Jaxson by Sam Crescent

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The Grumpy Men of Higher Ridge, 1

Jaxson Riggs once hated everything about Higher Ridge. But after years in the big city, he’s come to appreciate the small town he grew up in—the safety, the peace, and the fact that it finally feels like home.

He’s also earned himself quite the reputation with the local women.

But there’s only one woman he truly wants.

Tillie Short.

Sweet, curvy, and kindhearted, Tillie has no one in the world but her beloved dog, Belle. And lately, Jaxson keeps finding reasons to be around her. To everyone else, he’s the town grump. With Tillie, he’s something entirely different.

Their unlikely friendship quickly becomes the best part of her life.

Until one scorching summer night changes everything.

One moment they’re friends. The next, Tillie’s no longer a virgin—and Jaxson has no intention of going back to the way things were.

He wants Tillie. Not for a night. Not as another name in his past.

He wants her as his woman. His wife. His forever.

But Jaxson’s reputation is hard to ignore, and now he has to convince Tillie of the one thing that matters most:

She was never just another woman to him.

 

Excerpt:

Neither of them drank the wine, and that was because Jaxson wasn’t a wine drinker. He liked beer, and never went fancier than that. However, his mom’s notes said the bottle of wine was essential. He would take the rest of the wine back to his parents for them to enjoy. The food was delicious, apart from the disaster of the pasta.

Next, he even wowed with his mom’s chocolate pudding recipe, and yes, he paid for those ingredients out of his mom’s pantry as well. There was no point in rushing to the grocery store, and if his mom needed it, he’d go for her in the coming week.

He put the pudding in front of Tillie and sat down opposite her. It was a homemade chocolate pudding, with a dollop of whipped cream on top. According to his mother’s suggestions to help it set quickly, he spread the mixture out into individual ramekins and allowed them to cool. It had gotten cooled quite quickly, and he placed it in the fridge, but it also helped that he did it the moment he got indoors. The whipped cream went on top just before he went to get Tillie.

“This is so delicious,” Tillie said.

The date had been amazing. They talked about food and some of the locals, then Tillie told him a few of her upcoming plans for videos. They talked about everything and nothing. He talked about what he liked about his job, what he hated. A few gross stories added into the mix. Conversation just flowed between them, as if it was natural for the two of them. He was loving every second of it.

At one point, Belle came to join them. She went outside into his yard and went to a patch where she could do her business. He’d clean it up in the morning. She came inside, had some food, and went to settle down into her bed.

By the time he cleared the table, the sun had already set, and he closed the door and turned to find Tillie standing by the table. He didn’t want her to leave. She didn’t need to leave. It had been too long since he had kissed her.

He closed the distance, partly expecting her to stop him and tell him this wasn’t going to happen. Only, she didn’t put her hands up, nor did she tell him to stop. Wrapping his arms around her, he pulled her in close and kissed her hard, hearing her soft, subtle moan. He ran his hands down her body, going to her ass, and he pressed her close, so she felt the hard ridge of his cock.

“You drive me crazy, do you know that?”

She whimpered.

“If you want me to stop, tell me.”

“I don’t want you to stop. But Jaxson, I don’t know what I’m doing.”

He pulled back, because he remembered she was a virgin. He stroked some of her blonde curls back from her head, and he stared into her eyes.

“I can show you, if you want to.”

“Show me?”

“Teach you everything there is to know. No holding back. No hiding. You will be mine.”

He watched as she licked her lips, moistening them, and he couldn’t help but groan as he pressed her up against the wall.

“I am trying to do the right thing here,” he said, groaning.

“Yes,” she said. “Show me.”