He was right behind her, climax swamping him with pleasure.
For a moment he stood there, his body holding hers against the wall, his cock still inside her, her legs wrapped around his waist. Then he grabbed the condom and withdrew, lowering her slowly to her feet.
She gave him a contented kitten sort of smile. “God, I’ve missed you.”
He managed one word. “Yeah.”
She laughed. “We knocked a photo off the wall.”
While he cleaned himself up and disposed of the condom, she swept up the glass and set the photograph on the coffee table.
Her cell phone buzzed. She hurried to her handbag, which she’d dropped on the floor just inside the doorway, drew it out, and read a text message, a smile coming over her face. She handed it to Chaska.
Don’t really need tables. Take my credit card and go out to eat somewhere. See you tomorrow. XO Dad
“My dad is the best.”
Chaska couldn’t argue with that.
They got some Chinese takeout, making the most of their short time together by staying home. There were so many stories Naomi wanted to share with him, so many things they needed to say to each other. It seemed to her that the bond between them had somehow grown stronger since she’d left.
They made love again, Chaska settling Naomi astride him, looking up at her through dark eyes. “Ride me.”
It took Naomi a few attempts to figure out the rhythm, but when she did…Oh, yes. It was heaven to feel him inside her, to control the angle and the depth, to see the arousal on his face as he watched her take him. He palmed her breasts, reached down to stroke her clit.
She came twice, the second time taking him over the edge with her.
Afterward, she lay on top of him, contented to her soul, their hearts beating against each other.
He traced the line of her spine. “I want you to marry me.”
It took her a moment to realize what he’d said.
She raised her head, stared down at him, her breath caught in her throat. “Do you… Do you mean that?”
“I know you’ve got a lot going on here. I don’t want to take you away from that. I’m not saying we have to get married right away or that you’d have to move to Scarlet tomorrow, but I miss you, Naomi. Being away from you—it’s so much harder than I thought it would be.”
Heart soaring, Naomi ran a finger down his sternum. “I would love to marry you, Chaska, but I’m a very traditional Lakota woman now.”
A dark eyebrow arched. “Is that so?”
She nodded. “You’ll have to gather up some horses and talk to my father.”
“Your father doesn’t even have a place to keep horses.”
“I read about a Lakota woman whose bride price was a hundred horses,” she teased, rolling off of Chaska onto her side, snuggling against him, her head resting on his shoulder.
“Ahundred?” Chaska laughed. “Were they the plastic kind?”
“I don’t think so.”
“I don’t have a hundred horses, but I’ll see what I can pull together.” He raised his head, kissed her lips. “If he accepts my bride price, you’ll marry me?”
“Yes.” She kissed him back. “Tecíhila.”
Chaska droveNaomi back to Pine Ridge in the morning, then helped her father get ready for the relatives who were already rolling in. It was a hot day for early September, and Doug had a big yard, so Chaska took on the chore of mowing the lawn.
“Is this your way of saying I’m an old man?” Doug joked.