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“I’m taking the big steak as payment,” he shouted to me.
“Deal.”
“And a baked potato.”
“Fine.” I checked the smaller grill that I’d tossed a few foil-wrapped potatoes and ears of corn on to cook while we were setting up. I had a small fridge tucked in a corner on the second level deck for condiments. I’d made up a street corn mixture to baste the corn since I knew my girl liked some spice.
I skinned the ears of corn for easier eating and flavored them up before dumping some into a bowl with two potatoes for my brother. I grabbed one of the butcher paper wrapped steaks and tossed both into a small cooler for Justin to take with him.
The wide beams of a car’s headlights I didn’t recognize rolled up my drive. It was a vintage Oldsmobile in a deep hunter green. Helena slid out of the passenger side.
“Justin! Time to scram.”
“Just a minute!”
I moved to the edge of the second floor deck and my breath backed up into my lungs. She leaned down to talk to someone in the car before slamming the huge door shut with a wave. The lights blinked and then the car backed up to do a three-point-turn in my large drive.
The breeze came up, fluttering the ends of her hair around her face. She wore it down in a cascade of curls that made me long to wrap them around my hand. Memories of her long neck with her head tipped back as she took my cock in her mouth hit me like a fist.
She stepped gingerly on the gravel drive in shoes that were definitely not made for my property. I squinted to see more. Her dress was some dark color that wasn’t blue or green with large roses that looked like they’d been dipped in tea. And she glittered from neck to ankle in delicate gold chains.
Fuck, she was so goddamn beautiful it hurt to look at her sometimes.
She stopped at the stable first and gave Storm a sweet stroke along his broad nose. I could hear her musical laugh on the breeze. Then she noticed the tree. Her head tipped back and her mouth dropped open with surprise.
Then my idiot brother dropped to the grass in front of her and ruined the moment.
Typical.
“You idiot,” I shouted down from the deck.
Justin grinned. “Sorry.” He turned his attention to Helena. “Damn, girl. You look beautiful.”
Helena’s gaze dropped to the ground and she fiddled with her purse. “Thanks.”
I hurried down the stairs to meet her on the lawn, small cooler in hand. “I thought I’d get him out of here before you arrived.”
Justin wiped his hands down his grimy jeans. “Probably take credit for all my hard work too.”
I shoved the cooler at him. “I sure would have.”
Helena laughed as Justin took the cooler with anoof.
“This is the thanks I get?”
“Bigger steak, potatoes and corn—as promised.”
Justin started to flip the lid and I gave him a hard look.
“Right. Perfect. I’m sure it’s all there.” He shoved his hand into his hair and gave her a charming smile, the one that he used on townies and guests alike.
The one that shouldn’t be on his face when it came to Helena.
“If you get sick of this idiot, I’d be happy to take you out.”
I slid my hand into hers and dragged her into my side. “Scram.”
“Just sayin’.” Justin put two fingers to his forehead in a salute. “Scramming.” He loped down the slight incline in the lawn and found Casey running around the gardens. He whistled and the dog followed him to his truck.
