The sky was bluer than anything she'd remembered as she drove the car out through long dusty lanes, looking for the horse ranch that stabled the mare she was looking at buying. The music blared, a mixture of country and some hip-hop thrown in there to mix it up. Green pastures were on both sides of her now and she rolled the windows down, opening the sunroof to inhale the sweet grassy smell that always struck a chord inside her from early in her childhood.
A small frown furrowed her brow, as she saw no sign of stables. The road curved and the sunlight blared through the windshield causing her to slow down and just as the sun wasn't so blindingly there, she saw the stables and a smile lit her face. The car slowed to a crawl as she admired them from afar, now seeing the horses as they grazed leisurely in the pasture closest to the stables. Turning down the radio, she pulled into the long and winding drive that brought her straight up to the barn, a mammoth creation of beauty and taste, making the horses look as if they lived in a palace.
She couldn't believe that she had driven this far to see a horse especially since she'd never owned a horse before. But the bloodline was a good one and she'd been saving for something, she just didn't know what. How was she to know that fate was about to take a hand in her life.
Stepping from the car, she slid her palms down the snug jeans and slid her sunglasses up to perch atop her head. Reddish curls highlighted with dark gold streaks were pulled up in a clip, a few errant curls framing her face delightedly. She looked around and saw no one although a truck was parked off to the side. With steady strides, she walked to the fence and hooked her boot on the lowest rung, looking out over the pasture and horses, a smile on her face as the sun warmed her, a breeze teasing at the back of her neck. So lost in the serenity of the scene, she never heard the man walk up behind her, only felt the shadow as it fell across her back.
With a lazy grace, He leaned against the fence beside her and looked out over the field and smiled, speaking softly, almost as if raising His voice would destroy the peace there. "You must be Spring. I saw you drive up."
With a smile, she turned her face towards Him and drew a long breath, taken aback by the cowboy that stood next to her. "Yes.. I was afraid that I'd gotten lost." She offered her hand to Him, the delicate pink nails winking in the sunlight. She was tanned but she paled as the larger hand engulfed hers, sending a thrill through her at the strength it carried in that grip. Her eyes lifted to His and she fell into something she couldn't name. And she didn't think she wanted to.
His amusement was evident on His face as He kept hold of her hand even when she tried to pull it away delicately. "I'm Rusty. You've come to look at Shatter. She's a beautiful mare and from the looks of you, she'll suit you well." His smile was slow and easy as she merely nodded, finally able to tear her gaze away, looking out over the pasture.
"Is she there? Among the others?" She waved her hand indicating the milling horses in the field.
"No, I have her stabled because I knew you were on your way. If you'll come with me." Not once had He let her hand go and she felt the warmth seep into her body, dismissing it as only the warming of the sun.
He brought her into the shadowed stables, the smell of hay and horseflesh assaulting her senses. She took a deep breath and smiled, unconsciously giving His hand a squeeze. His cowboy hat was low on His forehead and He studied her from a sidelong angle, taking in the planes of her face, the softly rounded and lush body that walked so casually beside Him. A smile played on His lips as He'd been waiting for this moment for a long time.
You see, they'd been talking long before she decided to buy the horse, having met through a mutual friend, immediately taking a liking to one another. The air around them fairly sizzled when they were together and anyone who didn't know better, would have thought them to be lovers although they hadn't yet reached that level of their relationship.
He could see the pulse beat in her neck, a rapid little patter giving away her nervousness. "You know, Spring, we don't have to pretend that we don't know each other." Giving her a little tug so that she'd fall off balance and into Him. Her laughter sounded like a light melody, as sparkling blue gray eyes looked up into His, hands bracing on His chest, feeling the muscle that was there, something she'd dreamed of touching for the longest time.
"No, we don't have to pretend, Rusty. Although you have to admit it was a little fun at the beginning. Being so formal with one another." She relaxed visibly into Him and smiled up to Him, her tongue darting out to moisten her dried lips, feeling as if the ground had just dropped out from beneath her.
His hands caressed up and down her arms and she was content for the moment to just feel, allowing the touch to seep into her, warm her. His hands slid down to settle on her hips, drawing her closer against Him and she had no choice but to let her own hands travel up, feeling every plain of muscle until her fingers linked behind His neck, her thumbs rubbing small circles into the muscles there, finally able to do what they had only been able to talk about before. Her breathing was slow and shallow as she felt the closeness of Him; smelling the mixture of His male scent, sweat from work and horses. His voice was soft as He commanded gently to her. "Look at me, Spring." And she couldn't ignore this Man. This One who she'd called Master for some time now.
It seemed like an eternity before she lifted her head, her five foot frame making her tip her head back to look up at Him, a whole foot taller than she was He. One hand left her hip and glided up her ribcage, brushing the outer swell of her breast, tracing the collar bone that was visible due to the low cut tank top that she wore. With aching tenderness, that hand traveled up the column of her throat, circling it, resting around her neck for a moment, never once letting His eyes leave hers. One fingertip skimmed the gentle dip in her neck, traveled up the slender column and along her jaw line to the right then back again, over the left. Up and over her chin, His mere touch made her ache as her lips parted and a soft moan escaped, eliciting a soft laugh from Him. The pad of His thumb slid over her full lower lip, teasing until she moved her head and caught His thumb between her lips, sucking it gently. She reveled in the swift intake of breath He made, her teeth grazing the thumb before letting it go reluctantly from her lips, her eyes ablaze like blue fire.
His smile was breathtaking, robbing her of sense and sensibility as she fairly melted against Him, never imagining that His touches would be that potent. She felt the hard bulge in His jeans and her own lips lifted at the corners in a smile, small and knowing. She sensuously moved against Him, knowing full well that she was giving as much torment in this slow seduction that He was giving to her. A soft groan passed His lips and His eyes darkened slightly, His hand dropping, taking hers and linking fingers with His own. "Come." She didn't know if it was on purpose or if He had merely forgotten that He'd trained her from afar to cum on command, her body going rigid as it fell against His, the hot spasms rocking her as her breath caught in her throat, small whimpers escaping her as she muffled them against His chest.