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“And how many girlfriends have you boys brought up here?” I teased. Sort of.
“Including you?” asked Evan coyly.
I folded my arms.
“One.”
His answer surprised me. “Seriously?”
“Yeah, seriously.” He scratched the back of his head. “In case you haven’t noticed, we don’t get out much. Not alone, anyway.”
I’d talked about past relationships with each of them at length, but the answer was always the same. They’d had girlfriends for sure, but nothing long term, and definitely nothing serious. Even the relationships they’d established between deployments fell apart once they were called overseas. Especially since the missions they were sent on were lengthy, unpredictable, and usually allowed for zero communication with the outside world.
As a result, none of the men had been able to keep a steady girlfriend. Much less find someone to marry, settle down, and have children with.
“You know I can’t go in that hot tub, right?”
Evan’s thick Italian eyebrows knitted together. “If you’re going to tell me it’s because you don’t have a bathing suit—”
“Not while I’m pregnant.”
His mouth dropped open. I couldn’t stifle a laugh.
“Oh shit,” Evan murmured. “I didn’t know that.”
“Yeah, well it doesn’t meanyouguys can’t use it,” I looked him up and down before smirking back at him, “without bathing suits, of course. In fact, I’m looking forward to it.”
For the next hour or so Evan showed me around, even taking me on a few trails they’d been working in the woods outside. We ended up back at the cabin, where we took stock of everything we had to eat and drink before plopping onto the couch and falling asleep in each other’s arms.
This timeIwas the one who dreamed, and my dreams were filled with uncertainty. I was running impossibly fast, through fields and towns I didn’t know. I sprinted up mountains, flew across rivers. I ran faster and faster until I reached the sea, where I leapt from the tallest of cliffs and sank down, down into the cold, clear water.
I woke to Joshua and Cole standing over me, shaking us gently awake. They were covered in dirt, sweat, and God only knew what else. They didn’t smell that great, either.
But it didn’t matter. I threw my arms around both men, and gave each of them the biggest kiss in the world.
Thirty-Nine
QUINN
The guys wore boxer-briefs, but they were still deliciously shirtless in the hot tub. I suspected that if I were sitting beside them beneath those swirling waters things might be different, but for now I had to make do with only slipping my feet in, while cradling a tall frosty glass of instant iced tea.
“And you’resureyou weren’t followed?” hounded Evan.
Joshua’s face twisted sourly in disappointment. Cole shook his head in disgust.
“Is this our first rodeo?”
Evan shrugged. “No. Guess not.”
“Is this even ourhundredthrodeo?”
I watched as the tattooed warrior turned his head and looked away. The others were obviously taking Evan’s lack of faith as the highest symbol of disrespect.
“Then trust us,” said Joshua. “We’dknowif we were followed. And nobody but the three of us knows about this place.”
“Four of us,” I smiled, raising my glass.
I sat on the edge of the tub, soaking in the warmth as well as the incredibly sexy view. The boys had lit oil torches at the four corners of the deck, and now they were casting a yellowish warmth over everything. Soaking my feet felt absolutely amazing, even if the rest of my body was screaming to go in.
