Chapter 10

J.R. relaxed in the chair, his feet propped up against the porch rail, enjoying the cold beer and the warmth of the night. The sounds of crickets mixed with the occasional hoot of an owl to offer a natural symphony that drifted through the starlit night. J.R. watched the trees sway in the soft breeze, their leaves rustling and their outlines drifting through the muted starlight. He took another pull of his beer, smiling at the sound of the screened door opening.

"Any problems?" he asked, turning to watch Sue Ellen walk toward him.

"Not a one," answered Sue Ellen. "They both went down without a fight. I think we exhausted them today," she added. Reaching J.R. Sue Ellen took the beer he held in his hand, and set it down on the small side table. Satisfied with his hands free status she sat down in his lap before leaning forward and capturing his lips in a soft gentle kiss. J.R. tried to deepen the kiss but flinched in response to the pain radiating from his swollen lip. Sue Ellen felt his flinch and pulled back.

"Still hurt?" she asked, leaning back to look at his lip.

"A bit," he murmured.

Sue Ellen raised her finger to trace around and over his injured lip. The feel of her finger softly caressing his lip caused shivers of desire to race up and down J.R.'s spine sparking his body's customary response to having his wife in his arms and lap. Sue Ellen couldn't stop the slight grin of feminine satisfaction at the feel of J.R.'s unmistakable response to her. Seeing the slight smile that graced her face J.R. grumbled past her finger, "You're a tease Missus Ewin'."

Shaking her head slightly Sue Ellen answered, "Not at all, Mister Ewin'." Continuing her caress she leaned forward and placed a soft kiss to the uninjured corner of his mouth whispering, "It would only be teasin' if I didn't follow through." Moving her finger out of the way she kissed the side of his mouth, her tongue tasting the salty skin before her lips moved over his whiskered skin placing delicate kisses first to his cheek then a matching kiss to the side of his mouth. J.R. could feel the gooseflesh erupting across his body and he shivered slightly before he began his own exploration of the woman in his arms.

Soft caresses and kisses were exchanged for a few minutes until Sue Ellen climbed off of J.R.'s lap and stood next to him. "Let's go to bed," she whispered taking his hand in hers.

"Good idea, Missus Ewin'," J.R. said in a slow, sexy drawl.

Sue Ellen shivered in response to his voice. "Ya know, there ought to be a law against sexy drawls," she teased as she led the way into the cabin.

J.R. followed her into the cabin. He pulled her to him, her back flush against his chest and whispered, "And why is that?" He grinned against her ear when he felt her body shiver in his arms.

"Because...," she began, only to stutter silent as J.R. traced the tip of her ear with his tongue. She tilted her head to give J.R. greater access, moaning softly as he traced her earlobe with his tongue before nipping at it gently.

"Because why?" he drawled softly.

"Because...,"began Sue Ellen, "because...it's...it's hard to think when you...oh J.R..."

J.R. grinned into her neck as he continued his soft kisses and nips. Sue Ellen held tightly to J.R.'s forearms as her knees buckled slightly.

"Hmmm...you taste good," J.R. whispered against Sue Ellen's neck. He turned her in his arms until she was facing him never once stopping kissing her neck. Once she was facing toward him he abandoned her neck for her lips. He kept his kisses soft and tender for both their comfort. Moving forward he guided her down the hall toward their bedroom. Their movement came to an abrupt halt when they reached the wall at the end of the hall.

"Hmm..," moaned Sue Ellen, wrapping her arms tightly around J.R.'s neck. They continued to kiss softly and gently, hands caressing each other. It wasn't until J.R. felt Sue Ellen's hands unbuckling his belt that he pulled away. Looking down into her eyes he smiled. He reached up and softly caressed her cheek, sliding a hand into her hair.

"Perhaps we better finish this in our room," he whispered. Sue Ellen nodded in agreement, stepping away from the wall. She grabbed J.R.'s hand and pulled him into their room, closing the door. She turned into J.R's embrace, and began to unbutton his shirt, sliding it off his body before reaching for her own. She pulled her t-shirt up and over her head, unclipped her bra, slipped it off and tossed both aside. J.R.'s hand immediately reached for her, wrapping his arms around her pulling her to his body. Their kisses and caresses continued as they undressed each other. Turning Sue Ellen to the bed J.R. reached down and pulled the covers back. He gently coaxed Sue Ellen to lay down following her and coming to rest in her arms.

Sue Ellen reached up ran a hand through J.R.'s hair, down his back and sides kissing him tenderly. J.R. hissed in pain when her hand ran over a bruised spot on his side. Startled, Sue Ellen immediately stopped.

"Oh J.R., I'm sorry," she said, concern on her face. "Maybe we should postpone this tonight," she suggested. She didn't want to cause him any more pain than he was already in.

"Nyuh huh," he said, pulling her closer. 'I'm gonna make love to my wife tonight and nothin' is gonna stop me. Not pain, not bruises and not an uncooperative wife," he grinned.

"I'm not uncooperative," she smiled back. "I'm just concerned. I don't want to cause you any pain or discomfort," she explained, kissing him.

J.R. smiled into her kiss, pulling away slowly. "I won't be in any pain. See darlin' there is somethin' called slow hands...," he explained.

"There is?" she teased.

"Yes ma'am," he grinned. "And since I'm pretty good with my hands and I don't mind slow I figured the chances of me experiencing any pain at all tonight are fairly low," he explained.

"Is that a fact?" Sue Ellen said, smiling in delight.

"That is a well and true fact," drawled J.R. Sue Ellen shivered in response to his sexy drawl. Any response she may have had was lost as J.R. illustrated just how talented he and his slow hands were.