Page 14 of Spurred On

“The guests will be arriving soon,” he said. “I have some errands to take care of.”

And by errands, he meant installing another dead bolt on his bedroom door. Because honestly, this weekend, the last thing he wanted to deal with was Tibby’s nocturnal wanderings. Especially if he had Sidney in his bed.

Which was, of course, the plan.

***

The plan went south as soon as the party bus pulled up and the women started filing off.

Thankfully Cody had all the guys assembled in the yard and he’d prepped them on all the rules for this weekend, with a special codicil to keep their hands off the tall, curvy woman with reddish brown hair—hey, it didn’t hurt to warn them off.

But he didn’t count on Sidney.

More specifically, Sidney flirting with all the guys.

It made his jaw hurt to watch her with Billy and Rex, to see her touching their bare chests.

And why the hell were their chests bare?

The fact that he’d told the guys to look sexy was hardly the point.

“Why are you making that noise?” Cade asked.

Cody frowned at his brother, but didn’t take his eyes off Sidney. She looked gorgeous. Her hair was down and she wore tight jeans and, damn, those heels made his mouth water.

“What noise?”

Why wasn’t she looking at him?

Was she deliberately not looking at him?

“I don’t know. You sound like a bear.”

“No, I don’t.”

“A bear in pain.”

“No I don’t.”

“Why are you scowling?”

“I’m not.”

“You are. This is supposed to be a party, remember? Lighten up.” Cade scanned the yard. “That’s Hanna Stevens, isn’t it?” He nodded to the redhead who had—thankfully—snagged Sidney’s attention.

“Umm-hmm.”

“Who’s that with her?”

“Her sister.”

Something in his tone made Cade glance at him. Cody had no idea what it was. Surely he hadn’t snarled the words.

“Her sister?” He could feel Cade’s attention on his face. “Sidney?”

“Yes.” Nearly a growl.

“Wow. She’s . . . matured. Last time I saw her, she had braces and pigtails. But now? Wow.”