Love on the Buchanan Ranch (A Romance Story) Read Free Page B

to get ready. She had stood in front of her closet after she had gotten out of the bath and stared at the clothes inside, willing something beautiful to appear. The sound of her doorbell startled her, and pulling her robe shut tight around her, she went to answer it. It was a deliveryman. He asked her to sign for the long box he held, and when she said she hadn’t ordered anything, he had only shrugged and said, “Maybe it’s a gift.”
     
    Stacey closed the door behind the man and began ripping open the package, curious to see what was inside. When she had at last gotten it open, she couldn’t believe her eyes. Inside, wrapped in soft tissue paper was the most gorgeous cocktail dress she had ever seen. Wow! Maybe I have a fairy godmother after all… she thought. Then, spying a small card in the box she took it out and read it aloud to herself,
     
    “My dearest, Stacey…I know accepting gifts is difficult for you, but please, accept this one for my sake. I saw this dress and pictured you in it…It’s the only thought I’ve been able to have since.
     
    Regards,
    Edward.”
     
    Stacey smiled and pulled out the dress. It was a soft, cornflower blue. Edward had told her once when she had worn a sweater that color, that he had never seen her look so beautiful. She checked the size and was in awe of the fact, but not surprised, that he had gotten the size exactly right. By the time Edward had arrived at her door, she felt like Cinderella, ready for the ball.
     
    He had hired a driver for the evening, telling her that he didn’t want anything to take his focus off of her. They drank champagne in the back of the huge town car on the way to the restaurant, and by the time they had arrived, Stacey already had a pleasant little buzz going on in her head. She wasn’t used to just letting herself go and have fun. She’d always had Emma to worry about, but for this one night, she had convinced herself that Emma was safe, and she was deserving of a little fun.
     
    Dinner was amazing, with more wine. Edward fed her chocolate mousse from a gold spoon on the balcony that overlooked the city filled with lights, and by the time they had arrived back at Stacey’s apartment, she was probably already in love.
     
    She hadn’t planned on inviting him in, but the kiss at the door consumed her with warmth, or was it the wine? Either way, she asked him in, and the kiss continued from the front door, down the hall, and into her bedroom. Edward had kept one hand at the back of her neck, wrapped up in her hair, and the other at the small of her back on their trip down the hall. She didn’t protest as she felt one of them travel up to the zipper of her dress and begin to slowly inch it down. She smiled as he whispered, “Now I can’t stop picturing you out of it.” She shuddered softly at the cold she felt on her shoulders and chest as she felt the dress drop to the floor around her feet, and she heard herself moan as he deftly unhooked her strapless bra and placed his lips softly on her breast.
     
    As Edward explored her breasts and nipples with his lips and tongue, he pushed her gently back onto the bed. She was lying there with nothing left on but her satin panties, and she was surprised at herself for her lack of modesty. It had been a long time since she had been with a man, but her mind and body were responding as if it had only been yesterday. Her hands were on the back of Edward’s head, her fingers wrapped up in his soft, black hair. She pushed down on his head gently as she rocked her hips up against him, willing him not to stop. His tongue felt cool and wet, but somehow hot at the same time as he traced each of her nipples with it, and then she felt his sweet lips kissing her soft belly, making their way south.
     
    Stacey tried to nudge him up, wanting him to take off his clothes as well, but he only shushed her and gave her a gentle, but firm push back on the bed. He looked at her as he slipped her panties down past