Kate twisted around in his lap to face him and pushed him onto his back on the hay. Sitting astride Magnus, she mounted him, easing him into her slick wet body. Sighing with pleasure, she leaned over him, her hair falling about her face.
Kate pulled at his bottom lip with her teeth, biting down until she could feel him backing away in pain. His hands reached out to grab her butt, holding her tight as he plunged in and out of her. Her tongue replaced her teeth on his mouth, and she held his head tight in her hands as she rode him. She could taste her sex in his mouth and felt herself ready to come again as Magnus increased the pace.
Kate sat up and leaned back to hold onto his knees as she arched her back and met him thrust for thrust, her body spinning out of control as she gave into the feelings rushing through her. With a final groan, Magnus held her down on him while he shuddered under her.
She lowered herself to his chest with her head tucked into his neck. He slid his arm across the curve of her lower back, keeping her close to him. This was where she wanted to be. She felt safe with Magnus and loved, even though she knew it was just sex. For her it was much more. She would take what she could get and hope that when the time came, he wouldn't want to let her go.
Chapter 6
Kate woke with a chill, making her bare butt shiver. She rubbed her eyes, disorientated for a few seconds until she remembered their experience in the hay.
Beside her Magnus slept, one hand still across her lower back holding her close. She ran a finger around the edges of his mouth, smiling as he mumbled in his sleep. Kate ran her tongue over his lips, giggling as his mouth moved searchingly toward her.
"Never ever tease me and think you are going to get away with it," Magnus said, his voice thick with sleep. She relaxed against him, snuggling into his neck again, letting herself drift off.
The sound of voices jolted Kate from a deep slumber. Looking around, she was appalled to see that they were still in the stables naked. Magnus lay asleep beside her. Pushing to her feet, she grabbed her jeans and nudged him awake, her fingers at her mouth to let him know to be quiet.
Magnus's eyes flew open, and it didn't take him long to realize that they had been cornered.
"What the hell are we supposed to do now?" Kate whispered into his ear as she shimmied into her jeans and T-shirt, jamming her underwear into her pockets.
"Just sit tight until I give the signal and walk out as if nothing was out of the ordinary," Magnus said, watching through the slats in the door while pulling his jeans and shirt on.
They watched as Jock led his mare out of the stables, headed for the paddock. Grabbing Kate's hand, he opened the door and walked casually out the opposite door. She shielded her eyes as the sun streamed down on her face and contemplated running for the house but strolled casually with Magnus beside her talking about the foal that was to be born in the spring.
"Well, well, look what the cat dragged in," Nell said, standing on the top of the veranda steps with the baby in her arms. "I didn't think I heard your car leave last night, Kate. Looks like you two have been rolling around in the hay."
"Drop it, Nell," Magnus growled as he brushed past her into the house.
"You know I won't," she said, laughing as Kate dashed past her, trying to keep up with Magnus.
He headed for his room, peeling off his shirt as he went. He walked into the bathroom and turned on the shower before dropping his jeans and stepping under the cold water.
"Don't just stand there. Get in," he said, reaching for the soap and lathering up a cloth. He made room for Kate when she joined him, then turned her away from him, scrubbing her back and arms before doing his own. While he scrubbed his chest, Kate washed her hair using the shampoo that Magnus passed her.
When she'd rinsed the suds out of her hair, Kate felt soapy fingers circling her breasts, making her quiver. Opening her eyes, she faced Magnus.
"I don't think we have time for this right now," she whispered, her body leaning into his as her arms encircled his waist.
"Are you or are you not the boss and am I not the same?" he asked, pushing her wet hair from her face.
"But what about Nell?"
"What about her? She already knows that you stayed the night, and she's not so stupid she can't put two and two together." Magnus rubbed his thumb over her pert nipples before trailing his fingers down her stomach.
"But you told her there was nothing going on between us," she whispered.
"I told her there was nothing for her to tell Rolf," he said, sliding a finger into her folds, making her squirm in his arms. "This is our business and no one else's."
Kate rode his hand as he worked her body, using his fingers and thumb to bring her to a rushing orgasm in minutes. "Oh God, you are so good at that," she groaned weakly as she leaned against him. Magnus rinsed the soap from her body, and when he pushed her out of the shower, he wrapped her in a big towel before drying himself and walking to his wardrobe.
Kate watched as he took clean clothes from his drawers and pulled them on, seemingly blasé to the fact that he had just given her the best wakeup call of her life.
"Better get a move on, Kate. I have to go. Help yourself to breakfast if you
