Bobby Does Dallas: Hill Country Heart (11 page)

“I’m watching you watch that sex editor like she’s a
T-Bone
steak and you’re a starving dog,” drawled Alex who hadn’t taken his eyes off of Scarlet for more than a few seconds at a time.  “What about that girl you were so hot to find from Dallas – the one that Roscoe’s been helping you look for?”

Bobby sipped his long-neck brew, plotting how he was going to get Cecile alone.  The girls had tried on dresses, looked at pictures,
ooohed
and
ahhed
over wedding plans until he thought he would go stark-raving mad from an erection that was lasting longer than any Viagra commercial had ever warned about.  Shifting restlessly and rearranging his bulge, he leveled with his brother.  “She is the girl I’ve been looking for.  Cecile and
Ceelee
are one and the same.”

Alex looked over at Bobby in surprise. 
“
Dehelyousay
?
  Well, if that isn’t a major plot twist.  What a
coinkydink
!”

“
Coinkydink
?”
  Bobby laughed at his brother’s awful sense of humor.  But, when he looked at Alex he could tell that the smile and laughter was all for show.  “What’s wrong?”  Alex was looking at Scarlet with the saddest expression in his eyes.

“She’s sick, Bobby,” Alex revealed in an agonized whisper.    

Bobby whirled around to face his brother.  “What?  Who’s sick?  Scarlet?”

Alex took Bobby by the shoulder.  “Keep your voice down, bro.  Scarlet doesn’t want
Annalise
to find out.”  When they were safely outside the house, Alex sat down heavily on a bench and held his head in his hands.  “She’s got kidney failure – she’s been sick for quite a while.  The doctor told her that she only has a few weeks till she’ll have to be on dialysis.”

He stopped talking and grew terribly silent.  Bobby had never seen his brother cry and it wasn’t something he ever wanted to see again.  “What can we do?”

Alex wiped his face.  “Believe me – I’m moving heaven and earth to try and find an answer.  I’ve called doctors and lawyers – Ethan is helping me – I’m trying to find out if I can add her to my insurance policy and if – by some miracle I might be a good match to donate a kidney myself.”

“I’ll be glad to be tested,” Bobby didn’t hesitate – although he knew that a sacrifice like that would mean the end of any football career that he might ever contemplate.  But seeing his brother in such pain made him want to fight windmills.

“
Thanks,
buddy.  You don’t know what that means to me.” Alex looked at his brother, “She’s so sweet – you wouldn’t believe the gift that she gave me.” 

“I saw it – I liked what she made me, too.”  Bobby was talking about the tapestries – but Alex had something else in mind.

“Not that – something far more precious.” Alex leaned his head back against the trunk of a pecan tree and sighed.  “Bobby, when she got here – she had this list.  I found it – it was some sort of a ’bucket list’.  There were pages of stuff that she wanted to see or do while she still felt well enough to enjoy them.  Do you know what was #1?”

Bobby shook his head.  He had never seen his brother like this – it hurt Bobby’s soul.

“She wanted to make love, at least one time while she still felt good.  And she wanted it to be with someone she could trust,” Alex whispered.

“Well – what – who?” Bobby stammered around, not knowing what to say.

“That was the gift – Bobby.  She gave me her virginity – she let me make love to her.”  Alex looked off into the distance as if trying to see into the future.  “It was unlike anything I’ve ever known.  I’ll never be the same.  I can’t keep my hands off of her – and, I can’t let her go – she belongs to me now.”

“What can I do?” Bobby wanted to help in any way he could.

“Would you pray for her?”

“I’ll
pray
harder than I’ve ever
prayed
in my life.”

*****

“Why don’t you help me grill the steaks,
Ceelee
?”  Bobby swatted her on the butt with a dish towel. 

Annalise
and Scarlet were so caught up in cake making ecorating that Cecile had quit worrying whether or not they suspected  she and Bobby had met before.  Besides, what did it matter?   “Sure.”  She wanted to be alone with him, anyway.  He was still looking at her with those hot, hungry eyes and she needed to let him down easy.  Hurting him was the last thing she wanted to do. 

They went to the cooking pavilion which was about 500 yards behind the main house – out of sight – next to the banks of the creek that wound through the grove of native pecan trees.  “It’s beautiful here Bobby.  You have a lovely home.” 

She held his spices and turning utensils while he put the big slabs of meat on the grill.  Once he was finished, he lowered the lid to the cooker – took everything out of her hands and sat it on the side table – and picked her up.  She gasped at the unexpected pleasure.  Walking over to a chaise lounge, he sat down with her in his lap.  “First things first,” reaching a hand under her hair, he pulled her to him.  “You are so sweet; I’ve been hungry for your kiss for hours,”

She didn’t even think to protest.  Her nipples were hard, her clitoris was swollen and her panties were so damp, she was afraid that she would leave a spot on his jeans.  And all of that was before he touched her.  “
Mmmm
,” she moaned.  This time there was no tender forays, no nibbles or licks – she opened her mouth and he took total and complete possession.  She strained against him, wanting to be closer – wanting to merge herself with him in the most basic way possible. 

“Damn, hold on sweetheart – I’ve got to turn those steaks over.  I don’t want to have to explain why I let them burn.”  He jumped up and Cecile felt shy, sitting there waiting to see what he would say or do.  She walked over to the side of the creek and watched the tiny fish swimming in the water.  In a minute or two, she felt him join her – the heat of his body was like a magnet.  He fitted himself to her back, wrapping his arms around her middle and laying his head against hers, stealing kisses from her neck and cheek.  “Now, explain all of this nonsense about you thinking you’re a dud in bed.  What idiot gave you any idea that you were less than perfect?”

Holding her arms up she clasped them around his neck, turning her head to seek his kiss.  Yeah, she was pushing him away – NOT!  She needed her head examined.  All she was doing was setting
herself
up for a long, hard fall. 

He accepted her sweet offering, letting his hands settle on her waist and inch up.  Her nipples blossomed at the idea that he might touch him.  She was so hungry to be wanted.

“Tell me, sweet cheeks.  Who hurt you?”  He let his thumbs tease the underside of her breasts, and she arched her little back pushing those luscious tits into the air.  “Later on tonight, baby – I’m
gonna
make you come, so hard.  You know how?”

It didn’t hurt to dream. 
⼜How?”
Cecile asked with her heart in her throat.

“I’m going to suck on those incredible nipples until you scream.  Have you ever come just from having your sweet
titties
played with?” 

Now there were two fingers teasing each breast, making them swell and ache.  If he didn’t touch her nipples, she thought she would die.  “No,” she groaned.  He would be shocked to know how sexually deprived she actually was.  “Remember – I correct the grammar and punctuation in hot sex scenes – I don’t actually take part in any.”  Pulling out of his embrace, she walked to the grill. “The steaks smell good.”

With guarded control, Bobby removed the steaks from the grill.  Cecile started to gather up the tray of items to help him back into the house.  “Wait,” he spoke softly, but firmly.  Placing the steaks in the warmer, he took the tray from her hands and then led her deeper into the grove of pecan trees until they were out of sight of every cabana and there was no one to witness their conversation, but a couple of squirrels.  Taking both of her hands in his – he pulled her near until they were touching – chest to chest – mound to bulge – thigh to thigh.  “You told me the night we met that you didn’t belong to anyone – not anymore.  What did you mean?”

She soothed her nerves by studying his beautiful face.  He had a beauty mark high on his right cheek and his eyes were golden brown.  There was a sexy growth of beard that she longed to feel on her bare skin and his cheek bones were high, his jaw strong and his lips – were damn near the sexiest thing she had ever seen.  “I’m divorced. 
Recently.
  But, I haven’t slept with my husband in almost three years.”  Bowing her head, she confessed it all.  “I’m not very inspiring – my husband couldn’t make love to me.  I didn’t excite him enough to – you know – give him an erection.  He said that I was frigid and not woman enough for him.  That night that I stopped to catch your puppy – I had just left him.  I had asked him to meet me here at Lost Maples and I tried one last time to seduce him – but, I wasn’t successful.”  How humiliating!  She tried to back up, but he held her fast – “Now, you know why I can’t have sex with you.”

With a growl, Bobby grasped her by the shoulders and shook her ever so slightly.  “Listen to me.  I’m going to speak as clearly as I can.  Your husband was a
fuckin
’ idiot.”  Bobby was furious.  How could any man who had a sweet doll like this steal her self-confidence and treat her so shabbily.  If she belonged to him, he would worship the ground she walked on.  “Raise your sweet head and look at me.”

It took her a second or two, but she did.  Her eyes were brimming with tears. 

“Will you give me a gift?” His mind went to what Alex had told him about Scarlet’s gift of her body and her innocence and how precious it was to him. 

Cecile looked confusednbsp; “Yes,” she said slowly.  “But what can I give you?  What do I have that you would want?”  Was he talking about a book or a
momento
of some kind?  And how did they go from talking sex to talking gifts?  Well, that was par for the course – at least for her.

“I want you.”  Bobby moved his hand to clasp her chin, his thumb caressing the soft line of her cheek.  “Will you give yourself to me,
Ceelee
?  Would you give me a chance to show you how beautiful making love can
be
?”

Every nerve – every cell in Cecile’s body was vibrating with need.  Dare she risk it?  “Are you sure?  It may not be very good for you.”  Before he could answer, she pressed on.  “If it’s not good – you won’t tell anyone or tease me about it in front of anybody, will you?”

Bobby realized that she was serious.  What had that bastard done to her?  Before this was over, he would have a name and an address and he would make one man sorry he had ever been born.  “There’s no way it won’t be good, doll.  I’ve kissed you – I’ve felt you melt in my arms.  Sex with you is going to be out of this world.  And I will never, ever tell anyone anything about what is between you and me.  As far as I’m concerned – if you put your trust in me – I’ll treasure it, and I’ll treasure you.” 

Okay.  She was convinced.  Bobby was very persuasive.  Closing the miniscule distance between them, she laid her head on his chest and sighed.  “I wish we didn’t have to take time to eat the steaks.  I’m ready to go to bed with you, now.”

Bobby had never eaten a steak so fast.  He tried to be polite – make conversation.  He listened to the last minute wedding plans – this was an important event in their family and he wanted to give Ethan and
Annalise
his full support.  But what he wanted to do most was get Cecile in his bed – where she belonged.  As soon as he thought she was about through, he started making noises that he was about to retire for the night.  “Man, I’m beat.  I think I’m
gonna
turn in early.  Aren’t ya’ll tired?”  He yawned and stretched until Ethan began to snicker.  Cecile had turned three shades of red, afraid that
Annalise
and Scarlet would become suspicious.  No chance.  They were too deep in talk about canapés and petit fours. 

“Bobby,”
Annalise
broke their conversation long enough to give him a chore for the next day.  “Do you think that you and Cecile could drive in to Austin and pick up my gifts for the bridal party?”  Now that he didn’t mind.  Spending time with
Ceelee
was an answer to prayer.

“Not at all – we’ll be glad to do that for you – won’t we
Ceelee
?”  Nobody had blinked an eye at his nickname.  “Maybe we can hit a couple of hot spots while we’re there.”  There – he had set the stage to make their outing a real date.  He didn’t plan on wasting any time.  And speaking of wasting time – as soon as verybody got up and started going their separate ways, he waylaid
Ceelee
in the hall and backed her all the way to the bedroom.  “I can’t wait another minute – I’ve got to have you.”  Closing and locking the door behind them, licked his lips in anticipation of what they were about to do.