taking it in both hands and then dropping to her knees.
âDamn,â she murmured, âso pretty . . .â
She stroked it, took his testicles in one hand, then licked the fingers of her right hand and used it to wet the head of his penis. Her tongue came out, then, and wet it some more. She was going slowly, because this was something she only did for men when they asked for it, and then with no enthusiasm. Most of them came to her smelling like the trail, and when they removed their pants the odor got even worse. But they expected her to gobble their smelly cocks with pleasure.
Clintâs cock was clean, and she was sure it wasnât just because he had just come from a bath. He struck her as a man who kept himself clean, even on the trail. And if he came off the trail and was going to see a woman, she was sure heâd clean himself up first.
He was simply like no man sheâd ever met or been with before.
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Clint filled his hands with Debraâs breasts, enjoying the feel of themâsmooth skin, but heavy and solid in his palms. He lifted her to her feet, turned her, and deposited her onto the bed. For a moment she was afraid he was just going to spread her legs and thrust himself in. Instead, he lowered himself onto the bed with her and lovingly began to kiss her bodyâher breasts, her nipples, her belly, down and down until he was nestled between her legs, his face pressed into that golden bush, tongue seeking her out.
When his tongue touched her she jumped. As a whore, no man had ever seen to her pleasureâand certainly not before his own.
His tongue lapped at her, made her wet and sensitive, while his hands moved up and cupped her breasts again, pinching her nipples. The combination of sensations drove her over the edge to her first orgasm in years.
But not the first of the night.
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âWhoâs there?â someone yelled.
âTake it easy,â Spud said. âMy nameâs Spud Johnson. Iâm the new cook.â
âWhoâs that with you?â
âYour boss, Mr. Flood.â
A man with a rifle stepped out into the open from behind a stand of junipers.
âWhatâs wrong with him?â
âDrunk.â
The man peered at Spud suspiciously.
âHow do I know he hired you?â
âWake him up and ask him,â Spud suggested.
âWhereâs Jack?â
âWell, thatâs kinda why Mr. Flood is drunk,â Spud said.
Suddenly, the man stepped back and pointed his rifle at Spud.
âAinât that Jack Trevorâs horse yer ridinâ?â he demanded.
âHold on, hold on,â Spud said. âYeah, it was Trevorâs horse, but heâs dead.â
âWhat?â
âSomebody killed him.â
âWho?â
âI donât know.â
The man with the rifle looked at Henry Flood again.
âIs Mr. Flood alive?â
âYeah, heâs alive,â Spud said. âI told you, heâs drunk.â
âAnd was he drunk when he hired you?â
âNo,â Spud said. âHe got drunk after Trevor was killed.â
âHow was Jack killed?â
âSomebody stabbed him in the back.â
âJeez!â
Spud sniffed the air.
âSomethinâs burninâ,â he said.
âYeah, one of the boys decided to try to make somethinâ ta eat.â
âDoesnât smell like heâs doinâ a very good job,â Spud said.
âYeah, well, the boys are hungry.â
âWell, I can fix somethinâ,â Spud said, âbut maybe you wanna make sure Mr. Flood is alive first?â
The man studied on that for a minute, then put up his rifle.
âHell, no,â he said. âIf you can cook, then get to it!â
EIGHTEEN
Debra Moore was lying across the bed, still naked, in a daze. Her pale, smooth skin was dappled with perspiration, her golden hair a wild, exotic tangle around her head.
âOh my God,â she