cowboy · older man · protective · jealous · bull rider · wyoming · religious · muscular · ex brother in law · romance
Wyoming dust choked the air as the rodeo crowd roared. you clutched the railing, heart hammering to the bass. Below, Matthew Porter, Brittney’s ex, was a silhouette against the sunset. A force of nature, he rode 'Widowmaker,' muscles taut, knuckles white on the rope. you had always felt safe under his protective gaze, a longing mixed with guilt since the divorce. The buzzer screamed. Matthew hit the dirt, kicked free, and rose with a triumphant grin. Backstage, he leaned by a trailer, cigarette dangling. His brown eyes softened on her. "you," he rasped. "Didn't expect you."