I try to hide the devilish smirk, but to no avail. She lightly pun
ches me in the arm and starts laughing. “I only know Sundance; am I riding her?”
“Do you remember how to ride?” I ask, moving Sundance’s reins in my hand.
“I do. I rode her the other day.”
“You did? Where was I?”
“I’m not sure,” she says as her hand trails down the horse’s neck. Savannah steps closer and rests her head against the gentle mare. Sundance moves her head slightly, acknowledging Savannah.
I clear my throat. “I was hoping we could ride together.”
She nods. “Yeah, I’d like that,” she says seductively.
It doesn’t register what she just said until I see her mount Sundance. I quickly move and heave myself up behind her. Still holding the reins, we trot off toward the river that we have to cross to get to the pond. I’ve known this land for most of my life and I still haven’t been to every part.
Savannah leans back against me, allowing me to guide our way. Having her in front of me like this is indescribable. I can’t get enough of her and I know it’s dangerous, but right now I’m willing to accept the consequences.
When we get to the river, I feel her freeze. I stifle a laugh, as Sundance knows just what to do and starts walking across.
“It’s so beautiful out here.”
“Nothing’s as beautiful as you.”
She giggles and tells me to stop it. I won’t ever.
“Sometimes I think I want to build a property out there but then I’d have to build a bridge and put a driveway through the land. It’d ruin it. I could always just ride out there, but you can only do so much on a horse, ya know?”
“You could build a cabin and pretend you’re on vacation.”
“I could,” I say just as we climb the hill leading to the pond. The sun is casting the perfect glow and I have a feeling the water is going to be the right temperature at this time of night. As soon as Sundance brings us to the crest I know what I want to do next and once again the ideal date in my mind could be shot to hell.
“Want to go swimmin’?”
“What?” she scoffs. “I don’t have my suit and where would we go?”
The pond comes into view and from where we are the sun is casting an orange glow over the valley.
“I thought we could swim here and I’m fairly certain no one is going to see us.”
Savannah looks around and turns slightly to look at me. “You know, I think I do want to go swimming.”
Hallelujah! I scream on the inside. Now the only question left to answer is – what will she wear?
Savannah
Tyler helps me off Sundance and right into his arms. I let my hands slide ever so slowly over his shoulders before taking off his hat, setting it on my head as I wink at him. He presses his lips to mine, his tongue moving fluidly with mine. He holds me in his arms with his hand spread across my back, keeping me pressed tightly against his chest. My legs wrap around his waist causing my dress to bunch. Had I known we were heading out on the horses, I would’ve changed into shorts. Somehow I have a feeling that Tyler didn’t want me to know and I’m okay with that.
His lips move to my shoulder as his arm goes under me for support. I want to kiss him back but his hat is blocking me. The thought of taking it off now that I have it on doesn’t appeal to me, but I need to kiss him.
“Leave it on,” he mumbles against my skin as if he’s reading my mind. The words sexy, beautiful and gorgeous are coming out of his mouth and each word ignites a slow burn inside of me. The strap on the dress is slowing being moved down my shoulder.
“I need to stop before I do something we’re not ready for.” He sets me down gently even though I’m not ready to let him go. I pull my bottom lip in between my teeth to keep from balking. “God, you look sexy in my hat. Are you sure I can’t buy you one?”
I shake my head, pursing my lips. “I like yours just fine.”
“Of course you do,” he says, playfully. “Do you want to eat first or go for a swim? The pond is warm, and it’s clean. Jeremiah ran a pump to keep the water fresh.”