I woke up feeling like I was on cloud nine. Oh. My. God. That was the most amazing experience of my life. I had my heavy-ass cast resting across Gunner’s stomach and my head on his chest. Mmm, he smelled so yummy. I took a peek at my engagement ring and then around the room. I could not believe he did all of this for me. I could not have picked out a more perfect ring. I still couldn’t believe we finally made love. Eeepp! I wanted to jump up and down, I was so happy. And it was so wonderful. The first few minutes it hurt like a son of a bitch, and I almost wanted to tell him to stop, but then it started to feel oh-so good. I lifted my head to look at him. My goodness, he was so handsome. I loved to watch him sleep. He looked so peaceful and happy. I loved him so goddamn much it almost hurt.

I wanted to marry him right away. I had already been thinking about this. I was not planning on going back to school next fall. Not if it meant Gunner would be here and I had to be in Austin. Now with us getting married I had even more of a reason not to go back. I would just take online classes and get my business degree. If I wanted to help Gunner out at the ranch, I would need a business degree for sure.

Gunner started to move and opened his eyes. He looked directly into my eyes and smiled. To think that this man was mine. That he . . . he actually wanted me.

“Hey . . .”

“Hey back. Did I wake you up by moving around?” I asked as I looked down at my cast.

Gunner let out a laugh.

“Nope, I sensed that someone was getting ready for round two.”

I felt the heat move into my cheeks. Would I always get embarrassed like this even after we were man and wife?

“Yes . . . can we umm, can we try a different, um . . .” I had to look away. I can’t believe I was about to even ask this.

“A different position?” Gunner asked with a wicked grin on his face.

I let out a giggle. “Yes . . . a different position.”

“We can do anything you want, baby. Anything.”

“Can I be on top?”

The widest smile ever appeared on Gunner’s face.

“Ahhh, sure you can!”

Gunner sat up some and was leaning back against the headboard as I crawled on top of him. Argh, this fucking broken arm of mine was driving me insane.

When I sat on him he already had an erection. Oh my God, it felt heavenly pushing up against me. I bet if I just started moving against him, I could come this way.

I moved my hips up a little as he reached down and helped to guide his erection in. I looked down and still could not believe that thing fit in me. As I felt the tip slowly start to enter, I wanted to let out a moan. Oh my God . . .

I closed my eyes and sat a little farther down, burying him in deeper as I went. Oh, wow! My eyes flew open and Gunner was smiling at me.

“It feels so different . . . like there is so much more of you.” Gunner sat up and kissed me. I sat all the way down and had to take a minute to get used to how full it felt. I could stay like this forever . . .

“Are you going to move or just sit there, sweetheart?” Gunner whispered against my lips.

“Feels so good . . .” I threw my head back and moved slowly.

“Does it hurt, Ellie? Do you hurt too much, sweetheart?”

“S’okay . . . feels so good . . . Stop talking to me for a second!”

Gunner started to laugh. Oh God, I was being stretched out to the max, but it felt so fucking good. I slowly moved around in circles. Oh, wow . . . oh, yes, I liked this position!

“Move, baby . . . you’ve got to move soon, or I’m going to take over.”

I snapped my head back up and looked at Gunner. How did I move? Oh, fuck . . .

“Up and down, baby . . . just move however it feels good for you, it all feels good for me no matter what you’re doing.”

Okay . . . I can do this. I started to move up and down, and oh my God. If I thought it felt good just sitting there, this was . . . amazing. I needed more, though. I started to move faster and I heard Gunner moan. Oh, holy hell, the sound of him moaning was even more of a turn on. I went faster even though my ribs were killing me.

“Oh God, Ellie, I’m not going to be able to last much longer, sweetheart.”

I looked down into his eyes. I wanted to watch him come apart because of me. I didn’t even care anymore if I came or not. I wanted to make him feel good. I moved faster and harder. Ohhhh, that feels so good.

“FUCK, ELLIE!”

YES! I was doing it, he was so close, and I started to feel that familiar build up. Oh God, yes. Oh, shit . . . this was going to be big.

I swear I felt him getting harder inside, and oh my God, he was rubbing on a certain spot that felt . . . oh, holy shit . . . Gunner started moaning more.

“Don’t close your eyes, Gunner . . .”

“Ellie, baby, I’m about to—”

It felt like a bomb exploded in my body, and I started to cry out Gunner’s name and a few other things . . . I really had no idea what I was even saying. The look on his face was so amazing. He was saying my name, and I was calling out his as our gaze never left each other’s eyes. It was one of the most amazing moments of my life. I thought the first time could never be topped, but this . . . this I had no words for.

I slowly felt my body coming down from the overwhelming pulses as I closed my eyes for a second. When I opened them again, our blue eyes captured each other. I felt like he was looking into my soul and I into his. I loved him so much.

“I love you, Ellie. I love you so much, sweetheart.”

I collapsed onto his chest and was trying desperately to catch my breath. I couldn’t get the energy to even tell him I loved him.

“Gun . . . ner . . . I lov . . . love you . . . too!”

He started to laugh and slowly rolled me over, being careful of my ribs and my arm.

I laid there on my back with my eyes closed. I felt like I was about to fall asleep again. After another minute or two, my breathing was back under control.

I opened my eyes to see him smiling down at me. “Marry me . . .”

He started laughing. “I thought I already asked that and you agreed.”

I laughed back at him. I never wanted to leave this cabin . . . ever.

“I mean marry me today or tomorrow, I just want to marry you right now.”

Gunner started to push my hair back with his fingers. Hmm, it felt so good. I loved it when he touched me.

“Ellie, I would run off and marry you right now if I thought that was what you really wanted. But, sweetheart, I want to have a real wedding. I want to see you in a beautiful wedding dress, with Gramps and Grams there watching us, with Jeff as my best man and Ari as your bridesbitch.”

I busted out laughing.

“Gunner! Ari is not a bitch! She’s just . . . outspoken. And she would be the maid of honor.”

Gunner leaned down and rubbed his nose against mine. Then he kissed me, so softly at first, but it quickly turned to something more powerful.

He pulled away after a few minutes and left me breathless.

“Ellie, I would really love to get married here at the ranch if that’s okay with you.”

I smiled because I wanted the same thing. Ever since our first night looking up at the stars I’d been having the same dream over and over again. We were in that same pasture, Gunner and I were under the big oak, and I kept turning around and seeing all these people looking at us. Every time I woke up from that dream, I could never figure out what it meant. Now I knew.

“Nothing would make me happier, Gunner. Except, I want to get married under our oak tree. I’ve been having a dream, the same one over and over, with you and me standing under that tree. I never understood why I had that dream so much, but now I know why. We were meant to be married there!”

“When, sweetheart?” Gunner said up against my ear. Oh God, was it possible for me to want him again, so soon? He started to move his hand down my body until he found his way to the ache that already needed relief from him.

“Umm, oh God, Drew . . .”

He rolled on top of me and made love to me again, but this time it was so slow and sweet. Was it going to keep getting better each time?

“I love you, Drew . . .”

“I love you more . . .”