Big Sexy: Mercy Springs Heroes Series Book 1

his two-story brick house. It was grey brick with black trim and shutters. A front porch ran across the front and followed along the side of the house. White painted rocking chairs and a white comfy looking porch swing with pillows completed the look. Cade took her by the hand as he helped her down from the truck and as they walked inside from the two-car garage, Kresley immediately felt at home. It was decorated in warm woods, mountain stone and shades of gray with splashes of color and neutrals throughout. His kitchen was a large, inviting space where she could picture herself cooking for them one day. The living room area was open and had a central staircase that led to the second level and an open bridge that connected one side of the upstairs to the other. The upstairs had 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. The master bedroom and bathroom were private on one side of the bridge, with a sliding barn door. The other side had two guest bedrooms and a full bath in-between.

Cade slid the door to the master bedroom to the side with one hand and held out his other as if to say for Kresley to enter first. A large king size sleigh bed decorated in all-white linens stood out against the gray walls. A stone fireplace was a focal point on one side of the room with a large TV mounted above the mantel on the wall. A sitting area with comfy recliners and inset book shelves took up the other part of the bedroom, the chairs pointed towards the TV for viewing. There was a door that Kresley wandered to next and found that it led into a large bathroom. It included a walk-in closet off to the side, a large jacuzzi tub and a shower big enough for several people. Kresley was in love. Cade walked around with her quietly, watching her reaction. Finally, Kresley looked closely at him and asked if anything was wrong.

Cade answered, “No. I just like to look at you while you see my home. What do you think?”

“Honestly it feels like home. I don’t have a simpler way of saying that. I walked in and it was as if it was telling me welcome home. Sounds silly, right?”

“It doesn’t sound silly at all. It’s exactly how I felt when I bought it and how I want others to see it when they visit. And now, with you, I want it to feel like that the most.” Cade looked at Kresley intently as he made that last statement.

Kresley swallowed hard and put some space between she and Cade as she wandered the master bedroom. She felt completely at ease with Cade. That wasn’t the issue. It was her own emotions she couldn’t handle right now. Everything that Cade was feeling was always front and center in his eyes and in what he said. He didn’t play games with women. Kresley was sure of that. And she wasn’t used to that level of honesty. Even with herself. So, for her to stand in his bedroom and feel as if she had just walked into her home, well, it made her long for it so deeply and be so fearful of it, all at once. Her eyes darted around for the door leading to the living room when she felt Cade’s strong arms wrap around her from behind.

“Baby, what’s going on in that beautiful head of yours? You look like a deer caught in headlights.” One of Cade’s arms wrapped around Kresley’s waist while the other caught her chest diagonally with his arm between her breasts and his hand anchored firmly on her shoulder. Light kisses were gently brushed against her temple. She could feel Cade’s words as much as she could hear them, the vibrations instantly calming her.

Cade stood with her for several minutes, murmuring words into her temple that Kresley couldn’t understand, his hand at her waist gently stroking and the hand at her shoulder solidly holding her to him. She could feel his back against her, his hips pushed into her lower back and rear. She should have felt smothered. She should have felt trapped. But Kresley didn’t. She felt grounded, like she was being introduced to the one thing that she needed most in her life, a rock foundation. Cade was her rock. Kresley let out a sigh and relaxed totally in his embrace, leaning back against his chest and hips, hugging his arms to her and pushing her head into the notch of his neck and shoulder. She turned her head to the side and pushed her nose into the collar of his shirt, smelling the potency that was Cade. He didn’t use cologne. All she could smell was deodorant, sweat and man. It was a heady experience and was lethal to her hormones.

Cade turned Kresley in his arms and took her face into his hands, turning her head up to his. Their eyes met, blue clashing with green and Cade silently spoke to her, asking her if she was okay. When Kresley gently nodded, Cade lowered his mouth to hers and devoured her. Standing there in his bedroom, Kresley enjoyed his mouth on hers, grinding into her lips, his tongue soft and wet, lushness being pushed in and out of her mouth. Her hands came up to wrap around Cade’s neck and pushed her fingers into his hair, guiding his mouth in where she wanted it most as he continued to kiss her. The kiss felt like it lasted just moments, but it was more like long, potent minutes of mouths, teeth and tongues battling against each other for dominance.

Finally, Kresley pulled herself away from Cade, using her thumbs to wipe away wetness from his mouth, snorting as she saw how red and swollen his mouth was, knowing that she had done that to him. She loved marking him. “Honestly, after that kiss, I can’t remember what I had been thinking about earlier”,