The Immortal Hunter(57)

A hand running up her thigh distracted her from thoughts of her new best friend, and Dani forced herself to move. She eased to a sitting position and turned to peer at a sloe-eyed Decker. She couldn't have stopped the smile that spread her lips then had she wanted to, and when he smiled back, she suddenly blurted, "Let's do it again!"

"Hello?"

Decker blinked his eyes open and raised his head slightly to peer around. It took his bleary, still sleep-befuddled mind a moment to realize where he was, and then he recognized that the weight on his chest was Dani, and memory came rushing in.

They were in the last stall at the back of the barn, the one with the hay in it. Decker had insisted on moving the party there after the third time they'd passed out. He hadn't wanted to be caught bare-arsed in the hay in the open front of the barn should anyone come upon them while they were unconscious. He hadn't wanted anyone to come upon them bare-arsed while they were awake either. So when he'd woken up after finally making love to her for the first time, he'd scooped up their clothes and carried her back here where they would at least have a little privacy.

"Hello?"

The second call sounded a little closer, and this time Decker recognized Sam's voice. It was time to move. He eased Dani off his chest, eliciting a little sigh and moan from her. He then grabbed his jeans and T-shirt and quickly tugged them both on while trying to stay bent over and unseen. With that accomplished, Decker hurried to slip out into the barn before Sam could reach the stall and discover them.

"Oh, Decker." Sam paused halfway down the barn and smiled as he walked quickly to join her. "I saw the barn doors were open as I drove up so came to see what was happening. It's too early for you guys to be out and about and I thought Dani might be in here."

Decker glanced at his wristwatch, noting that it was half past six o'clock. The men probably were up, but as she'd suggested, would avoid coming out until later.

"I was going to ask Dani if she wanted to go shopping with me," Sam added.

"Oh, yes, she's... er..." Decker floundered, not knowing quite what to say.

"Indisposed?" Sam suggested, tilting her head slightly to the side as she eyed him. "Is that straw in your hair?"

Decker reached for his head, running his fingers quickly through his hair as he muttered, "I was taking a nap."

Sam nodded, but then asked, "Why are you wearing Dani's T-shirt?"

"I'm not," he began, but glanced down to see that he actually was wearing Dani's scoop-necked white T-shirt, and he was stretching the hell out of it. He'd thought it seemed snug when he'd pulled it on.

"And inside out," Sam added, barely able to hide her mirth now. Shaking her head, Sam turned away and headed for the door. "Ask her if she'd like to go shopping. If so, I'm leaving in about twenty minutes. That should give her time for a quick shower if she likes. You're welcome to join us too," she added as she left the building.

Decker stared after the woman and sighed. So much for discretion.

"Decker?"

He turned as Dani's head appeared above the stall. "Oh, there you are," she said, smiling when she spied him. "I can't find my T-shirt. Did you..." Dani paused, eyes widening as he started back along the stalls. "Is that my T-shirt?"

"Yes," Decker admitted on a mutter as he reentered the stall to find her standing with shorts on, bra in hand, and at least half a dozen pieces of straw sticking out of her tangled hair in different directions. "Sam came looking to see if you wanted to go shopping. I dressed quickly to stop her from finding us and donned your T-shirt by mistake. Sorry," he added, though it came out muffled as he tugged it off over his head. "Here you are."

Decker held it out, but Dani was too busy laughing to take it, which just added to his disgruntlement until he noticed how it set her breasts bouncing. The frown left his face as his eyes locked on the two moving targets.

"Oh no," Dani said suddenly, her laughter dying. "Don't you be looking at me with your eyes all glowy silver, Mr. Pimms. We have to stop now, I want to go shopping. Actually, I need to now that you've stretched my top out," she added, slipping on her bra and reaching back to do it up.

Decker remained silent, watching the way her breasts rose slightly as she performed the maneuver, barely hearing her words when she added, "Besides, it must be past noon at least, and I want to make sure the phone didn't arrive while we were out here messing around."

"Six," Decker said absently, his eyes traveling over her body as she finished with her bra and took the T-shirt from his hands.

"Six what?" Dani asked absently as she tugged the cloth over her head.

"It's after six," he explained. "Six-thirty actually."

"What?" she squawked as her head popped out of the neckline of the T-shirt and into view. Pausing then, she stared at him wide-eyed and then said uncertainly, "You're joking."

Decker shook his head, a little surprised by her shock.

"Dani, we've made love at least ten times," he pointed out, not adding that it had been in several interesting and innovative positions he'd never imagined. Decker had thought he'd done it all before sex became too dull for him to bother with, but Dani was very creative, especially with a saddle.