COWBOY HEAT The normally peaceful ranch, THE DOUBLE M, was in upheaval. In the breeding barn Marie was preparing the mare to stand for the stallion. The red quarter horse was already antsy and Marie talked to her softly. “Being in heat is a time stopper little girl. Settle down so we can get you out there.” The mare snorted gently and danced around. From outside Marie could hear her father barking orders and directing the driver of a horse trailer to the paddocks where the newly purchased stock would be kept until they were checked over by the vet and assigned stalls. Even over that she heard HIS voice, the one she waited to hear every day, discussing the breaking of the mustang brought in last week with one of the hands. Jack was pounding his next chore into the head of an already overworked cowboy “I’m anxious to get this jug head settled and trained. I got a lot of other things to tend to, Frank”. Work on him for a while will ya, be right back” Then Jack was there in the barn. She could feel his presence. “Your father said to get the mare out now.” Marie continued to twist the mare’s tail up tightly to keep it out of the way during the process. “Yeah, yeah. Tell him to hold his britches on. I have to get this little lady ready for her man.” As Marie said the words she felt the heat in her own gut at the thought of male and female union. She hadn’t heard Jack move and looked over her shoulder. He was still there with one foot out of the barn and the other planted firmly while he watched her closely. Getting caught gawking Jack jerked out of the barn and headed away. He felt it too, she knew it. When they were around each other, there was something drawing them toward each other. Something hot. Something forbidden. The magnificent stud was already in the corral. One of the hands held the lead rope up short trying to contain the stallion’s excitement and strength. The horse snorted and shook his head from side to side his brilliant mane flying wildly. As Marie led the mare toward him the natural need to mate became a tangible addition to the air. Both horses strained at the limitations their handlers had on them. They both wanted to run free out into the forest and proceed with their mating in the wild. Marie moved swiftly and led the mare to a corner of the corral and positioned her up close to the rail. The hired hand followed quickly trotting beside the stallion and brought him up right behind the mare. There was some nickering and head shaking while the stud dropped his long, thick penis into position and then immediately mounted and drove himself into his unsteady mate. The mare instinctively backed up against him and they were solidly united. The horses led back into stalls in different buildings, Marie washed up a little at the horse trough and headed in to check in the new livestock with her father. It was her duty to keep the records on the Double M and she was diligent about it. Someday this place would be hers and she wanted to be the best. About an hour before sundown Marie spotted Jack on his horse moving toward the wood line as he seemed to do almost every evening. Finished her chores now she hustled to the barn and saddled her horse. Picking up a rolled blanket she tied it to the back of the saddle and off she went intent of finding out where that luscious man went. So this was it. It made sense. Jack Robertson came to the same place every hot afternoon to slip down to the river and cool off. Working for her father on their horse ranch was dirty, sweaty work. Marie slipped from her horse to walk him behind a thick stand of trees. She padded quiet as an Indian across the twig and limb dusty path careful to stay out of sight. Jack was handsome with all that thick mahogany colored hair swirling down to the top of his T-shirt. His muscled arms would be hard beneath her fingers. They had bumped into each other more than once while they worked side by side and she had felt