Red Flannel I lie here, and he's fucking me - this is real. I'm smelling his musky animal scent and reveling in the rasp of his beard against my smooth face - this is real. I live in this cabin, I am a woodswoman. I make my living off the land, and I have built this cabin with my own hands. Here in the woods, the snows come fast and early, and it is nearly Christmas. The pines are grown thickly around my little house, keeping me sheltered from the worst of the wind and drifting snow. My cabin is really only two large rooms. One room has the kitchen, the old icebox that I bargained for with my old snowmobile, down in town. There is the long, granite-topped counter that is cold to the touch, always; no matter how hot the woodstove is fired. There are two wooden cupboards on the wall; they hold my dishes and my food. I usually eat at the small table against the wall, though recently I have been eating on the couch, watching the snow fall. I have a fireplace, more from comfort than for heat, and sitting watching the flame is a source of peace and comfort for me. I have been feeling more cuddly lately, curving against the pillows on the couch while spooning hearty soup, knowing he will visit soon. The bedroom is where I really let my mind wander to him, though. It is a simple room, there is no door. A heavy painted canvas hangs in the doorway, trapping heat. I have a large bed, simply made and very solid. My basic yet technologically complex clothes hang in the wardrobe, and there is a single lamp on the bedside table. I have no curtains, and sometimes I imagine that the animals watch us as we fuck, content that my presence in their woods is as natural as I can manage. My one indulgence is my feather bed, a huge white puff of fabric that cradles my body during the long, harsh winters. When he visits he frowns at it, sometimes sweeping it off the bed in mock anger. I shudder with anticipation, knowing the only reason he doesn't want the feather bed there is because he cannot get as good a purchase on my hips when I am sinking into the bed. He loves to fuck me hard. Last time he left, he left behind his large red checkered flannel, the one with the quilted lining. I wore it over my overalls and turtleneck when I dragged my Christmas tree in, and I wore it over my white nightgown as I sat up all night on Solstice, watching the candles burn down to stubs. When dawn came, I slipped out of my nightgown and spread the flannel on the floor in front of the fire. I lay my tired body down and slowly stroked my skin, hot from sitting near the flames all night. I imagined his face, the way it would look hanging above mine, just before he kissed me. I imagined the dusky flare of his gaze when he would watch me undress. I imagined the velvet heat of his gorgeous cock. As I rubbed my clit gently, I tipped into a sweet, amber-colored climax, and I murmured his name, wishing him blessings for the year. Now I am lying in my bed, wearing nothing but his red flannel, and my legs have fallen open in repose. I am twinning my fingers in the dark curls of my pubic hair, and thinking of how long it has been since he has come to visit. I settle my head deeper into the pillows and dig my feet under the comforter, getting ready to masturbate for a nice, long time. Then the door to the cabin bangs open. "Emma!" He shouts, "Are you at home, you gorgeous little mountain slut of mine?" I cannot breathe I am so happy, and instead I exhale noisily and squeak his name. I hear him stamping the snow off his boots and then I hear him close the door, firmly. I can hear his heavy wool coat drop to the floor, and then, there he is, striding through the doorway to my room. He pauses, just for a moment, in the doorway, pushing aside the canvas and poking his head around the doorjamb, as if at the last moment, he is unsure that I would welcome him in my bed. It is heartbreakingly endearing, and part of why I love him so. He is a caring and deeply considerate lover, and yet, pleasingly, excitingly forceful and strong. In this moment of hesitation, I untangle one hand from my curls and wave him in, gently smiling, eyes crinkling in delight. It is all the confirmation he needs. He comes all the way into my bedroom, rapidly, and pounces on me, knocking my newly regained breath away. We embrace wildly, and I am thrilled to find he's left his boots at the front door. His eyes widen as he runs his chilly hands over my breasts, feeling the deep heat contained in my chest. He tugs at the collars of my shirt, his shirt, and growls a satisfyingly playful laugh as he realizes it's his. Grinning hugely, he paws at my breasts again, and I moan, wanting him to hold me, squeeze me, put his cold face against my burning one. His eyes soften, and he looks at me longingly. "Ah, Emma. It's been so long. Do you still want this crazy traveling man in your bed?" I throw my arms around him, and nearly shout, "Of course I do! I think about you all the time, you nutty bastard! I've been waiting all winter for you." They are exactly the words he needs to hear. He shucks his sweater and shirt and reaches down for me, hungrily. I clasp my hands behind his neck and pull him towards me, and we kiss, deeply, searchingly, tongues passing over lips and over tongues and this is the best most heady kind of kissing, a hot, sliding kind of fascination. I cannot get enough of his mouth. I arch upwards against him, and he slides strong arms under the shirt and around my back. We sink into the featherbed, his weight nearly crushing me, a heavy, wonderful pressure. Suddenly, he shoves me backwards, and I am jammed up against the headboard, pillows all around me. He slides down my body, tongue dragging along my skin, hands following close behind. And then, oh, his mouth seems to be everywhere. All over my belly, and thighs, and waist, I feel hot, wet kisses, and little bites, and then bigger bites, and he is squeezing my flesh in a fabulous way. I feel as though I am a fine lump of bread dough, and I am being shaped and loved by his hot, hungry fingers. Then he withdraws his touch, and because I am not bread, I do not begin to rise, but the heat in my cunt is palpable nonetheless. I am now consumed with an awareness of my cunt, all my attention going between my legs. His hand comes to rest on my thigh. I moan, and squint my eyes at him in annoyance, and move his hand onto my mound. He laughs, gently, and digs the heel of his hand into my flesh. I rock my hips, joyfully, and groan at him. He sucks in breath and gazes at me. "Hungry girl." "Oh yes." "Let me feed you, then." He settles in at my feet and rests his weight on the hand over my mound. My hips press hard against the bed and I can feel my whole body relaxing. As he lets up on my hips he takes his free hand and runs his index finger down the length of my cunt. He is exquisitely gentle and maddeningly precise. He does not part the folds of my labia, and I am suddenly aware of the hot liquid pooling just beyond the pressure of his finger. "Please", I gasp, but he shakes his head no. He wants to force me to feel, force me to luxuriate in feeling. He knows how many nights I have laid in this bed of mine and fingered myself to a fast and familiar climax. He wants me to feel, with one single stroke of his finger, that he is willing to sit at my feet and adore my cunt for as long as I could possibly want. He runs his finger down my cunt again, and I growl softly in my throat, relaxing into the touch. He smiles at me, and on the next stroke, he parts the lips of my pussy. As his finger begins to open me, I feel a hot spill of juice trickle down into the crack of my ass, and I shudder, pressing my hips toward his hand. He slides one long, large-knuckled finger into my cunt, and I cry out, grabbing at his leg. He rises up onto his knees and leans over me, and we kiss. My stomach flips with my lust, and I dig my hands into his long, dark hair, lose around his face. Roughly, he breaks free of my grip, and returns all of his attention to my pussy, and now he is intense and urgent. He starts to rub his hand against my cunt, sliding two and then three fingers into me. His hand is slippery with my juices, and the sweet sliding of his rough skin against my smooth is making me crazy. I shove my cunt against his hand, bucking my hips and moaning his name. "Emma," he grits, through clenched teeth, "I can't resist you." He pulls his hand away from me and tears at his belt, not even noticing the smear of cuntjuice he is getting on his jeans. I notice, and my pussy clenches at the intimacy of it. He struggles with the button of his pants, and then shoves them down around his knees. I am expecting him to take them all the way off, but he instead turns and grabs me, kissing my breasts frantically, and then he presses the long plane of his body against mine, and we both moan, the first real skin contact since he arrived. "Please", I try a second time, my voice a ragged whisper. This time he cannot hold himself back, and he wriggles out of his pants and without ceremony or fanfare, plunges his cock deep into me. I scream. It is so good, so fucking good, he is so hot and hard and I have been waiting so long to feel him inside me again. We begin to fuck, slowly at first, but we can't wait, don't want to wait, there isn't any reason to be slow when we have all night to be slow. He grinds his delicious hips against mine, and I spread my legs as wide as they will go. He pulls his hands under my shoulders and the whole of our chests are touching, heat trapped between our bodies, sweat beginning to trickle between my breasts. He is fucking my hard, and my body presses against the pillows, and the flannel of his shirt rasps on my skin. I clutch and claw at his back, remembering all the nights alone in this bed, all the fantasies. I drag his face to mine for a crazy wet kiss, and he pounds into me harder, gnawing at my neck. My whole consciousness is filled with the smell of his hot skin, the musky sweat of our bodies, the sound of our flesh smacking wetly together. I cannot stop myself from circling my hips upward, grinding my aching, hungry cunt against him. I hear him start to groan in my ear, and I know that I am making him crazy. I don't want to stop, I can't stop, I want to make him come, to feel his body shake and sweat. I dig my strong fingers into the muscles of his ass, clutching his body as close against mine as I can pull it. He thrusts into me deep and hard and then as I wrap my legs around his waist, he lets out a long, growling moan. "Fuck, Emma! I can't stop, ohhh fuck, fuck! You beautiful thing, you, ohhh, oh goddd..." I bite his shoulder and he comes, and he comes for a long time, pulling me close and shuddering against me. When he is finally still, I laugh softly and pull his face up for a kiss. He makes a low, happy noise and slides out of me, molding his body against mine. I slip out of his shirt and as he settles in with his mouth on my breast and his hand resting on my hip, I drape his flannel over his shoulders, and pull the puffy comforter over our legs. He gnaws once at my nipple and I shiver, anticipating the next round. Our sweat cools and our breathing slows, and through the window, I watch the snow fall - this is real. __________________________________