Page 21 of Colorado Bride

ChapterFour

While Ben unloaded the grain from the wagon, Emily walked over to one of the stalls.Inside were a beautiful golden horse and a pure white baby one.

“They’re so beautiful.The mama with her yellow coat and white hair on her neck is striking.Will the baby stay white or change color?”

“The mare is a palomino and, yes, more than likely, the colt will gain the same coloring as he gets older.But he could possibly stay white, which is what I’m hoping for.”

She turned to face him where he stood at the end of the wagon.

“Will you teach me how to ride?I don’t know anything about horses, but I believe that I should learn in case I need to go somewhere.”

He shrugged.“Sure I’ll teach you.I’m surprised you don’t know anything about ranching.I was pretty specific about it as one of my requirements.”

“You said you wanted someone with farming or ranching experience, I know how to milk cows and gather eggs which qualifies, and I’m willing to learn whatever else I need to.I’m a fast learner.”

The mare came up to the stall gate where Emily stood.She turned and reached over to pet the horse.Her nose and mouth felt like velvet.

“Oh, she’s so soft.I never imagined…”

Ben came up behind her.

“Her name is Champagne, because of her coloring.She doesn’t belong to anyone yet.Would you like her?”

“Oh, yes.Can she really be my horse?”

He must at least like me or he wouldn’t gift me with my own horse, and such a beautiful one to boot.

“Yes.”

She turned and Ben was standing right there.Emily reached up, snaked her hand behind his neck and brought his head down to hers.Remembering the kiss he’d given her at their wedding, she mimicked that kiss.She meshed her lips with his and opened just enough to put her tongue out and touch his lips.She felt him smile and open for her exploration.

He let her take what she needed, let her control the kiss and she was pleased.When she finally pulled back she was breathless and her body hummed with awareness of him.

He held her with his arms wrapped loosely around her waist.

“Well, that was some kiss, wife.”

“Just following your lead…husband.”

She liked the sound of that.Husband.She’d begun to believe that she’d never marry and certainly never to anyone like Ben.His arms were strong with muscle, she felt them through his shirt.His stomach was flat and hard.She felt that, too.And she could tell his manhood was primed for her as well and knew she blushed.

“Now, look at what you’ve done to me.I can’t go to the house like this.You better stop kissing me.”

She smiled and shook her head.“Nope.You can ask a lot of things of me, but that isn’t one of them.I’ll always kiss you.Even when we fight, I’ll kiss you because no fight is worth my marriage.And kissing reminds us that we are married.”

“All right, I agree.Besides, I like kissing you.”

She raised an eyebrow and cocked her head.“You should.I only know what you taught me.”

He tightened his hold on her.“And that pleases me.”

“Why?You’ve kissed other girls and that doesn’t bother me.Why should it bother you if I’d kissed another man?”

“Because I want to know that I’m the only man in your life, at least until we have sons.”

The thought of having babies and how babies are begot made her blush.At this rate she’d be colored pink all the time.

He grinned.