Free Outlaws Of Phantom Canyon (Savage Series) by Lisa Rae

naive, she had seen animals mating on the farm she grew up on in New York, but when she watched Gabriel undress, she was amazed at his arousal.
    Gabriel began to kiss and caress Julianna all over, until he had her whimpering and arching for more. When he couldn't control his own needs anymore, Gabriel climbed on top of Julianna and slowly entered her. As he breached her maiden head, she cried out. Gabriel stopped for a moment till her pain eased, then he began a slow rhythm that made Julianna forget all about the pain she had just felt.
    As their needs rose, so did the speed of their lovemaking. Just as Gabriel was not sure he could contain himself any longer, Julianna went over the edge and was lost in ecstasy, and Gabriel quickly followed.  Spent, they laid in each other's arms and drifted off to sleep.
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    A couple of hours later, Gabriel laid in bed awake wondering what he'd just done to Julianna. What was he thinking? But that's just it, he wasn't thinking! They weren't married and she could possibly even be pregnant now.
    As Gabriel climbed out of bed, Julianna woke up and asked sleepily, "Where are you going?"
    "Out," was all Gabriel said harshly, as he hastily put on his clothes and went out the shack door headed for the outlaw gang's saloon. He needed a drink and needed it bad!
    Julianna was confused and scared. She knew something was wrong. Did she not please him tonight? Maybe he wished he had been with Angel instead? Where was he going now? To Angel?
    Julianna was full of questions she had no answers to. As her eyes filled with tears, she pulled the covers up. She let the tears flood out until she cried herself to sleep.
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    Hours later, Gabriel came home and climbed into bed. Instead of snuggling up to Julianna like he had been every night, he faced away over by the edge of the small bed, and went to asleep.
    Julianna heard Gabriel come in. She had hoped he would come to her and tell her everything would be alright. Instead he went to sleep facing away from her.
    When Julianna woke early the next morning, Gabriel was already gone. She laid there for a while thinking about last night's wonderful lovemaking as all the same questions came back to her. Determined, if it was about Angel she would make him forget about her. And if it was her . . . well, she would get better with practice.
    Julianna had found that she enjoyed helping Barry, and had no intentions of stopping just because Gabriel was back in camp. She climbed out of bed realizing she was sore from their lovemaking and slowly dressed, brushed her hair up into a bun, and went out the door headed to the cook's shack.
    Julianna had just cleaned up from the breakfast rush when Gabriel walked in, and sat at his usual table in the back corner. He watched her work as Barry brought him some breakfast. He visioned her cleaning dishes in their own home with their children under foot.
    He knew he needed to apologize for last night when he had run out on her. Having finished his breakfast, Gabriel walked up behind Julianna and quietly said, "Let's go for a walk."
    Gabriel's warm breath on Julianna's delicate neck instantly ignited a fire inside her. As she laid the dish cloth down she nodded and asked, "Do I need to tell Barry I won't be back in time to help with dinner?"
    Gabriel whispered to her, "That would be a good idea because we need to talk." Nodding her head again, Julianna walked over to Barry and quietly told him she wouldn't be around to help out for dinner.
    As they walked out of the cook's shack, Gabriel took hold of Julianna's hand and gently squeezed with a warm smile on his face. He was trying to ease the tension between them and it seemed to help some, as Julianna timidly smiled back.
    They walked hand in hand out of the outlaw camp and up to a ridge that overlooked the valley, that held the camp's livestock. Julianna was amazed at the total amount of cattle the Phantom outlaw gang had.
    "Robbing banks and