Untamed (REWRITING)

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Shelby groaned with her eyes closed, she felt like she had run a marathon, her body was stiff and she still felt tired even though she had just woken up.

She sniffed the air groaning again, the smell of waffles was in the air, she could just taste it on her tongue. All she had to do now was open her eyes, if only it was that easy, battling with her heavy eye lids for five minutes, she sighed in relief when they fluttered open.

"Who knew food would do the trick?"

Shelby raised her head and almost laughed, Heather was waving the plate of waffles in the air like she was performing a ritual.

"That's a new sight, I didn't peg you for a witch." Shelby's voice came out scratchy and hoarse.

"I would have been a pretty decent one since my charms seem to be working."

"Uh-huh"

Heather placed the plate of waffles in front of her with a tiny laugh. "Since you're up, you need to eat."

"No shit sherlock." Shelby mumbled over the grumbling of her stomach.

Shelby failed miserably to sit up, plopping back on the couch with a huff.

"Need any help?" Shelby could hear the smile in Heather's voice, she just didn't have the strength to throw a pillow at her damned near perfect face.

"Sure"

Heather pulled Shelby up carefully, cushioning the pillows behind her till she was seated comfortably, she couldn't put all of her clothes back on her so she settled for just her t-shirt.

Heather didn't know how she could still look so breathtaking, Shelby had her eyes closed with her mouth slightly open, her hair was tousled, just the bare sight of her sent a jolt of need through Heather settling uncomfortably in her core.

She nudged Shelby mostly to distract herself from her traitorous thoughts, the waffles would get cold in another few hours and Shelby needed to get some food into her system; after their very intense love making which left her passed out on the table, she had slept on for another five hours.

Bran had stopped by when she was passed out on the couch before he left, he was worried because Shelby hadn't tried to disturb him all day or push him into actually finding her something to do, she could never just sit still and look pretty even though that was what she basically did the first few months Heather knew her.

Shelby ate the waffles slowly rubbing her eyes constantly in the process, she stifled about a thousand yawns before Heather put her out of her misery.

The waffles were placed on her table, seconds later she was cuddled once again into Heather's side.

The light kisses Heather placed on her forehead had nothing to do with the smile pasted on her face.

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Shelby and Heather flowed into a different rhythm, one which involved a lot of sex and laughs shared behind closed doors.

Shelby massaged her cheeks every night though it still did nothing for her, her blank face had been replaced with a permanent painful smile.

Heather spent most of her days at the ranch mostly ogling her girlfriend? She shook her head, she had something wonderful going on right now, bringing a label into it would send Shelby into hiding or maybe another state, anywhere at all as long as it was far away from her, she wasn't one for commitment and Heather didn't like the thought of being grounded either.

She watched her tiny lover engage in a game of 'hard to get' with Zyna, she was failing terribly but she carried on relentlessly pursuing the proud majestic horse, Zyna neighed out her discomfort but watched Shelby dance around her allowing a few body rubs before galloping a few meters away.

Shelby laughed when Zyna finally ran off, she had her hands on her hips and her head was tilted up to the sky, Heather could feel the tension and stress rolling off her, Zyna wasn't letting up but Shelby was stubborn as well, she just needed an olive branch, one Zyna wasn't ready to offer.

She watched from a distance allowing her have her time with Bran and the ranch hands, being within five feet of her was always a disaster, they couldn't get enough of each other.

Their bodies did most of the talking these days not that Heather was complaining but she needed to breach the topic of the outstanding funds, her father was giving her hell over the ranch, if he decided to take matters into his own hands a lot of things could go wrong and fast.

Making a deposit for the rest of the funds was on the edge of her mind, even if Shelby was hardheaded she'd just have to listen to reason, she didn't know what her father had planned for the ranch, she had never cared about the properties he filed off for himself before, everything about this case was sketchy down to the owner of the said ranch whom she was sleeping with.

When she caught sight of Shelby walking towards her with a smile on her face she replaced her frown with a wide smile, she had enough time so she would get her answers either way.

"Hi"

"Hi sexy" Heather winked at the shorter woman admiring the lovely dust of pink spreading rapidly on her cheeks.

"You're too charming for your own good."

"That's the only way I could get a woman of your standard to look my way."

Shelby rolled her eyes sporting a tiny smile, the good-natured banter between them was refreshing. "Shut it Heather."

"I absolutely love it when you're bossy, add leather to the mix and I might call you mistress."

Shelby shuddered under Heather's intense stare, this woman did things to her body without having to touch her, she hated how her body responded to the slightest things she did, "Only you can change the tempo of a conversation"

"I can't hear you complaining."
Shelby bit her lip loving how sensually deep her voice could get when she was saying something naughty, they stood there for a moment just staring, Shelby wondered where this green eyed beauty had been all her life but thanked the heavens she met her when she did.

They met at the perfect time, if Heather saw all the cobwebs in her closet Elon musk would have to make mars habitable sooner rather than later.

Shelby didn't want to be on the receiving end of her sharp words or disgusted stares. Five feet was all Shelby could give her, any closer and she might as well dig her own grave.
She could charm her way into her heart but the door to the secrets she held dear would never be accessed by anyone, not even the woman she was falling hard for.

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