we ate and had two glasses of wine each, we lay there in silence as I held on to the love of my life.

“What happened today?” I finally asked.

She sucked in a long breath and slowly let it out. “Oh, Josh.” She sat up and pulled the sheet with her. She shook her head. “Jessie was confused because of this guy she’d met in Belize, and then Ari jumped all over her and got her even more upset.”

“Is that when y’all had to take Jessie to the hospital? You said it was just cramping and nothing was wrong, right?” I slipped my hand under the sheet and moved my fingers up and down her thigh.

“Yeah, it was right after she got upset, but everything is fine. It breaks my heart because if she had only just stayed and not run away…”

I let out a breath and nodded my head. “I know, but I also know how much Scott loves her, and he’s not going to let anything come between them. I mean, look at how he beat the shit out of his brother. I know a lot of that was anger toward Chelsea, but damn. If Gunner and Jeff hadn’t pulled him off Bryce, I’d hate to see what would have happened.”

She gave me a weak smile. “Yeah. I just hope Jessie and Scott can work everything out with the baby coming and all. They love each other so much and…” Her eyes filled with tears.

“Baby, don’t worry. They’re gonna work it out. I know they will.”

Just then, Heather’s cell phone went off. I had brought our phones upstairs in case my mom and dad needed us for anything.

Heather grabbed her phone and looked at me. “It’s from Jessie.”

I glanced at the clock. It was almost ten. “This late?” I asked.

I watched Heather’s face light up as she read the text message. She turned to me and jumped up. Then, she leaned down and kissed the shit out of me.

“Gesh…read it again!” I said with a laugh.

“Oh, Josh! They worked everything out! Jessie said she would fill me in tomorrow, but she said everything is perfect. They are home, and Scott is snuggled up next to her, sleeping with his hand on her stomach!”

I had to laugh at how excited Heather was. I knew how much she cared about both Scott and Jessie, and she just wanted everyone to find the same kind of love and happiness we had found.

The look on her face turned, and she bit down on her lower lip. She placed her hands on my chest and gently pushed me onto my back. “Now, what’s this about making love to me all night long, Mr. Hayes?”

She leaned down and kissed me gently on the lips as she slowly sank down on me. The moment I filled her body, she let out the sexiest moan I’d ever heard. I rolled her over and slowly began to make love to her.

“Josh, I love you. I love you so much,” she whispered.

I watched a tear roll down her face. I used my thumb to wipe it away as I said, “I love you more times infinity.”

I hit End on my cell phone and looked over at Jessie, who was sitting on a hay bale with her knees tucked up under her chin.

“I don’t want to go,” she whined.

I let out a laugh. “Baby, we have to. We’ve told everyone but them.”

She threw her head back and let out a frustrated moan. “Ugh, Scott, they already don’t like me. Now, add me running off for five weeks, causing their baby boy heartache, on top of me not being the girl they wanted you to marry.”

“I don’t give a fuck who they wanted me to marry. I want to marry you, the love of my life and the woman who is having my child.”

She stood up and pouted. “But they’ve never liked me. Amanda has told me horror stories about her in-laws. What if that’s how this is going to be? I mean, I don’t come from money, and my name is Jessie, not Chelsea.”

I walked over to her and used my finger to pull up her chin. I looked into her eyes, and they sparkled when I smiled at her.

“I. Don’t. Care.” I leaned down and kissed her.

She opened her mouth, and our tongues immediately began to explore each other. I was so lost in the kiss that I didn’t want to hear the person clearing his throat behind me.

Jessie pulled slightly away and smiled. “Someone’s here, babe.”

“Go away,” I said, without bothering to turn around to see whom it was.

“Fuck you, asshole,” Lark said from behind me.

I smiled and looked over my shoulder. “I’m glad you changed your mind and showed up a day earlier.” I walked up to him and reached my hand out to shake his hand.

He shook it and then tipped his cowboy hat at Jessie.

“My god…I would have never imagined you as a cowboy, Lark,” Jessie said with a chuckle.

Lark grinned and slammed his right hand over his heart. “Oh, Jessie, you wound me. I grew up on a sixteen-section ranch in south Texas. I put the meaning in the word cowboy.”