Part 14 (1/2)

”We're missing about twenty head of cattle. We've looked everywhere except over on the government's land. Jeb didn't think we had time to go over there and get back before the worst of the storm hit.”

”Jeb, was there any sign someone had been there? Any more cut fences?”

”None that we found. We rode all over the ranch trying to find them and couldn't see anything for all the snow. As fast as it's falling, we never would find prints, but the fences all seem intact.”

”Where's Marshall?” Drew just realized he wasn't with them.

”He's seeing to the horses. I'm going back out to help him, but we wanted to tell you about the missing cows,” Jeb said.

”I'll go out and help him. You and Kenny get warmed up,” she told them.

”There's no use in you getting cold, Drew. Let us take care of things out there.” Kenny resettled his hat on his head.

She frowned and stuck her hands on her hips. ”I'm the boss, and I want to go out and check on the horses myself.”

”Kenny, let her go play in the snow. You know that's what she really wants to do,” Jeb teased.

Robert burst out laughing across the room. Kenny grinned but quickly hid it when Drew turned to glare at him.

”I ought to dock both of you for being insubordinate.” She grabbed her coat and scarf and bundled up before pulling on her gloves.

Jeb pinched her a.s.s on the way by, but it didn't hurt since she had on thermals underneath her jeans. She stuck her tongue out before quickly opening the door and running out into the snow.

So what if she wanted to play in the snow. She felt so much lighter than she ever had before. She knew it was because of Jeb and Marshall. They not only took some of the pressure of the ranch off of her, but they had opened her heart as well. She felt years younger, and even after they left, she would always be thankful for the time she had with them. As much as she wished they wouldn't, she knew they would. They wanted their own place.

Drew held no illusions where they were involved. She was a warm body in a comfortable bed who didn't mind being shared. She truly believed they cared about her and would do anything in the world they could for her, but sticking around just wasn't in their plans. It would hurt like h.e.l.l when they moved on, but she would survive. She'd survived before they showed up, and she would keep going after they left.

It was so silent outside with the snow blanketing everything. She could hear the m.u.f.fled moos of the cows off to the right but not much else. It was one of the many things she loved about the snow, the absolute quiet of a clear night with all the stars s.h.i.+ning in the sky. She would have to come back out tonight and see if the clouds cleared enough she could see. She couldn't wait until it cleared off in a day or two, and she would have her clear, starry skies.

The barn loomed ahead of her as she tromped through the white powder. The door opened easily enough despite the snow. She stomped off her boots and called out to Marshall as she closed the door behind her.

”Marshall? Need some help?”

”Sure, baby. Come on over here, and keep me company.”

Drew found him in the last stall, combing out Crooner. He had taken his coat off and draped it over the stall door. No doubt he was sweaty from all the work.

”Who haven't you worked on, and I'll help.”

”You don't have to get dirty. I'll get them. With you out here, it won't take nearly as long.”

”Really?” She walked into the stall and wrapped her arms around him from behind.

”I don't mind one bit, baby. You just keep me company.” He stood up and turned around in her arms, setting the curry brush on the edge of the stall door.

”You're going to get a lot of work done like this,” she said.

”I want a little kiss first. That's all. Just one kiss.” He grinned at her and pulled her up toward him.

When his lips touched hers, she opened to him. Immediately his tongue plunged in and slid along hers to tease it. She sucked his back into her mouth before he caught hers. He pulled back a little bit, then nipped at her lower lip when she let him go.

”f.u.c.k, I want you so badly right now.” He took her hand and rubbed it up and down his hardened c.o.c.k.

”Hmmm, how about I keep your c.o.c.k warm in my mouth for you. Think you can handle that?”

”Aw, h.e.l.l yes.” He unbuckled his belt and unzipped his pants, letting his ma.s.sive c.o.c.k spring out and into her eager hands. ”Suck it, baby. I want to feel that hot mouth around it.”

Drew wrapped her hand as far around his d.i.c.k at the base as she could get then planted a kiss right on top. He gritted his teeth and held her head still as he rubbed the head of his c.o.c.k against her lips.

”It's freezing out here, Drew. Suck my d.i.c.k.”

She opened her mouth wide and let his flesh fill her mouth. She could feel her lips stretching to fit him inside of her. Her tongue licked along the underside of him as he pushed his c.o.c.k deep into her throat. She relaxed and let it slide deeper until she swallowed around him in reflex. He cursed and jerked in her hand.

Marshall's jeans were in her way. She shoved them back farther so she could get her other hand between his legs to cup his swollen b.a.l.l.s. She rolled them gently around in her hand then scratched lightly along them. He growled low in his throat as she took him deep again and swallowed. Over and over she pumped her mouth over his c.o.c.k until he began to move his hips in rhythm with her.

Finally, he grabbed her head with his hands and held her still as he pumped his d.i.c.k in and out of her mouth. She felt his b.a.l.l.s draw up and knew he was about to come. She squeezed them at the same time she shoved her head down on his c.o.c.k and swallowed harder than she ever had. He exploded in her mouth, coming up on his tiptoes as he did. His c.u.m filled her throat and dripped from her mouth. She ran her tongue around her lips to gather it all up then licked his c.o.c.k until it was clean.

”f.u.c.k, Drew. d.a.m.n. That was so f.u.c.king hot.”

”Did I keep you warm enough?” she asked with a mischievous smile.

”h.e.l.l, yeah. If I'd gotten any hotter, I would have been on fire.” Marshall helped her to her feet and wrapped her in his arms.

”Better zip it up before you lose all that heat we generated, cowboy.” She backed up and let him finish dressing.

”If you want to help me, check the feed for everyone while I finish up.”

Drew smiled and winked at him before walking to the back of the barn and going through the feed bags. All of them were still factory sealed except the one they were using. She dipped her pan in and found only clean grain. She smiled and filled each of the bins for the horses. Then she forked over fresh hay into each stall, making sure to dump some on Marshall by accident.

”I'll get you for that, baby. Just wait.”

”Are you going to spank me?” she asked with a pout.

”Count on it.”

Chapter Fourteen.

By the time they made it inside the house, the snow had picked up and added several inches to the ground. It wouldn't be long before they would need the ropes to find their way in the blowing snow.

”d.a.m.n, something smells good.”

”Homemade chili from scratch, with cornbread,” Jeb supplied.

”Let's get cleaned up,” Drew said. ”I'm hungry.” She peeled out of her outerwear and shed her boots to run sock-footed up the stairs with Marshall right behind her.

They fought over the sink and finally managed to get the counter soaked as well as their s.h.i.+rts.