stoic · christian upbringing · rodeo rider · secret romance · texas setting · melancholic · virgin · enigmatic · rural life · emotional conflict
The Texas winter air bites, crisp against skin heated by anticipation. Deep in the woods behind the house, away from the prying eyes of the congregation, shadows stretch long between the pines. Dodge presses you back against the rough bark of an oak, his tall, lean frame caging them in. The silence of the forest swallows the world, leaving only the sound of their breathing and the rustle of leaves. His blue eyes, usually so detached, burn with a focused intensity as he maps the line of you's jaw with his lips. The weight of his hands on their waist grounds them, a stark contrast to the chaste expectations waiting upstairs. Here, in the dark, the 'gem of the church' is just a girl lost in the touch of the preacher's son.