RESTLESS
Jimmy woke holding Lou tightly to him, her backside pressing into his already growing appendage. He shifted his hips and rubbed his hardness against her smooth bottom as he nuzzled her neck and cupped her breast. Lou squirmed and mumbled incoherently under his touch but didn't open her eyes. As much as Jimmy wanted to take her, he knew they needed to ride and she needed more time. He carefully extricated himself from the bed and began dressing. As he pulled his belongings from his pack the small bag of seeds tumbled to the floor. The Queen Anne's Lace! Damn! He should have given this to her last night. The girls at the brothel had said this would do the trick for what he wanted.
"Lou? Sweetheart, it's time to wake up." He brushed her messy hair back from her face. She was sprawled out on her stomach, probably exhausted still, but he had to wake her. He took one last lingering look and smiled before scooping her into his arms and saying loudly, "Rise and shine Lou!" That was all it took and she was squirming her way onto her feet, cursing him.
"Jimmy! Put me down! What the hell!" She looked around the room, still groggy.
"Sorry, Lou but we gotta get going." He hesitated. "And this." He handed her the bag of seeds for her to use as a contraceptive.
She looked at it for a few seconds then recognition seemed to dawn on her and she nodded, popped a tiny palmful of seeds in her mouth, and took a swig from the bedside water bottle. Jimmy felt a surge of irrational anger and jealousy again at her obvious experience and knowledge of carnal pleasures and their workings. He swallowed it and went back to packing his things as she dressed for their ride home.
Lou noticed him staring at her as she began to pull on her clothes. She misread his faraway expression and assumed he was recalling the events of last night. Stepping close to him she wrapped her hands around his neck and leaned up to kiss him deeply, unknowingly bringing him back to the moment.
"Ready to ride?" She smiled at him.
It was nearly dinner time when the pair arrived home. Slowing down as they approached the familiar buildings, Lou released a heavy sigh and gave Jimmy a tentative grin. "What now?"
He returned her smile. "Guess I gotta try to keep my hands to myself for a while." He shrugged, "My guess Lou, is people ain't gonna be all that surprised." She nodded. "Come on. I don't know about you, but I worked up quite an appetite on this run. And since I can't have what I want, I'll settle for Rachel's cooking." He gave her one wide smile before spurring Sundance ahead and leaving her to catch up.
Lou's apprehension faded at dinner. The boys were mostly too busy with their own stories of what they'd been through the past couple of days to take much notice of the looks that kept passing between their two friends. Kid's absence helped as well. By the time the dinner plates had been cleared, all Jimmy could think of was dragging Lou off to someplace more private.
Lou'd been ignoring the looks Jimmy had been giving her all night. She knew what he wanted but she felt it would be too obvious for the two of them to disappear together now. She also knew they probably both had restless nights ahead of them if they didn't find a way to be alone.
"I need some air." Lou suddenly stood and exited the bunkhouse.
"Me too." Jimmy followed after her.
The others exchanged suspicious looks. Buck was the first one to speak. "You notice those looks Jimmy was throwing Lou's way ever since dinner?"
Noah nodded. "Something happened between them on that ride."
They held one another's gazes all sharing the same thought, Kid.
"He's gonna be pissed." Cody voiced what they were all thinking. "Still it was kinda inevitable, don't ya think?" All of them knew that Lou and Jimmy were close. "Look the fact is if Kid hadn't claimed Lou first, the two of them probably would have been together a while ago. I ain't that surprised." He went back to his preening as if it was no big deal. "They ain't doing a good job of keeping it low key though, now that's for sure."
"That was pretty obvious, Jimmy. I don't think we can keep this a secret from the boys." He was preoccupied with kissing the length of Lou's neck, his body pressing hers up against the barn wall.
"Do we need to keep it a secret Lou?" He looked at her and she thought she saw a smidge of hurt that she might want to deny him, deny them.
She cupped his face in her hand. "No, 'course not." She smiled. "You know I think we spent so much time fighting each other for control I forgot how happy I am right now." She pulled him close to her again and brushed her lips gently over his before burying her head in his chest, breathing him in. She hugged him tight, suddenly so afraid this was too good to be true. Surely something would tear them apart.
"Lou?"
"I don't want to screw it up, Jimmy."
He cupped her chin and raised her face to look at him. "You can screw up Lou. I ain't gonna hold it against you." His mouth was on hers again.
Despite the lingering soreness, Lou found herself wanting him again. His grip on her waist, pulling her against him, his mouth making a slow exploration from her lips to her shoulder. All of it stoked the fire in her belly. Jimmy's longjohns did nothing to constrain the swell of his manhood and Lou pressed her hand against the thin material and felt his hard length. She freed him and began to stroke her small hand over his shaft.
"Lou you don't have to…"
"Don't you think I know that Jimmy? Maybe I like having a little power over you."
Just as he felt his release rising within, Lou sank to the floor and took him in her mouth. The warm, wet shock sent Jimmy spiraling into his climax and he almost toppled over onto her.
Lou took advantage of his lack of balance and turned them so he was the one pressed against the wall. She kissed him hard and whispered into his ear, "Now you can spend the night dreaming of ways to pay me back."
