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CHAPTER FIFTY
Deliriously happy, Ellie unpacked her SUV, found the best source of light for her easel, organized her paints and brushes, then grabbed her sketch pad and hurried out to the barn to watch the foals.
They were loose in the arena, and standing just inside the barn doors, she laughed out loud as they bucked and played and galloped around like miniature racehorses.
“They sure brighten up a day,” Cody declared, walking up beside her.
“I should be sketching, but I can’t take my eyes off them for a second.”
“Yeah, they’re addictive,” he agreed with a chuckle. “I’ll always be grateful to Noah for takin’ me on and teachin’ me.”
“Teaching you?”
“This is what I want, my own stud farm. I’ve done the agricultural college thing and got my degree, but there’s nothin’ like bein’ hands on. I swear I’m learnin’ more here than I did in those classrooms, but I guess all that education will come in handy at some point.”
“I’m sure it will, but you’re right. Actually doing something is the best way to learn.”
“Well, it’s been nice chattin’ but the roads are open and I need to get over to the feed store. And you should probably get out that sketch pad of yours,” he remarked, pointing at the bag she was carrying.
“You’re right, I should, and I will.”
Watching him as he marched away, she spotted Noah stop and chat with him, hand him a list, then walk towards her.
“Hey, beautiful, are you havin’ fun?”
“I was just telling Cody I can’t take my eyes off them.”
“Like I can’t take my eyes off you,” he murmured, moving his arm around her shoulders. “I have something to show you.”
“This sounds exciting.”
“Oh, Ellie, trust me, it will be.”
Moving her down the aisle, he turned a corner and waved his arm at a flight of stairs. “These lead up to the hay loft. You go up first. I wanna watch your gorgeous ass,” he declared, taking her bag and shooting her a wink. ”Don’t worry, this will be fine right here,” he added, placing it on top of a small cabinet.
“Why is that there?”
“Feed receipts…now get up those stairs,” he ordered, suddenly landing a sharp swat.
With a flurry of fluttering butterflies in her stomach, she started up the steps, all too aware of Noah’s eyes on her. But when she reached the top and climbed through the opening, she caught her breath. It was a huge space, almost the size of the barn below. At one end were stacked bales, then she spotted a couple of blankets laid over a large pile of loose hay.
“This is amazing,” she exclaimed. “It’s so big.”
“Tomorrow this will be filled. But right now we have other things to think about.”
Taking her hand and leading her across to the makeshift bed, he laid her down and hastily removed her clothes.
“Noah, it’s freezing,” she muttered as he stood up and stripped.
“I know,” he said with a wicked grin, “that’s half the fun.”
Lying on top of her, he grabbed one of the covers and pulled it over them, then dropped his lips to her neck. As his body rested on hers, and he kissed his way down to her chest, she closed her eyes and quickly forgot about the chilly air—until he suddenly straightened up. As the blanket fell off, he deftly flipped her over and placed her on her hands and knees. She was about to protest when he wrapped an arm around her waist and started spanking her.
“This will warm you up,” he exclaimed, moving his flattened palm from cheek to cheek. “Why am I slappin’ your ass?”
“I don’t know,” she replied with a yelp, “but I’m sure you’re going to tell me.”
She waited for an answer, but instead he slipped his fingers between her legs, rubbed her sensitive nub making her gasp and squirm, then began spanking her again.
