Cowboy Kind of Love

Date

He tossed the saddle in the back and got in driving. He had changed and was showered and smelled really good, the cologne I could smell in the truck.

"You hungry?"

"Not yet."

"Gonna drink?"

"I'm a Dutton so yes."

"Don't need an empty stomach."

"Won't be, music festivals always have food." He moved one hand from the wheel to my knee. We got to Livingston and he parked the truck as we got out of the truck. We walked in the festival. I grabbed a fry bread taco and a beer, Rip grabbed the same. It was a bit weird us basically being out on a date because we never did shit like this but it was really nice and I was having a good time. After we ate I grabbed a bourbon and coke and smiled when Rip wrapped his arm around my waist, me softly moving back and forth to the music we headed back and I looked at Rip while he was driving. "Hey stop the truck somewhere I wanna stargaze." Rip didn't verbally respond but he drove us on the property to a random spot and considering how large it was there were plenty of private areas. I got out grabbing a couple blankets from the back and tossed one down once I opened the bed of his truck before I laid down looking at the vast night sky above me, billions of stars littering the sky. I heard Rip get out and watched him get in before he laid back. I heard music playing from his truck and smiled hearing it while I watched the stars.

I wanna see your wild

I wanna be your man

I wanna make you smile like nobody else can

I wanna make some memories

I wanna be in your world

I wanna love every minute that I've been given with you

"Tonight was really nice, thank you."

"Glad you had fun." I turned my head seeing Rip lying on his side looking at me.

"What?"

"Nothing beautiful." I pulled him down and he steadied himself with a hand on my stomach as I kissed him, his beard lightly scratching me. Eventually, he moved over on top of me and kissing my neck, me biting my lip to keep from moaning. I slid my hand down his chest and jerked his belt loop as he pulled back sitting on his knees breathing deeply. "Sure?" He questioned.

"Yeah." I slid my underwear off as Rip ran his hands up my legs as I pushed his pants down enough. I kissed him causing him to groan as I bit his bottom lip. I heard a wolf howl in the distance but I was more focused on him. I moaned as we sloppily kissed. "Nice way to end a first date."

"Way past the frist date Lex." He replied as he moved off me, he grabbed the blanket covering me with it while I slipped his jacket on as he handed me it.

"I have mine."

"Inside the truck and we aint moving." He said softly as he kissed my head. He leaned back against the back of the truck and I laid between his legs leaning back on him as we stargazed. I heard the wolf again but closer. Rip tapped my hip and I leaned up. "Get back in the truck, sounds close."

"Rip-"

"Serious Alexis, get your sexy ass back inside my truck." I got up doing what he asked and heard him shut the tailgate before he got in. He turned the headlights on and we both slightly jumped seeing a few wolves in front of the truck. "That's a big fucking wolf."

"Yeah, pretty as hell though."

"Yeah and deadly."

"So."

"Nothing scares your ass does it?"

"Does too."

"We ain't kids no more thunderstorms still bother you?"

"Not really, sometimes bad ones do but I think now all I'm really scared of is this ever being lost and of losing my family, already lost mom and now Lee. Sick of it."

"Hate to tell ya darlin but everyone you know, see are all gonna be dead one day."

"I know." Rip stopped in front of the main house and put the truck in park.

"You workin tomorrow?"

"Always do."

"Um your dad mentioned me taking over foreman, and I'm already in the cabin."

"Congratulations definitely earned it."

"You ok with that?"

"Why wouldn't I be?"

"Figure maybe you want it, or care it was Lee's."

"First, not sure if I am ready for foreman, too much work and bullshit to deal with and the cabin wasn't Lee's it's been every foreman's place. Just because he was there last don't mean nothing, just don't toss his shit I will go through it later."

"Ok, night Lex."

"Night cowboy." I said pressing my lips to his before I walked in the house. I went to bed and got up at the crack of dawn getting dressed and heading out to the stables to start the day.