with the horses, she cleaned up the stable as much as she could. Even though she didn't know exactly what Jake expected her to do, she cleaned out the stalls, added new hay, swept the floors, organized all the saddles and tackle, and added fresh water for each horse. After an hour of serious cleaning, she decided she wanted to do something to surprise Jake before he returned so she ran to the house to talk to Sylvia.
"Sylvia! What is Jake's favorite food?" She practically yelled as she rushed into the back door.
Sylvia spun around in surprise. "Goodness gracious, girl. You nearly gave me a heart attack!"
"Sorry!" she said catching her breath. "I want to do something nice for Jake tonight so I thought I could make him something to eat. What's his favorite food? Does he like dessert?"
"Hmm," Sylvia thought, cleaning her hands off on her apron. "Well I've already gotten dinner started, but you know what? Jake loves some apple pie! Have you ever made it?"
"No, but it can't be that hard right. Some apples, some crust and an oven."
Sylvia laughed heartily. "There's a little more to it than that, honey. C'mon I'll show you."
Jake couldn't remember a time he was more exhausted than he was at that moment. Helping Lilly all morning and then helping the men fix the fence all afternoon took nearly all of his energy and all he wanted to do was cuddle up with Lilly on the couch and relax. He returned his horse to the stable, looking around at the all the stalls. "Well, look at that. That girl really did get some work done today. Maybe she would be a good addition to the ranch." Jake smiled and turned to walk towards the house, intent on making sure Lilly knew how proud he was of her work.
As he opened the back door, amazing smells of roast beef, potatoes and sweet apple cinnamon graced his nose. He saw Lilly bending over and looking into the stove as he walked into the kitchen. Mmmm hmm. That girl doesn't know what she's doing to me right now bending over like that . Jake's thoughts wandered to how he could thank her for what she'd done that day. As she stood up, he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her neck. "It looks like you have been very well behaved today, young lady," he whispered as he kissed along her collar bone.
Lilly felt her whole body tingling. His kisses were so soft and sweet on her neck. She knew exactly how she wanted to end this day. She didn't care what he said, she had to have him. Every part of him. She turned around in his arms and clasped her hands around the back of his neck to reach up to kiss his mouth. "I tried to be a good girl for you," she whispered and gave him a little devilish smile.
Just as Jake was about to pick her up and carry her off to bed, Sylvia walked in the door and cleared her throat. "Looks like everyone is here for dinner," she noted and gave the two a knowing smile.
"Smells great, Sylvia!" Jake exclaimed, walking to the fridge to grab some water.
"What's the special occasion? You never make apple pie unless it's a holiday or my birthday."
Lilly turned to hide her smile as Sylvia walked over and put her hands on her shoulders. "I didn't make the apple pie, Jake. Lilly did," Sylvia said.
Jake stopped gulping down his water and looked at Lilly. She turned away to face the oven. Jake walked over and put his hand on her arm.
Lilly turned a bright red when Jake sidled up next to her. She pretended to look in the oven to check on the pie. "Sylvia helped me. I didn't how to make it like you like it. I'm sure I probably messed it up somehow," she mumbled as she fiddled with the potholders.
Jake pulled the potholders out of her hands and put his hands on either side of her face to look at her. "If you made it, I'm sure it will be wonderful," he said and pressed a light kiss on her lips.
Lilly shyly looked down and gave a small nod. Before she could get any more embarrassed, she pulled the pie out and set it on the rack to cool. All three of them sat at the table to begin
"Sylvia! What is Jake's favorite food?" She practically yelled as she rushed into the back door.
Sylvia spun around in surprise. "Goodness gracious, girl. You nearly gave me a heart attack!"
"Sorry!" she said catching her breath. "I want to do something nice for Jake tonight so I thought I could make him something to eat. What's his favorite food? Does he like dessert?"
"Hmm," Sylvia thought, cleaning her hands off on her apron. "Well I've already gotten dinner started, but you know what? Jake loves some apple pie! Have you ever made it?"
"No, but it can't be that hard right. Some apples, some crust and an oven."
Sylvia laughed heartily. "There's a little more to it than that, honey. C'mon I'll show you."
Jake couldn't remember a time he was more exhausted than he was at that moment. Helping Lilly all morning and then helping the men fix the fence all afternoon took nearly all of his energy and all he wanted to do was cuddle up with Lilly on the couch and relax. He returned his horse to the stable, looking around at the all the stalls. "Well, look at that. That girl really did get some work done today. Maybe she would be a good addition to the ranch." Jake smiled and turned to walk towards the house, intent on making sure Lilly knew how proud he was of her work.
As he opened the back door, amazing smells of roast beef, potatoes and sweet apple cinnamon graced his nose. He saw Lilly bending over and looking into the stove as he walked into the kitchen. Mmmm hmm. That girl doesn't know what she's doing to me right now bending over like that . Jake's thoughts wandered to how he could thank her for what she'd done that day. As she stood up, he wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her neck. "It looks like you have been very well behaved today, young lady," he whispered as he kissed along her collar bone.
Lilly felt her whole body tingling. His kisses were so soft and sweet on her neck. She knew exactly how she wanted to end this day. She didn't care what he said, she had to have him. Every part of him. She turned around in his arms and clasped her hands around the back of his neck to reach up to kiss his mouth. "I tried to be a good girl for you," she whispered and gave him a little devilish smile.
Just as Jake was about to pick her up and carry her off to bed, Sylvia walked in the door and cleared her throat. "Looks like everyone is here for dinner," she noted and gave the two a knowing smile.
"Smells great, Sylvia!" Jake exclaimed, walking to the fridge to grab some water.
"What's the special occasion? You never make apple pie unless it's a holiday or my birthday."
Lilly turned to hide her smile as Sylvia walked over and put her hands on her shoulders. "I didn't make the apple pie, Jake. Lilly did," Sylvia said.
Jake stopped gulping down his water and looked at Lilly. She turned away to face the oven. Jake walked over and put his hand on her arm.
Lilly turned a bright red when Jake sidled up next to her. She pretended to look in the oven to check on the pie. "Sylvia helped me. I didn't how to make it like you like it. I'm sure I probably messed it up somehow," she mumbled as she fiddled with the potholders.
Jake pulled the potholders out of her hands and put his hands on either side of her face to look at her. "If you made it, I'm sure it will be wonderful," he said and pressed a light kiss on her lips.
Lilly shyly looked down and gave a small nod. Before she could get any more embarrassed, she pulled the pie out and set it on the rack to cool. All three of them sat at the table to begin
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