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“I heard you’re living with Brody Bragg now,” Sage says.
Sage is the ‘leader’ of the gossip gal gang and the one you need to watch out for the most. She works as the police dispatcher and doesn’t hesitate to use any of the information she learns at the police station to her own advantage.
“I’m not living with Brody. He’s sleeping in my spare room until he finds somewhere to live.”
They don’t need to know how, ever since the shower incident, he wanders around the house without a t-shirt as often as he can. I swear he stands in the bathroom waiting for me to enter the hallway before sauntering out with the smallest towel possible wrapped around his waist. Judging by how he smirks as he strolls past me, I’m right.
“I’ll have some candles wrapped up for you,” Petal says.
Petal ownsSensual Scents, the candle store in town. Except it’s not a normal candle store. She specializes in ‘erotic’ candles as in massage candles and candles for wax play. None of those usual pretty smelling candles for her. Although her massage candles do smell nice.
I hold up my hand. “I don’t need any candles.”
“Are you not into wax play?” she asks.
I’ve never tried wax play. I’ve never had a sexual partner I trusted enough to give it a go. The image of Brody dripping wax onto my bare breasts pops into my mind and I have to lock my muscles before a full body shiver overcomes me. Brody is not a candidate in the ‘first man I try wax play with’ contest.
Cayenne studies me. “You could consider returning to yoga. Yoga is great for improving your sex life.”
Cayenne used to own the yoga studio,Earth Bliss.Peace’s fiancée, Olivia, operates the studio now. Knowing Olivia, she’d jump at the chance to teach some sexy yoga class, which is why I am never mentioning this conversation to her.
Clove smiles. “I knew the Bragg brothers were going to be a great addition to Winter Falls.”
I raise an eyebrow. “Which is why you ran Elder out ofClove’s Coffee Cornerwhen he first arrived in town.”
She scowls. “He asked where the nearestStarbuckswas. He’s lucky I didn’t chase him out of my coffee shop with a wooden spoon.”
“I have the perfect book,” Feather says. Although Feather owns the ice cream store in town,Feather’s Frozen Delights,she’s better known for her self-appointed position as book picker outer for the smutty book club.
“What book?” Sage asks before I have a chance to say I don’t need a book.
“The Wild Cardby Cassie-Ann L. Miller.”
My eyes narrow on Feather. I’ve readThe Wild Card.I don’t need to be a genius to figure out why she’s suggesting that particular book.
“No. I’m not reading a book with a hero who’s seven years younger than the heroine.” Besides, Brody’s eight years younger than me, I think, but know better than to say.
Feather purses her lips. “Are you prejudiced against younger men?”
“I don’t think it’s prejudiced to prefer a mature man.”
“Brody’s a grown man,” Feather insists.
I snort. “A grown man who thinks it’s okay to prank someone and make them shit his pants.”
I’m not exaggerating. Brody pranks his brothers all the time. He considers it a sign of prowess when he manages to get one of his brothers to lose control of their bowels. What he dubs prowess, I consider childish.
“This is going to change the odds calculations,” Sage grumbles.
I clench my jaw. One of Winter Falls’ favorite past times is betting. The residents will bet on anything from what the lunch special at the diner will be to the latest matchmaking project of the Gossip Gals.
I sigh. “I’m sorry to disappoint you ladies, but there will be no winning of any bets about me and Brody since we will never be a couple.”
Sage barks out a laugh. “You wouldn’t believe the number of times someone has said the very same thing to me. Guess what?” She winks at me. “They always end up eating their words.”
“There’s a first time for everything,” I sing as I walk away.
I eye the rear exit. I could sneak out. If the gossip gals have their sights set on matching me and Brody, it’s not safe to be out in public. Who knows what tricks they’ll get up to?
