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Chapter twenty-six
Thefarmisaflurry of activity for the next couple of days. Lilly sips at her coffee, running through a list of security protocols in her head. The meeting with her security team went well. Her gaze scans the now empty area, noting the discarded mugs scattered across the various tables in the briefing room. Setting her coffee aside, she begins cleaning up when Dawn saunters into the now-empty room. Rubbing the back of her neck, she kneads out the knots of tension that have taken up permanent residence. Considering she and Gage have been fucking like rabbits since their misunderstanding, and her orgasm total would make a succubus blush, she shouldn’t be this tense.
“‘Sup, Dawn,” she says, rolling her neck until it pops.
“Just wanted to let you know the guys are setting the lake traps,” she says with a shit-eating grin.
Lilly raises an eyebrow. “Yeah. Gage told me they were finally putting them in place today. What’s with the look?”
Dawn lets out a long-suffering sigh as she leans against the doorjamb. “Must I do everything?” she mutters, before pushing back off the frame and taking hold of Lilly’s arm.
“Where are we going?”
“You’ll see.” She leads Lilly out of the building to where Calli and Beth are waiting in front of Dawn’s Jeep.
Giggles and whispers reach her ears, but she can’t quite make out what the two women are saying. She raises her hand to shade her eyes from the sun. She's been held up in windowless rooms with countless meetings for too long. Calli and Beth, both dressed in tank tops and jean shorts, straighten and try to school their features. They obviously fail as their smiles burst through like two mischievous teens. Lilly halts in her tracks and narrows her eyes. “What’s going on?”
Dawn’s grip tightens on her arm as she marches her to the passenger side door and opens it, gesturing for her to get in. Hot from the sun beaming through the open top, the leather seat burns the back of her bare thighs, but she’s distracted more by what these women are up to.
“Fun, Lil. Fun is what’s going on, and fuck if we all don’t need some right now, so stop asking questions and just go with it.” As Dawn finishes her tirade, Calli and Beth hop into the Jeep. Dawn jumps behind the wheel, throws it in gear, and drives out of the parking lot at the town hall.
“Where are we going?” Lilly asks as she turns her head to glare at Calli and Beth in the back seat. She has a better chance of getting them to spill the details then Dawn. Much to her chagrin, both women raise their hands to their mouths and make a lock motion before trying to tame their wind blown long auburn hair.
Dawn throws her head back and laughs, her laughter ringing in Lilly’s ears as she turns back around in her seat in a huff.
The drive takes all of fifteen minutes, and as soon as Dawn turns on the road at the edge of town, Lilly knows precisely where they are heading. The lake.
Vehicles are parked alongside the road. Men in nothing but cut-off jeans with bare chests are hauling nets and various items, carrying them toward the shore.
With a gleeful squeal, Dawn parks the Jeep and, in a singsong voice, says, “Let’s go, girls.”
The two in the back excitedly clap and let out whoop.
Lilly gets out of the vehicle as Dawn, Calli, and Beth open the back of the Jeep and haul out lawn chairs and a large cooler. With her interest piqued, Lilly grabs one of the seats and follows them to the beach area. Lining them up in a semicircle with the cooler between them, they each plop down and begin to watch the show.
Lilly grins.And holy hell, what a show!
Nudity has always been a way of life for any shifter, but there’s something about watching well-defined muscle work under the sun, each sinew flexing with exertion, that is tantalizing.
Matt, Jax, Lennon, and so many of the Homani and clones, male and female alike, are hard at work, but Lilly only has eyes for Gage. Waist deep in the lake, her mate cups water in his hands and pours it over his head. The liquid, shimmering in the sun, trails in rivulets down his chest and abs. Her mouth waters, and her thighs clench.
Her ogling is interrupted by Dawn, who hands her a beer and winks. “See, told ya. Fun.”
Accepting the cold brew, Lilly glances over at Calli and Beth, who are in no better shape than she is, if their flushed faces are anything to go by.
“They needed all the guys to set up the plan Gage has for the water, that’s why they saved it for last,” Beth says, then licks her bottom lip, her gaze fixed in Jax’s direction.
“Mhm,” Lilly hums out. She bites the inside of her cheek to keep her laughter at bay.
She accepts a beer from Dawn, who is passing them out. Beth tilts it to her lips, swigs from it, her eyes still on Jax. She hands one to Calli as well, whose focus is on Matt. Calli accepts the beer and raises it to her lips, but at the last second her hand jerks, releasing the bottle. It drops in the sand, spilling its contents. A look of horror crosses her face before she schools her features. Her hand drops to her stomach.
Laughing, Dawn grabs her another.
“Uh, no, I’m good.” Calli squirms in her seat.
“What’s with you lately? That’s the third time you’ve turned down my drinks. You know I make the best beer. I even made the one with blueberries just for you.” Dawn narrows her eyes as she studies Calli.
“Dawn, if the girl doesn’t want a drink, let it go,” Beth pipes up, giving Dawn a pleading look.
