Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be. Just taking them out for some exercise

A/N: Bwahahahaha! Yes, I am evil for leaving you hanging like that!

He looked at me and stroked my hair. "Are you sure you want to do this?"

I regarded Buck's face, his beautiful eyes, and I knew.

"I am sure, Buck" I said softly, placing my hand over his heart and feeling his strong heartbeat. "Are you sure you want to?"

He smiled down into my eyes. "Yes, Lou." He stroked the hair from my forehead. "When I'm with you, I feel things I haven't ever felt before."

His eyes had gone very dark. I stood and pulled off my boots; Buck reached to unfasten my trousers and I slipped out of them. I slid Buck's shirt off, then unfastened the ties of his buckskin trousers with shaking fingers. My heart hammered as I slid my shirt off, as I watched Buck shuck off his boots and pants. Stepping closer, he reached his hands to run them down my sides, over the silky chemise that barely covered me. Finally, he tugged it up and over my head.

I had seen naked men before; I had occasionally seen them at the brothel when I brought bath water up to the rooms. I had seen a few of the other riders naked, although they didn't know that. So a naked man wasn't a complete surprise to my eyes.

But this was Buck - and we stood, naked and innocent as children, regarding each other with new eyes; and he was proud and tall, lean and hard and brown like I had imagined he would be. My mouth grew dry, my head dizzy at the sight of him, so magnificent, thinking of how good about myself he always helped me to feel. I let my eyes wander freely over him even as I felt him take in the sight of my naked body. He reached for me and drew me down with him onto the blanket.

We kissed, long and slow and deep...his tongue caressed mine, found all my most sensitive places and I felt him smile, felt him moan when my tongue slipped into his mouth. My hands skimmed and stroked his body everywhere they could reach; I bumped up against the male part of him that had grown so much bigger and he jumped ever so slightly then pressed himself into my hand. His hands roamed over my body, caressing my skin, and he kissed me everywhere he could reach: forehead, eyelids, the tip of my nose, the hollow at the base of my throat. I sighed with pleasure as his hands stroked my breasts; I moaned throatily as as he drew a nipple into his mouth and stroked with lips and tongue.

I felt hazy and warm, and swollen somehow, way down low, as though part of me was softening, liquifying, warming in the sun. I drew a leg up as he kissed his way down my body, giggling when he stuck the tip of his tongue into my navel. He laughed up at me then kissed his way back up to my lips. I twined my fingers once again in his hair and stroked his tongue with mine. Then he took me by surprise.

His hand slipped between my legs at the very top of my thighs, into that secret place. I felt myself tense, but he touched me so gently, so carefully, that I relaxed and closed my eyes. He spread me open with his long fingers; I was slick with silky fluid. I moaned softly, rocking against his hand, and drifted on a warm sea of sensation as the pleasure grew greater and greater.

It built and built, and he found that little nub of flesh that was the center of all my pleasure. I moaned and tossed restlessly, rocking hard against him, until it all ran together and I bucked up hard, crying out. He held me in his arms, whispering to me, soothing me, until I came back to myself. I managed a shaky smile; I whispered "Make love to me Buck, please...please..."

And then I was on my back, Buck atop me, the tip of his manhood pushing gently, then more insistently, into my entrance. He was big, yes, but so gentle and I was so ready for him that he found his way inside me easily, without pain. He moved in a seductive rhythm, stretching me, and I began to move with him. My hands held his buttocks and I drew my legs up to wrap around him. He gasped; a fine sheen of sweat broke out on his forehead, his chest, his smooth back, and our stomachs rubbed together. The rhythm quickened; a hazy golden warmth built inside me where we were joined and began to spread all through me. Buck was moaning, his movements jerky and forceful, and he gave a sudden sharp, hard thrust. I cried out his name, shattering into flaming pieces, as Buck gave an inarticulate cry and his seed spilled deep inside me.

We lay, still joined, sweaty and panting. I wrapped my arms around Buck's warm back; his weight on top of me felt good. Presently, though, he rolled to his side, bringing me with him. He stroked my sweaty hair and a smile began deep in his eyes.

"I didn't hurt you, did I?" he whispered.

"No... oh, no, Buck." I kissed his neck, kissed behind his ear, and he moaned softly. "I never knew it could feel...like that." "So good..." he murmured. He wrapped his arms around me tight and kissed my eyelids and my throat. I pulled him against me even closer with my leg. He was still inside me, and I felt him begin to stir. My eyes widened in surprise.

"Buck" I whispered into his ear.

"Mmm-hmm?" He was caressing my back.

"Roll over...onto your back."

Buck's eyes widened and he looked at me, questioning, but I nodded. Still tight together we rolled and I knelt astride him.

I began to move slowly, languidly; I arched my back and let the sun warm my breasts. Buck gave a long, groaning sigh of satisfaction then drew up his knees. His hands settled at my waist and we rocked in perfect time together. I felt myself tighten around him and the feeling took me by surprise - I didn't know that could happen. Buck began to thrust upward, and this time the feeling was different: sharper, darker, more defined. I began the long climb to the pinnacle but when I got there I thrust sharply and arched my back, closing my eyes to the sun.

I collapsed on top of Buck and could have fallen asleep right then and there, but I knew I needed to get off of him. I lay on my side beside him.

He looked as sleepy as I felt but had the presence of mind to walk over to the creek, still gloriously naked, and splashed water on his face. He beckoned to me. "Come on over - the water's fine!"

I managed to get to my feet and make my way over to the water. I knelt and drank thirstily before splashing my face. Then I felt cold water running down my back. I shrieked, of course.

Buck stood laughing at me, and that served to fuel my fire. I splashed water on him as fast as I could and he ran, laughing all the way. When I caught up to him I dunked water all over his head. It didn't seem to bother him; he reached for me and pulled me in close.

"Running Buck Cross - "

"What?" He leaned down and kissed me on the lips.I began to shiver and he wrapped his arms around me. "Running Buck Cross what?"

"Don't stop doing that, ever" I whispered.

"Mmm..." He nuzzled my hair. "I think I became a man today."

"You'd never been with a woman before?" I raised my eyebrows in surprise.

"Erm...No." He actually blushed.

"I'm glad I was your first" I said softly.

"I'm glad you were, too" he whispered. I felt something poke my thigh then my belly. I looked down to see his full arousal. "I think it wants us to make love ...again" he said, red-faced. "But we've been gone so long someone's bound to come looking for us."

"Yeah" I began to walk back over to the blanket, and pulled on our clothes. I put the canvas satchel and blanket back into Buck's saddlebeags and saddled Lightning when I felt Buck's hand on my arm.

"Wait, Lou" he said quietly.

"Sure" I said, turning to him. "I'm in no hurry to get back."

He leaned down and kissed me lingeringly. "I'm not sorry we did this" he said, looking into my eyes. "I love you, Louise."

"I'm not sorry either" I said softly. "I love you, Buck Cross."

A/N: Mmmmmmm...post-coital bliss. Need chocolate. Let me know what you think, please? I will give bribes for reviews (soul food) ;)