Her Prada Cowboy: McCulloch County Series #1 (19 page)

He phoned Reed and he confirmed that
they were already hovering over them with the chopper.  He waited until Reed
gave the ahead and then pressed enter.  He stood watching as the sequence ran
and smiled when it systematically started to wipe every link on the Red’s laptop
and destroyed his hard drive.  He slammed the lid close and ran back into the
house at the same time he heard the chopper hovering overhead.  He ran down the
passage and shook his head at the ruckus Shannon was still making on the other
side of the door.

“Shannon, honey.  Step back.” 

“Open this damn door!  Let me out!”

He tried again.  “Shannon!  Stand back.”

“Damn you!  Open this door!”   

She kept hammering against the door
and did not hear him.  He slammed on the door with his fist and she quieted.

“Shannon!  Stop making such a ruckus! 
I am tryin’ to talk to you.”

“Jarrod?”   Her voice was suddenly
small and tearful.

“Yes Honey.  Step back, I am goin’ to
kick the door in.”

“Okay.”

He gave her a few seconds before he lifted
his leg and aimed a vicious kick at the door.  It nearly shattered the whole
frame and the door slammed against the wall. Before he could take a step she
was in his arms, sobs shaking her body.  He walked outside and went to sit on
the porch steps with her on his lap.  He held her tight, stroking her back and
kissing her hair, whispering little nothings in her ear.

Reed walked up and gave him the thumbs
up.  They caught them all.

“Reed, would you please have the
chopper drop us off at the ranch and someone drive my car back to the ranch?”

He carried Shannon to the chopper. 
She refused to let go of the death grip she had around his neck and he sat with
her on his lap all the way home.  They were airborne for less than ten minutes
and she was fast asleep in his arms.

Shannon
did not wake up when the chopper landed in one of the paddocks close to the
ranch house, nor when he carried her all the way up to their room.  He sank
down on the bed and settled next to her on their bed.  He held her tight and
could not take his eyes off her.  In his eyes, she was the most beautiful woman
he has ever seen and she was all his!

She had dark circles under her eyes
and it was clear she had just as little sleep as he had over the past ten
days.  His eyes stayed on her face and he stroked her back and her belly for
hours.  When she started to move restlessly he knew she was on the verge of
waking up.  He withdrew from her and walked to the bathroom where he ran a hot
bubble bath.

She woke up just as he walked back
into the room and her hand reached for him immediately.  She sat up with a cry
when he was not there and searched for him around the room. Then he was there
and he pulled her into his arms.  She clutched her arms around his back and
pressed her face in his throat.

“I missed you!  Oh god, I missed you
so much, Jarrod!”

“So did I, honey!  I nearly went out
of my mind with worry.  I have not slept for ten days!  I will never let you
out from under my eyes ever again!”

His head lowered and his lips closed
over hers.  Shannon clung to him and urged his tender kiss to become wild and
sensual.  They were both breathless when he lifted his head. 

“Babe … it’s been eleven days … I …
still have the same problem!  Please, I’m desperate!”

He chuckled and rapped her on her
nose.

“Doll face, I am dead on my feet, but
if it kills me, I will …”

“I’m sorry!  I survived until now.
Another night won’t kill me.”

“I ran you a bath.  I’m sure you will
feel better after.”

He stood up and she rose on her knees
with her hands still around his neck.  She wrapped her legs around his waist
and kissed him while he carried her groaningly to the bathroom.

Jarrod undressed her quickly and placed
her in the tub.  She sighed in ecstasy as the hot water soothed her muscles. 
Shannon looked at him and smiled, still holding his hand.

“Join me.  Please Babe.”

Jarrod felt sticky himself and did not
need a second invite.  His arms already felt empty.  He undressed quickly and sank
down behind her with his legs on either side.  He wrapped his arms around her
and drew her back against his chest.

“Are you okay, honey?  Really okay?”

“With your arms around me, I am more
than fine!  I am just relieved it is over.”

His hands moved tenderly over her belly
that was starting to round nicely. 

“And our twins?”

“They’re also fine.  They have started
to kick … ooh … there … right there!”

Shannon took his hand and moved it
lower on her belly and he felt the faintest of movement below his hand and then
another.

“Oh Lord, my love!  Was that them? 
Really!

Jarrod was so touched he felt tears
gather in his eyes.  He buried his face in her neck and kissed her tenderly.
Shannon folded her arms over his and held him tight.  She felt the moisture on
his cheeks where he pressed his face in her neck.

She sat up and turned around to stand
on her knees in front of him.  She took his face in her hands and kissed him
tenderly.

“And you, Babe?  Are you okay?”

“I am fine, now that you are back.” 
He drew her into his arms and held her tight.  “I felt so helpless, honey.  So
utterly helpless!  I never want to have that feelin’ again.  Ever!”

Shannon lifted her one leg and placed
it on the outside of his thigh and then the other.  She sat down on his lap
without breaking his tight hold on her.  She stroked his back and slipped
forward on his lap.  He was amazed that even though he was bone tired his dick
reacted to her closeness and warmth.  He groaned when it jerked to full arousal
against her stomach.

“You are still a wicked witch, doll
face!”

“Hmm … but only with you, Babe!”

“For that, honey … put your hands on
my knees … hmm … beautiful.”

He caressed her breasts that jutted up
and forwards in the position he placed her.  Shannon gasped desperately when
his fingers closed around her nipples and tugged and tweaked them.  Heat
slithered down her belly to pool between her legs.  She moaned, and rubbed her
clit against his hard shaft.

“Oh, Babe … please!”

His lips closed around a nipple and he
started sucking greedily immediately. Shannon moaned and rubbed harder against
him.  He swopped to the other breast, and he suckled it just as greedily.

“You taste like heaven, doll face!
Pure heaven!”

Her constant grinding and rubbing
against his dick drove him to near insanity.  He grabbed her hips and lifted
her.  He positioned her over his dick and thrust his hips upwards at the same
time he jerked her hips down on him.

Shannon cried out and keened as he
started to thrust uncontrollably into her, just as she lifted and thrashed
against him. It was over within minutes.  The moment Shannon shouted and
stiffened above him he rammed upwards twice more and felt his release from all
the way down his spine.  He shouted as he bore his hips high and lifted Shannon
clear out of the water with the strength of his release.  She slumped on him
and they struggled to find their breaths.  Their climaxes so intense it stole
all their energy and it took them a while to recover.

Jarrod took the liquid soap Shannon
favored and rubbed it on a sponge and started washing her.  By the time he was
finished she was moaning in need once again.  She took the sponge from him and
returned the favor.  Amazingly, she once again managed to get his dick to rise
to full arousal.  Jarrod tightened his resolve and quickly got out of the tub,
ignoring Shannon’s protests and dried himself quickly.

“C’mon, doll face.  Out you get.  Rosa
said dinner would be ready by six and it is probably six thirty already.  My
Dad and Monica is also havin’ dinner here.”

“But, Babe …”

“Besides, I’d rather wait until later
and spend proper time on enjoyin’ you, than a quickie now.  I doubt I have more
than once in me tonight.”

Shannon got out of the bath and moaned
when Jarrod commenced to dry her.  He turned her around and directed her to the
walk-in cupboard.  He gave her a sharp slap on her ass.

“Ouch!”

“Get dressed.  I want to shave.”

“No, don’t shave.”

“Honey, I plan on really enjoyin’ and
… tastin’ you tonight and tomorrow mornin’ … I don’t want to scratch you.”

“With a promise like that … don’t you
dare shave off that scruffy beard of yours.  I happen to like the bit of a
scratch.”

He chuckled and shook his head.  He
still shaved his cheeks and neatened his slightly scruffy beard.

He brushed his hair and left it hanging
loose.  He pulled on a pair of worn jeans and a light white button down shirt. 
He elected to go barefoot and smiled when he found Shannon dressed in a pair of
denim shorts and a loose white shirt; also barefoot.  He lifted the top and
shook his head, knowing what he would find.  The top three buttons of the
shorts were unbuttoned to make space for her growing belly.  He kissed her
softly and drew her against his side and started walking to the door.

“I think we better go and do some
clothes shoppin’ for you this weekend.  Just now these shorts fall off if you
leave more buttons undone and then I’ll have all my time tryin’ to stay away
from you!”

“You’ll hear no complaints from me,
love!”

They took the stairs and Shannon said
musingly.

“We should start getting the baby room
ready.  I’ve not bought anything for them, but I wanted to wait until we knew
what we’re having.”

“That is a brilliant idea.  We’ll
start on the baby room this weekend!”

“Babe, do you think Bennett will be
able to fit us in tomorrow?  We’ve missed our appointment.”

“I’ll phone him right now.  Er …
honey, will you be okay with your mother here tonight?”

“It’s getting easier every time I see
her.  Is Reed also going to be here?”

“Yes.”

“I’d like to thank him.  We should get
him something special.”

“He was only doin’ his job, Shannon.”

She scowled at him.

“We will get him something special,
Jarrod. If for no other reason than he kept you sane!”

“In that, you are a hundred percent
accurate.  If not for him, I would have lost my mind.”

They found everyone gathered on the
porch facing the pool.  Rosa shrieked when she noticed them and stormed towards
them.  She pulled Shannon against her and they both cried.

“Oh, Nonnie!  I was so worried!  I am
so happy all is well!”

“Thank you, Rosa.”

“Now my boy can get some shut eye, at
last!”

“I’ll make sure he does.”

Dylan hugged her and she even allowed
Monica a brief hug, yet she could not get herself to believe the tears gathered
in her mother’s eyes.  She walked to Reed and hugged him tight and said softly.

“Thank you for everything you have
done and most of all for looking after him.”

“Always, Shannon.  Here in Texas,
family look out for each other and you are now family.  He is very special to
me too.”

“Sorry to interrupt this tender
moment, but if you want to use those arms to wrap it around another woman
again, they better drop from around mine pretty damn quickly!”

Reed opened his arms wide immediately
and Shannon stepped back, smiling at Jarrod as she walked into his arms.  Rosa
ushered them all to the table and they shared a very pleasant dinner.

“So cuz, any marriage plans yet?  Has
Shannon popped the question?”

“She has yes and very … enticingly
too.  I could not say no.  We still need to set the date, but suffice say, it
will be within the next six weeks.”

“Six weeks!  No person can arrange a
wedding in six weeks!”

“You arranged a cookout party in less
than a week.  What more is there for a weddin’?”

“A dress for one thing!  I will not
have a slapdash wedding, Jarrod Parker.  Our kids will one day look at our
wedding photos and dream of their wedding day being as perfect as ours.”

“I have no doubt about that, my love,
but it will still be within six, actually … no, make that four weeks!’

“Four weeks!  Pops, talk to this man! 
He can’t be serious!”

“Now son, four weeks is a little
tight.”

Jarrod glared at his Dad.

“Since when have you changed sides?”

“I have no idea what you are talkin’
about, son.  What type of weddin’ did you have in mind, Nonnie?”

“Yeah, Shannon.  Remember this is
Texas.  A cookout weddin’ will be a blast!”  Reed added his share to the pot.

She noticed the glitter in Jarrod’s
eyes when they met Reed’s at the prospect of a cookout wedding and she sighed.

“Why am I not surprised that it is what
you would want too, Babe?”

“Well, a cookout is always a success. 
Let’s face it, doll face.  Weddin’s tend to be borin’ and no one really enjoy
themselves.”

She sighed and threw her hands up in
the air.  She looked at Rosa.

“I guess we could combine my ideas
with a cookout.  Create our own wedding cookout so to speak!”

“That’s agreed then.  Four weeks from
now, on Saturday.”

“You said six weeks!”

“Four and it is not negotiable!”

“Tsk … you are still so … so bossy!”

But you love every inch of his bossy ass.

That I do.

So, when are you planning on telling
him?

Why do I always have to be the one to
do everything first in this relationship?

Awh
please!  I keep telling you its 2014!

Jarrod
piloted his chopper himself into Houston the following day, with Reed and
Shannon as company.  Reed had to get back to work and they said goodbye at the
private airfield, where Jarrod had an arrangement.

“Let us know what happened after they
took that bastard in. Who was he, so by the way?”

“You’re not goin’ to believe it, Cuz. 
Remember Darrel Scott?  He was in school with you up to senior year and first
year Varsity.”

“Vaguely,  but I barely knew the guy!”

“Well, he turned into a hacking crook
and that is how he became aware of your developments.  He saw his opportunity
to make big bucks and … the rest you know.  I had the money re-deposited for
you.”

“Thanks, Cuz.”

“What money?”

“No more of this dreary stuff.  Le …” 

“What money, Babe?”