Valmere?â
âThere hasnât been one since Iâve been here,â Reed said, âand I got here within a few months of the first buildings to go up.â He grunted and retrieved the tongs from Longarm so he could turn the pieces of iron again. âOf course back then we thought the whole shebang was in Wyoming. That was before the government surveyor came through and screwed everything up.â
âGovernment will do that, yâknow,â Longarm said. âSometimes I think thatâs what it does best.â
âYet you work for the government,â Reed said.
âTo that, sir, I plead guilty.â He took another pull on his cheroot and slowly blew the smoke out, then said, âTime for me tâ head for supper. What with building that jail, swinging a hammer anâ all Iâve worked up an appetite. First actual work Iâve done in, I dunno, in years.â
âWell, you neednât worry about your prisoner. Iâll take good care of the son of a bitch,â Reed said.
Ashford swung his head around and glared at them. âFuck the both of you.â
Longarm ignored the man, said good night to Otis, and walked across the wide street, past the partially finished jail to Liz Kunslerâs modest house. When he mounted her front porch he could smell what promised to be a fine supper.
And after that, well, he was looking forward to afterward even more than to the meal.
Chapter 30
âThat was a mighty fine meal,â Longarm said, dropping his napkin onto the table and pushing his chair back. He grinned. âNow for dessert.â
Lizâs brow wrinkled in consternation. âCustis, I didnât make any dessert.â
He laughed. âHoney, you
are
the dessert.â
âWell, in that case,â she said, rising from the table and coming into his arms.
âYou taste like mashed potatoes anâ gravy,â he mumbled into her mouth moments later.
Liz pulled her face away. âWhat a terrible thing to say!â
âDarlinâ,â he said with a laugh. âI happen tâ
like
mashed potatoes anâ gravy.â
âThen perhaps you should see what other flavors you can find,â she said.
âFine by me. Let me look.â He kissed her some more, then suggested, âThink maybe we could move this back to your bedroom soâs I can look closer? Anâ in other places?â
âI think we could arrange that.â Liz stepped back and took his hand, leading him back to the bedroom. She lighted a lamp there and turned the wick down to a soft glow. But bright enough that he could seeâand admireâher body as the lady stepped out of her dress.
âI think Iâm getting ahead of you here,â she said, breaking his concentration on what he was so thoroughly enjoying seeing. Longarm quickly began shedding clothing in an effort to catch up.
They came together then, naked and eager. He could feel his cock pressed between their bellies. Could feel the sharp jut of her hip bones and the softness of her tits against his chest. Could feel the desire in her mouth.
Liz smiled when he picked her up and placed her gently onto the bed. âFuck me,â she whispered into his mouth.
He kissed his way down. Her mouth. Her throat. Her chest. Each rigid nipple in turn. Lower, across her belly and into the tangled bush. He found the sweet nectar in her pussy and licked the tiny button of her pleasure until Liz cried out in a powerful orgasm.
By then she was clawing at him. Wanting him. Insisting that their bodies be joined.
She twisted around so that they lay with their heads at the foot of the bed, but Liz did not want to wait long enough to change. She groped at his cock. Took it in her fist and pulled him to her. Into her.
Longarm plunged into the wet depths of Elizabethâs body, immersing himself in her, surrounding himself with her heat.
She was able to accommodate all of him and he thrust