Cowboy from the Future (25 page)

“I
could never stay mad at you, Adeline.  It would be like holding a grudge
against the sunlight.”

She
smiled at that uncharacteristically poetic response
. 
He was
totally
flirting.  And very, very handsome.  It occurred to her that this was a stellar
place to stage a seduction.  “Then why are you still on dry land?”

“Because,
I’m
very
content right here watching you.”

“Joining
is better than watching.”

“I
don’t see how anything could be better than this.”  His mouth curved. 
“Besides, I’m not as odd as you are.  I have no idea how to swim.  I’m not
getting in that water.”

“Sure,
you will.  I’m seducing you and we can’t have sex if you’re
waaay
over
there.”

He
stared at her for a long moment, digesting that idea.  “You’re seducing me?”

Addy
arched a brow and drifted backwards enticingly.  “I’m
trying
to.  You’ll
have to tell me how I’m doing.”

Cade
surrendered so fast it was almost funny, which meant she must’ve been doing
okay.  “When I drown,” he muttered, yanking off his jacket, “take the horse and
head
that
way.”  He pointed to the left.  “You’ll hit the trail to Big
Rock in about six gantii, understand?”

“Sure. 
What’s a gantii, again?”

“Gods,
you drive me fucking crazy.”  He stripped off his clothes even faster than he
rode a horse.  “You’re the only virgin in the world who could pull this off.”

“Nonsense,
we’re a crafty bunch.  It’s how we stay virgins.”  Despite her cheeky words,
Addy blinked at the sight of him, her seduction plan faltering.  Cade’s body
looked like it was carved from rock.  Tanned rock.  Crap.  Bad enough she’d
never done this before, but now she was attempting to seduce a guy who could’ve
easily dated two Playboy bunnies at a time.

“What’s
wrong?”  He asked seeing her face.  “Is it my hands?  Addy, I’m sorry.  I can’t
stop the Voltyn…”

“No,
it’s not the glowing thing.  I
like
the glowing thing.  It’s just…”  She
trailed off with a sigh.  “Are you
deliberately
being this gorgeous just
to add some pressure to my seduction scheme?”

He
scoffed at that.  “The
last
thing I want to do is make it harder for you
to seduce me.”  Once Cade made up his mind to do something, he didn’t
hesitate.  He walked into the pool without faltering.  It was only about six
feet at its deepest point, so his head was well about the water.  “Believe me,
things are already hard enough.”

Addy
snickered.  “Funny.

“I
thought so, but having a sense of humor is pretty new, so I couldn’t be sure.” 
He stopped when he reached her and arched a brow.  “Actually, this swimming
thing isn’t so bad.”

Still
unsure, Addy floated backwards.  “Told ya so.”  From the beginning, her
feelings for Cade were strong and certain.  He was the one.  She was positive
about that.  But she was nervous, now that the moment was actually here.

Cade
followed her small retreat, the light from his hands illuminating the water. 
“So, we’re naked and in the hot spring.  I’d say your seduction plan is off to
a good start. 
Now
what are you planning to do?”

“I’m
still working on it.”

“Can
I make a suggestion?”

Addy
shook her head and slipped out of range.  “My seduction, my rules.”  She tried
to look thoughtful as she eased through the water.  “Step two needs to be
something foolproof, because you’re not great at taking hints.”

“I’m
learning fast.”  Cade’s purple eyes followed her, tracing her movements.  “Come
here.”  He repeated and his dark voice had her insides dipping.

Addy
went with her instincts.  Cade had said Voltyn didn’t know how to play, but she
was betting it was
just
what he needed.  “First, you’ll need to catch
me…”

She
didn’t get to finish that challenge.  Cade reached for her and she quickly
ducked under the water.  She popped up on the other side of him, laughing.

His
head snapped around as she surfaced.  “This isn’t fair, Adeline.”  He warned,
but she could see he was intrigued.

“Oh,
poor baby.”  She pouted for him.  “You want to quit, because you can’t swim?” 
She splashed farther away, evading his grasp.  “I’ll go easy on you.

Cade
nonchalantly shifted position.  “No.  I mean it’s not fair to
you
.”  He somehow
boxed her in just by moving two steps to the right.  Addy glanced at him in surprise
and he arched a brow.  “And I
won’t
go easy, lady.”

In
that second, she saw the predatory instincts that made Cade’s ancestors
super-soldiers.  He was seeing this game with an overlay of strategic geometry
that eluded her.  “How’d you do that?”  She demanded, her heart pounding with desire
and feminine awareness.

“I’m
Voltyn and you’re a tiny, helpless human.  You really think you can get away from
me?”

“Nope.” 
He was going to capture her as soon as she moved.  They both knew it.  “But, the
whole point is to get caught… eventually.”

His
head tilted, waiting to see what she’d do next.  “One Missa-sippy.”  He
taunted.

Addy
grinned at the dare and tried to fake left to circle around him.

Cade’s
reflexes were way better than hers.  He was already blocking her mad dash.  Those
massive, glowing palms seized her, swooping her up.  “Two Missa-sippy.”

She
gave a laughing squeal as he dragged her closer.  On second thought, it really
was hard to play with a Voltyn.  Cade was focused on victory and not so
concerned about prolonging the fun.

“Three
Missa-sippy.”  He finished smugly, as she ended up plastered against his chest.

“Hang
on!”  Addy pushed the hair from her eyes.  “Seducing you is supposed to take
more than three Mississippis.  Next time, you should let me escape.”  Since
both of them were about to win, she really didn’t mind, though.

“I’ll
never let you escape.”  His arousal brushed her stomach and Addy stopped
laughing.  Cade made a soothing sound at her nervous jolt.  “It’s alright, Addy. 
Don’t worry.  I can be soft with you.”

“Really? 
Because you’re not
feeling
soft.”  He felt big and hard.  But, also
kinda… nice.  He dipped his head to nuzzle her temple and she slowly relaxed,
again.

Yeah,
this was
very
nice.

“That’s
a good girl.”  Cade murmured as he felt her tension fading.  He took his time,
kissing his way down her throat and then back up again.  “You’re safe.  You
don’t ever have to be scared of me.  Gods, you always smell so pretty.”

“No
small feat in a world without shampoo.”

His
teeth grazed her ear.  “Getting any inspiration for the third phase of the plan
yet?”

“Aren’t
you taking over?”

“Oh
no.  You’re the primitive seductress.  I’m just your beguiled victim.”

Addy
smiled at that, regaining her confidence.  Cade was holding her, but she was still
in control.  That was the perfect combination for success.  “Primitive
seductress, huh?  I
like
that.”

“Not
as much as I do.  Believe me.”  His lips found hers, drinking deep.

“You
know electricity and water don’t mix so well.”  She teased, coming up for air. 
“If you succumb to my charms, there’s a chance your Voltyn powers are going to
electrocute you.”

“I’ll
take my chances.”  Cade hesitated.  “Wait, did you just say Vol
tyn
and
not Vol
tron
?  I think that’s the first time you…
Holy shit!
”  He
broke off with gasp as Addy’s fingers slipped under the water and curved around
the length of him.  “Addy.”  It sounded like a prayer.  “Don’t stop.  Gods, don’t
stop.”

“I’m
not going to stop.”  She tossed his own words back at him, because it was
actually funny when she did it.  “Tell me what you like and…”

His
mouth slammed across hers, cutting her off mid-word.  Oh
God
yes. 
Addy’s lips parted beneath his.  Yesyesyesyes
yes
.  Clearly, Cade liked
it all.  This was exactly how she’d imagined it would be and she had a really
vivid imagination.  Jesus, it was
better.

Cade
groaned deep in his throat at her eager response.  “You are the truest, purest,
most perfect part of my life.  I need you so much, there are no words.”  His
hand tangled in her hair, his eyes on her.  “Let me have you.”

Addy
smiled with anticipation, her palm still moving on his shaft.  “All you have to
do is ask and I’ll give you anything, cowboy.”

He
blinked, like he didn’t understand.  Blood wasn’t exactly rushing to his
brain.  “Twenty-eight years of waiting to have sex with Padrick Sway-zee, and
all I have to do is
ask?
”

“I
was never waiting for Patrick Swayze.”  Addy rested her free hand on his cheek,
lifting her head for another kiss.  “For twenty-eight years, I’ve been waiting
for
you
.”  Her tongue touched his.  “Ask me and I’ll say yes.”

“It’s
that easy?”

“Yes.”

Cade
took a deep breath and seemed to brace himself.  “You deserve more, but will
you be with me anyway?”

“Yes.”

For
one heartbeat, he just gazed at her, waiting for the other shoe to drop. 
“Yes?”

“
Yes!
” 
How was he not getting this?  “For you, it’s
always
yes, Cade.”

His
mouth curved into a luminous smile.  Then, he was lifting her higher into his
arms.  Cade was the only guy in the world who could make her feel dainty. 
“You’ll be glad to know the seduction was a complete fucking success.  Steps
two and three were foolproof.  We’re moving onto the part where I’m inside of
you and on my way to dying happy.”  The hard ridge of him was right at the
junction of her thighs.  He dipped his head, sucking her nipple into his mouth
and angling her forward.

“
Cade
.” 
She moved against him wanting more.  His whole body was starting to glow and
that made her even hotter.  “Wow.”  Voltyn superpowers worked just fine in the
water.  His hand slipped between her legs, sending sparks right through her,
and Addy’s eyes nearly crossed with pleasure.  “Oh
wow
.”

He
lifted his face from her breast.  “So, you’re seducing me because you a-little-bit-more-than-sort-of
love me?”  He made it sound like perfectly reasonable question to be asking at
such a moment.  “Right?”

“What?” 
She twisted her hips, needing him to touch her even deeper.  “
Yes
. 
Right.”  Cade’s finger squeezed inside of her and Addy’s head went back on a
moan.  God
damn
, but the man was
wow
.  How could he touch her in
so many places at once?

“Exactly
how much
is
a-little-bit-more-than-sort-of?”

What
a strange question.  The answer was so obvious.  “It’s a
lot
, Cade.” 
She grinned at him, her eyes bright.  “I love you
a lot
.  Every time I
look at you, there’s this… click.  I know you feel it, too.”

“I
feel it.”  Lavender eyes met hers.  “But, you’re still taking a risk with me. 
Most people will tell you that Voltyn don’t know how to love.”

“Most
people will tell me that time travel’s not possible, but I still wake up every
morning in Tomorrowland.  ‘Most people’ don’t know
anything
important.” 
Addy shook her head, trying to concentrate as his hand did naughty things to
her.  “Because of me, you’re homeless, a wanted criminal, unemployed, and you
were almost made into cannibal surprise.  But, you’re still right here by my
side.”  She shrugged.  “I figure you’ve
gotta
sort of love me back. 
Either that or you’re just plain crazy.”

Cade
snorted as if her logic amused him.  “If I’m crazy, you drove me there.”  He
shifted her closer, a second finger tunneling into her flesh.

“
Oh
.” 
She bit down on her lower lip, her palms clenching on his shoulders.  Those
delicious sparks were shimmering through her, again.  “I love it when you touch
me.”  She gasped, gliding up and down on his hand.  “I should’ve seduced you
the very first night I arrived.”

His
mouth curved.  “You have no idea how easy that would’ve been.  I have been
going out of my mind with wanting you, Adeline.  You are the most beautiful
woman I have ever seen.  And the kindest.  And the oddest.  And the most
devious.”  His thumb brushed some magical spot and her whole body jerked. 
“Have you ever had a plan that didn’t work out just like you wanted, seductress?”

“This
one’s sure going my way.”  Addy’s sheath tightened on his fingers, on the verge
of the biggest orgasm of her life.  “Oh,
God
.”  Her grip on him was the
only thing keeping her head above water.  “Just a tiny bit more and I’ll…”

“I
know.  Believe me, I know.  Soon.  I promise.  Let me just be sure you’re
ready.”  Cade was struggling for breath.  “I’m so big and you’re so fucking
tight
.”