aside.
He understood their apprehension. He’d asked them to build something for a woman once before, and after months of work, she’d betrayed them and burned it to the ground.
“Yes,” he said simply.
“Where?” Tyler asked.
“That vacant café on Main,” he said, his voice steady. “I haven’t told her about it. I want it to be a surprise wedding gift, but I wanted to run it by the two of you first. We’d have to get her input, too, so we can give her exactly what she wants.”
“I’m in,” Tyler said. “I think it sounds like a great idea.”
“Me too,” Travis chimed in. “I guess I’d better get that wall painted so we can go buy a building.”
Trent found it ironic they were buying a building they’d built two years before, but it would help them cut through a lot of the red tape. If they hurried, he’d have the deed by the end of the day.
Chapter Six
Olive laughed at Tyler’s joke and shoved another onion ring into her mouth. Trent smiled and kissed her temple before taking another swig of his beer.
When they’d arrived earlier, he’d followed her into the dimly lit building and then placed his hand on the small of her back and kept it there as he introduced her to some of his friends, including the sheriff, and guided her to their table.
His brothers had found a round table toward the back of the bar with four chairs so they could take turns standing and sitting. The other two couples bounded off to the dance floor, and she turned to face him, sliding her arms around his waist.
“Do you want to sit down?” she asked.
“I’m okay. You can go dance with them if you want.”
“No way. I’m exactly where I want to be.”
She kissed his chin and waited for him to him to claim her lips in return. When he didn’t, she turned back toward the crowd and raised her beer to her lips. Trent’s hand went back to the small of her back, and she had a feeling he was sulking about the dancing or his leg was bothering him.
He’d warned her he might continue to be grumpy sometimes and she figured this was one of those times. Some demons had to be conquered without help, but it didn’t mean she couldn’t try and distract him. She turned to face him again.
“I hope you like the new swimsuit I bought,” she said. “I can’t wait to wear it tomorrow.”
He continued to stare at the dance floor, but when he grunted she smiled and tried again.
“I bought some other things, too, but I can only wear them in front of you.”
“Really?” he asked, finally looking down at her.
“Yes, really. There’s satin, lace, chiffon and something edible, only to be fair, the edible thing came from the candy store.”
“When do I get to see, sweetheart?” he asked.
“How about tonight? Are you done eating?”
“I’m done eating food, but that sweet pussy is another story.”
“Good, when they come back, let’s go. I’m going to use the restroom before we leave.”
“Okay,” he said, but he didn’t let her go right away.
He studied her face, for what she didn’t know, and then smiled and planted a chaste kiss on her lips. She hugged him and whispered in his ear.
“Be back soon.”
A couple of minutes later, she washed her hands and smiled as she fixed her hair in the mirror. She was happy she’d been able to coax him into leaving. While she’d had a good time in the first hour and a half, she now selfishly wanted to take her man home and keep him all to herself. His subtle possessiveness had ramped up her ongoing desire for him and she couldn’t wait to get him home and show him all of her naughty purchases.
When she walked out of the bathroom, someone grabbed her and slammed her into the wall. The momentum forced her head back and pain exploded behind her eyes. As she tried to get her bearings, the man pressed his body against hers, holding her in place.
“Don’t scream,” his hushed voice said, and she immediately recognized it as belonging to her ex. Suddenly,
He understood their apprehension. He’d asked them to build something for a woman once before, and after months of work, she’d betrayed them and burned it to the ground.
“Yes,” he said simply.
“Where?” Tyler asked.
“That vacant café on Main,” he said, his voice steady. “I haven’t told her about it. I want it to be a surprise wedding gift, but I wanted to run it by the two of you first. We’d have to get her input, too, so we can give her exactly what she wants.”
“I’m in,” Tyler said. “I think it sounds like a great idea.”
“Me too,” Travis chimed in. “I guess I’d better get that wall painted so we can go buy a building.”
Trent found it ironic they were buying a building they’d built two years before, but it would help them cut through a lot of the red tape. If they hurried, he’d have the deed by the end of the day.
Chapter Six
Olive laughed at Tyler’s joke and shoved another onion ring into her mouth. Trent smiled and kissed her temple before taking another swig of his beer.
When they’d arrived earlier, he’d followed her into the dimly lit building and then placed his hand on the small of her back and kept it there as he introduced her to some of his friends, including the sheriff, and guided her to their table.
His brothers had found a round table toward the back of the bar with four chairs so they could take turns standing and sitting. The other two couples bounded off to the dance floor, and she turned to face him, sliding her arms around his waist.
“Do you want to sit down?” she asked.
“I’m okay. You can go dance with them if you want.”
“No way. I’m exactly where I want to be.”
She kissed his chin and waited for him to him to claim her lips in return. When he didn’t, she turned back toward the crowd and raised her beer to her lips. Trent’s hand went back to the small of her back, and she had a feeling he was sulking about the dancing or his leg was bothering him.
He’d warned her he might continue to be grumpy sometimes and she figured this was one of those times. Some demons had to be conquered without help, but it didn’t mean she couldn’t try and distract him. She turned to face him again.
“I hope you like the new swimsuit I bought,” she said. “I can’t wait to wear it tomorrow.”
He continued to stare at the dance floor, but when he grunted she smiled and tried again.
“I bought some other things, too, but I can only wear them in front of you.”
“Really?” he asked, finally looking down at her.
“Yes, really. There’s satin, lace, chiffon and something edible, only to be fair, the edible thing came from the candy store.”
“When do I get to see, sweetheart?” he asked.
“How about tonight? Are you done eating?”
“I’m done eating food, but that sweet pussy is another story.”
“Good, when they come back, let’s go. I’m going to use the restroom before we leave.”
“Okay,” he said, but he didn’t let her go right away.
He studied her face, for what she didn’t know, and then smiled and planted a chaste kiss on her lips. She hugged him and whispered in his ear.
“Be back soon.”
A couple of minutes later, she washed her hands and smiled as she fixed her hair in the mirror. She was happy she’d been able to coax him into leaving. While she’d had a good time in the first hour and a half, she now selfishly wanted to take her man home and keep him all to herself. His subtle possessiveness had ramped up her ongoing desire for him and she couldn’t wait to get him home and show him all of her naughty purchases.
When she walked out of the bathroom, someone grabbed her and slammed her into the wall. The momentum forced her head back and pain exploded behind her eyes. As she tried to get her bearings, the man pressed his body against hers, holding her in place.
“Don’t scream,” his hushed voice said, and she immediately recognized it as belonging to her ex. Suddenly,
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