Their Independent Bride [The Men of Space Station One #6] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) by Marla Monroe

behind them. She couldn’t believe Greg had backed down like that. Maybe he really was trying to work with her. She sure hadn’t helped matters by jumping on him like she had. She needed to think before she flew off the handle like that again. It wasn’t fair to expect him to do all the changing.
    She made quick work of cleaning up the kitchen and washing the dishes. She heard the tractor about the time she had finished and started to go out on the back porch to meet the men when she remembered that she had promised to wait inside for them. It aggravated her to wait for them like an obedient dog, but she would do it. As long as they were less demanding in other areas, she was willing to give on the issue of her safety. They did have her best interests at heart.
    The door opened and Steven walked in with a giant smile on his face.
    “Ready, love? Greg has the tractor primed and ready.”
    “I’ve got my drawings right here in my pocket.” She pulled them out and handed them to Steven.
    He took them and grabbed her hand to pull her out the door. She laughed and followed him. He was in a good mood for some reason. She wasn’t about to ruin it. She just hoped that Greg was as well.
    They stepped out onto the back porch. The spring day enveloped them in pleasing smells of flowers and bright sunshine. The sound of the tractor drowned out the eerie silence that she had learned was because there were very few bugs and no birds at all on the planet. She wasn’t sure how she would get used to no birdsongs or crickets chirping, but she supposed it would happen over time.
    Greg sat on the tractor waiting for her to give him directions. She could tell he was antsy to get started. She looked up at Steven and pointed out toward the back.
    “I need to walk out there to find the spot.”
    He nodded and walked with her as she looked from the back of the house to the line of trees and judged where the best place would be. Finally, she was satisfied with her choice and explained it to Steven. He nodded and motioned for her to head back to the house.
    “You can sit on the front porch and watch, but don’t get off the porch without us. Like I said, we don’t know enough yet about the planet to be sure of what is safe. I’m going to be walking the area to check for poisonous plants for you to avoid.” He almost had to yell to be heard over the sound of the tractor idling in the background.
    Janet drew in a deep breath and nodded. She could sit on the porch. There really wasn’t anything she could do while they plowed the garden anyway. Planting time would have her out there soon enough. She hurried back to the porch and sat in one of the rocking chairs to watch the men.
    After an hour of watching Greg plow and Steven walk around, she was bored and wanted something to do. She walked the length of the porch several times and started to walk down the steps on more than one occasion. Then Steven would look up as if knowing she was thinking of disobeying him. She huffed out a breath and decided to go inside and fix them something to drink. She was sure they would be thirsty.
    She quickly brewed some iced tea and poured two glasses. She was about to carry them outside when Steven stepped inside.
    “I wondered where you had gotten off to. Here, let me help you with that.” He took the iced tea from her and walked toward the door. “If you’ll open the door, I can carry Greg his.”
    “I want to go with you. I can’t stand sitting on that stupid porch by myself.”
    “Come on. Just don’t wander off. There are quite a few dangerous plants around here that I’m going to have to get rid of. I don’t want there to be any chance you might get mixed up with one of them.”
    “Are they the same ones that we studied about on the shuttle? I think I can stay away from them on my own.” She didn’t like that he assumed she wasn’t smart enough to stay away from them.
    “They are. I figured you could point them out without a problem, but